In a primary which, according to unofficial results, saw nearly 25 percent of the county's registered voters go to the polls, Hux defeated challenger Terry Buffaloe by close to an 82 percent margin.
In the Halifax County Board of Education race, James A. Davis III was the top vote-getter. Davis, a challenger, collected 16.21 percent of the votes while incumbents Charles Hedgepeth and Carolyn Hawkins were returned to office. Former board member Tyus Few won a seat while incumbent Donna Hunter failed to regain her seat.
Meanwhile, in the state House 27 race, incumbent Michael Wray defeated challenger Franklin Williams by a 54.34 percent margin.
In the state Senate 4 race, incumbent Angela Bryant won by a nearly 82 percent margin over challenger James Mills.
