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Donnie Grant to be next sheriff of Randolph County; voters almost evenly split in state house race – The Randolph Leader Skip to content Contact Us Subscribe Archives Event Calendar Facebook Twitter Email Menu Home About Us News Sports Obituaries Subscribe Submissions Submit News Letter to the Editor Obituary Announcement Birth Announcement Pre-Wedding Engagement Announcement Post Wedding Announcement Anniversary Announcement Change of Address Delivery Issues Vacation Start or Stop Classifieds Place an Ad Local Links Regional News Alabama News Roanoke News Wedowee News Wadley News Woodland News Randolph County Government Randolph County EDA Randolph County Chamber Randolph County Water Randolph County Animal Shelter Randolph County Extension State Representative Bob Fincher State Senator Randy Price U.S. Congressman Mike Rogers City of Roanoke, Al Town of Woodland Randolph County Schools Roanoke City Schools Southern Union College Traylor Retirement Community Tanner Health Services Website Archives Coming events | logout Donnie Grant to be next sheriff of Randolph County; voters almost evenly split in state house race By Tim Altork | May 19, 2026 PROTECTED CONTENT If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above. Username Password Login Lost your password? Username and Password Help Please enter your email and we will send you a password reset link. Email Submit ← Back In one of the most-anticipated results from Tuesday’s primary election for Randolph County voters, Donnie Grant, Jr. was overwhelmingly elected to be the county’s next sheriff. Grant pulled 2,705 votes to Derek Farr’s 1,673 to win with nearly 62 percent of the vote to Farr’s 38 percent. Grant, who has been the chief deputy of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department for the past several years, will step into the sheriff’s role that was left up for grabs thanks to the upcoming retirement of current sheriff David Cofield. Farr, who is the sitting county commissioner for District 4 and the current chairman of the commission, will retain his role on that governing body. Grant ran against Cofield in 2022 and could not unseat the sheriff in that election, but his experience in the department was likely a critical factor in his win Tuesday. State House of Representatives District 37 The county could not have been more evenly split in the Republican primary for state House of Representatives District 37. The three candidates vying to replace the retiring Bob Fincher were separated by a total of 30 votes among 4,454 ballots cast in the county. Here is the remarkably close breakdown: Five Points mayor Jeff Monroe – 1,413 votes Wadley mayor Donna McKay – 1,391 votes Randolph County Schools superintendent John Jacobs – 1,383 votes Those votes are only one part of the picture, however, as voters in Chambers and Lee Counties will have a say in the ultimate outcome of who receives the Repub