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WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Democrat Clayton Tucker won the race for agriculture commissioner in Texas, The Texas Tribune reported.

With 97.52% of the votes counted, Tucker has 51.3%. Tucker beat Republican Nate Sheets, who defeated Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller in the Republican primary.

Tucker worked for an organization founded by Jim Hightower, the last Democratic Texas agriculture commissioner, and is secretary of the Texas Farmers Union.

Rob Larew, president of the Democratic-leaning National Farmers Union, said in a statement to DTN: "We congratulate Clayton Tucker on his victory as Texas commissioner of agriculture. As a Farmers Union leader and a working rancher, he understands the challenges Texas family farmers and ranchers are up against, and he will fight for fair markets and a strong rural economy. We look forward to the work ahead."

Democrat Clayton Tucker won the race for agriculture commissioner in Texas, The Texas Tribune reported.

In Georgia, Democrat Katherine Juhan-Arnold pulled off a major statewide upset Tuesday night, defeating Republican incumbent Tyler Harper to become Georgia's next agriculture commissioner, Atlanta First News reported.

In Iowa, Chris Jones, the Democratic candidate for agriculture secretary, conceded that Republican Mike Naig has won reelection, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported.

In Alabama, Republican Corey Hill won the open race for agriculture commissioner. In South Carolina, Republican Cody Simpson won the open race for agriculture commissioner. In Florida, Republican Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson won reelection, the Tallahassee Democrat said. In North Dakota, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring is ahead, KFYR-TV reported.

Newly elected governors in other states are expected to appoint heads of state agriculture departments.

Jerry Hagstrom can be reached at jhagstrom@nationaljournal.com

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