PICKENS — They say that every vote counts, and the Republican primary race between incumbent Randy Crenshaw and challenger Trey Whitehurst to represented District 2 on county council certainly proved that adage — when the all precincts were counted, Whitehurst was ahead of Crenshaw by just three votes.

Provisional ballots and provisional fail-safes will decide the county council race, and those ballots will be counted 9 a.m. Thursday at the county administration building in Pickens, said Rodney Allen, Pickens County Executive Director of registrations and elections.

The race for the District 3 House Seat saw three candidates with area roots among the six candidates for the Republican nomination — Easley native Rep. Rex Rice, Powdersville businessman Richard Cash and Greenville attorney Neal Collins, a graduate of Easley High School.

In Pickens County the race came down to Cash and Rice, with Cash taking 4,107 county votes and Rice bringing in 4,048.

Two men vied for the Republican nomination to replace Rice in the state House representing District 26.

In Pickens County, Eric Bikas took 1,214 votes, or 51 percent of the vote, and Christopher Robin Wilson took 1,127 or 48 percent.

The winner of that race will face Democrat Judy Gilstrap in November.

Pickens County voters selected Nikki Haley as their Republican nominee for governor. Haley earned 6,071 votes to Rep. Gresham Barrett’s 5,588. Attorney General Henry McMaster took 1,965 county votes and Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer took 1,667 votes in that race.

All results are unofficial at this point.

Keep checking www.theeasleyprogress.com for updates.