Durham County Sheriff Mike Andrews and District Attorney Roger Echols both went down to defeat Tuesday in the Democratic primary.
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Andrews, who has served as sheriff since 2011, lost to Clarence Birkhead, former police chief for Hillsborough and Duke University, by more than a 2-1 margin. According to unofficial results, Birkhead had 69 percent of the vote to Andrews' 31 percent.
Echols, who was seeking his second term as district attorney, lost to Satana Deberry, a local attorney, by 48 to 41 percent, according to unofficial results.
Both incumbents were heavily criticized for pursuing criminal charges against several people involved in toppling a Confederate statue outside the old county courthouse last summer. Echols eventually dismissed the charges after the first two defendants to go to trial was acquitted.