Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch won the GOP primary race against former Mobile Police chief Paul Prine on Tuesday.
With 99% of precincts reporting. Burch had 72% of the votes. Burch had 22,675 votes, and Prine had 8,842.
Burch previously ran the Major Crimes Unit and remains actively involved in it. The unit has led a 100% clearance rate in homicides dating back to 2012. Under his leadership, the sheriff's office has also partnered with other local agencies, such as the Prichard Police Department. The sheriff's office took over their major crimes investigations to offer resources and investigations after an increase in gang-related crimes.
Burch was born and raised in Mobile. He served five years in the United States Navy before beginning his law enforcement career at the age of 23. He has served every rank in the Mobile County Sheriff's Office.
Burch will face Democratic challenger Pamela Laffitte in the November general election.
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