A recount confirmed that Botie Hillhouse beat out Billy Jack Valentine for the Henderson County Sheriff's seat.
The final tally was 6,862 votes for Hillhouse and 6,801 for Valentine, a margin of just 61 votes. Valentine requested the recount of votes for the recent Republican Primary.
There will be no Democrat running in the November 2016 election so Hillhouse will assume the office being vacated by Sheriff Ray Nutt.
Hillhouse and Valentine, both employees of the Sheriff's Department, went on administrative leave during the recount.
The new sheriff will be sworn in Jan. 1, 2017.
Pictured below is Hillhouse.