Andy Allen and Joy Hampton took their oaths of office on Friday in the main courtroom of the Chattooga County Courthouse.  Allen will take office as Chattooga County’s Sole Commissioner on January 1, 2025.  He won the Republican Primary in May, defeating incumbent Sole Commissioner Blake Elsberry with over 60% of the vote.  For the first time in over 150 years, there was no Democrat on the ballot in December, ensuring Allen’s election in the General Election in November.  Hampton was reelected without opposition in the Republican Primary and also faced no Democratic opposition in the General Election.  Hampton was first elected in 2016 after defeating incumbent Kathy VanPelt Brown in the Democratic Primary.  She went on to win the General Election by just 9 votes against Republican Rickey Hughes.  Hampton switched to the Republican Party in 2019.