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DAYTON–The August 2 Primary Election was a dress rehearsal for two Columbia County races and both are destined for the November 8 General Election.

Republican County Commissioner candidate Jack Miller ended up with a 48-vote lead ahead of incumbent Charles Amerein (R), and incumbent Sheriff Joe Helm (R), garnered 66.55% of the vote compared to Republican challenger Jeff Jenkins’s 32.76%, fi...