Back to the House: Mack Butler wins House 28 race with 51.98% of the vote

Mack Butler will return to the Alabama House of Representatives, District 28 voters decided, as he unseated incumbent Gil Isbell with 51.98% of the vote to claim the Republican nomination in Tuesday's primary.

There is no Democratic challenger in November.

Butler previously served in the House from 2012 to 2018, representing District 30. Redistricting placed him in District 28 this year. He gave up the District 30 seat in a bid for the Alabama Senate in 2018, but lost the Republican nomination to Andrew Jones of Centre.

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Butler claimed victory with 2,652 votes, over Isbell's 2,450.

Etowah County Probate Judge/Election Manager Scott Hassell said there were less than 200 provisional ballots in Tuesday's vote. There were 15,696 Republican ballots cast, and 2,051 Democratic ballots. There was only one local race with Democratic contenders on the primary ballot.

This article originally appeared on The Gadsden Times: Mack Butler wins District 28 seat over incumbent Gil Isbell