The following vote amounts and percentages are from unofficial results as of 11:04 pm Tuesday.
Incumbent County Commissioner Charlie Adkins resecured his office, beating Independent candidate Jon Rose by 5,897 votes, or 27.2%.
Adkins received 13,783 votes, or 63.6%, while Rose received 7,886 votes, 36.39% of the total votes.
Lifelong Athens resident Charlie Adkins has been county commissioner for 12 years.
In an interview with The Post, Adkins said he secured Athens $12 million in funding from the American Rescue Project, which he has delegated throughout the county’s townships and villages.
Moving forward, Adkins said he is furthering plans to improve emergency response systems by building a new $12 million 911 call center and improving communication systems for fire departments.
Rose, a former paramedic for Athens County EMS, also supported plans for emergency response issues. His experience with staffing and salary challenges led him to run for the commissioner seat.
Adkins worked for the fire department before his term as commissioner and has focused his efforts on elderly and low-income residents. He also used a $2 million grant for improvement projects in Jacksonville, Albany and Coolville, according to a previous report by The Post.
Adkins and Rose agreed that Athens’ economy could benefit from increased tourism efforts such as supporting the Baileys Trail System, though Adkins said he is wary of how much funding the Baileys need.
“I think one of my most important jobs is the safety of the county residents,” Adkins said.
