LAWRENCE COUNTY – As the last ballots were cast, and the crowds began to die down, Greg Day, along with members of the Lawrence County Republican Party, made his way to Court Room Sports Grill to wait for election results.
After campaigning endlessly for what felt like a decade, Day can finally relax, knowing what he worked so hard to accomplish had finally come to fruition, as he was voted in the new Sheriff of Lawrence County.
“I am extremely excited to win,” said Day. “It’s one of the most exciting nights, but also one of the most humbling nights to know that so many supported me, and all of the love and support they have shown me over the past 20 months of this campaign. I am definitely looking forward to January 1st and getting started, and working with Sheriff Branham to ease the transition, hit the ground running, and try to do some great things for Lawrence County.”
While winning the election for Sheriff wasn’t an easy path, it was well worth the wait, as a new Day is shining in Lawrence County.
“My wife has trekked all around Lawrence County with me for the last year and a half, she’s a saint, and obviously the Good Lord up above has blessed me beyond what I deserve to be here now,” Day said. “It’s very surreal, I announced on March 1st, 2021 that I was running, and a lot of people called me crazy for starting that early, but I am excited that we have been able to accomplish what we set out to do during this campaign, and I have had so much fun going to all of the different events and meeting a lot of great people, and having a lot of great conversations. I am very humbled, and excited at the same time.”
From the first day to the last ballot, Lawrence County will enter into a new era, as Greg Day plans to get to work as soon as he can, to keep the community safe.
“I have outlined what I hope we can accomplish at the Sheriff’s Department, as far as drug dealing enforcement and bringing a high level of accountability and work ethic,” Day said. “I am ready to get started, there are a lot of great employees there. I think the voters have made it clear as I have talked with them, and with the results tonight, that the community agrees with these priorities.”
Darrin Kinser (Libertarian) was the main competition during the General Election, and ended with 11.91 percent or 1,417 of the total vote from the 6 precincts, while Greg Day ended with 88.09 percent or 10,481 votes.
The full results from the Lawrence County General Election can be found here.
