Dorchester County voters selected nominees for several County Council races Tuesday, including contested Democratic primaries in Districts 2 and 5.

District 1

David Wayne Beverley II secured the Democratic nomination with 216 votes (100%).

Robert Edwin Kramer Jr. secured the Republican nomination with 758 votes (100%).

Beverley and Kramer will face one another in the November general election.

District 2

Yvonne D. Penn won the Democratic primary with 221 votes (68.2%), defeating William Nichols, who received 103 votes (31.8%).

No Republican candidate filed for the seat.

District 3

Ricky C. Travers secured the Democratic nomination with 352 votes (100%).

Grady Wilson Jr. secured the Republican nomination with 350 votes (100%).

Travers and Wilson will face one another in the November general election.

District 4

Lenny Pfeffer secured the Republican nomination with 561 votes (100%).

No Democratic candidate filed for the seat.

District 5

Semuel Thompson Jr. won the Democratic primary with 124 votes (67.8%), defeating Christopher Luke Posko, who received 59 votes (32.2%).

Mike Detmer secured the Republican nomination with 734 votes (100%).

Thompson and Detmer will face one another in the November general election.

MACo’s election coverage and analysis rely on unofficial results published by the State Board of Elections. Official results will follow after a full accounting of pending votes. MACo advises readers that any close unofficial results are subject to realignment in the days ahead.