Benfield, Jones and ESPLOST win

By Megan Broome and Wayne Knuckles

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Candidate Hobie Jones sets up his tent outside the Civic Center and greets voters as they head to the polls for the primary election on Tuesday.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Candidate Hobie Jones sets up his tent outside the Civic Center and greets voters as they head to the polls for the primary election on Tuesday.

CLAYTON— Lauren Benfield won the Republican nomination for Rabun County Tax Commissioner, Hobie Jones III won the race for Probate Judge and the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLO…