Though "a little

bit disappointed" with the low voter turnout, Fayette County

Commission candidate A.G. VanLandingham said this week he is pleased

and humbled after winning the Republican nomination in Tuesday's

runoff.

Fayetteville businesswoman Elizabeth Barnes, who ran unopposed for

the Democratic nomination, will face VanLandingham in the final

round of balloting or the seat, the General Election Nov. 7.

Only 11.2 percent of local Republican voters showed up at the polls

Tuesday, giving VanLandingham2,642 votes (52.88 percent) to Carl

Davis' 2,354.

"Anytime anyone wins, they need to be satisfied," said

VanLandingham. "We are and we're grateful. It's a

little bit humbling to have confidence like this placed in you."

But, he admitted to being "disappointed that [the turnout]

wasn't better than that."

He praised Davis and Frank Oakley, the third candidate in the July

18 General Primary, for running a clean campaign. "It was a

very clean and orderly race. Everyone maintained their integrity.

I think they showed some class," he said of his opponents.