Sherrell, Bailey And Hale Win State House And Senate Races
State Representative Paul Sherrell set for another term after receiving over 75 percent of the vote. Unofficial results show that Sherrell defeated Democratic Candidate Cheryl Womack Uselton. Sherrell received 11,851 votes against Uselton’s 3,401. Sherrell represents District 43, which includes White, Grundy and part of Warren Counties. State Senator Paul Bailey ran unopposed in this […]
Gernt Defeats Clark In Allardt Mayor Race
City of Allardt will see a new Mayor in former Alderman Yvonne Gernt. Unofficial numbers report that Gernt defeated incumbent Mayor Patricia “Pat” Brown Clark by eight votes. Jim Wheaton ran unopposed for the Alderman seat on the ballot.
Doyle Mayor Ray Spivey Re-Elected
Doyle has re-elected Ray Spivey as its mayor. Spivey tallied 84 votes against his challenger Jimmy Dale Savage who earned 54 votes. A total of 138 people participated in the Mayor election of Doyle. Results are unofficial at this time.
Sexton Receives Over 80 Percent Of Vote In District 25 Race
House Speaker Cameron Sexton has been reelected after a one-sided race to represent Putnam and Cumberland counties. Unofficial results show that Sexton received 82.7 percent of the vote with 19,655 total votes in his favor. “It was a great day,” Sexton said. “It means the people of my house district feel like we are leading […]
Congressman John Rose Re-Elected To 6th District
Congressman John Rose will serve another term in Tennessee’s 6th District. According to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s office, Rose defeated Democrat challenger Randal Cooper winning some 82 percent of the vote. Rose said one his main goals is to restore “sanity” to the budgeting processes of Washington and to get spending under […]
Overton BOE To Vote On Additional Full-Time Maintenance Position
The Overton County Board of Education will vote next month to add a full-time maintenance position to its personnel. The school board held a work session Tuesday night when the item was added to the December agenda. Chair Mike Hayes said the board will have to budget $46,000 for the position. “As a budgeting aspect, […]
Morgan Co Election Results Delaying District 41 State House Race
Wartburg officials indicating election results in Morgan County will not be shared for another 30 minutes. The last county that remains in a close election between State Representative John Mark Windle and Republican Candidate Ed Butler Butler at this time has 7,597 votes making up 52.8 percent of the vote. Windle has 6,787 of the […]
Crossville City Council Sees Mike Turner Take One Of Two Seats
Crossville City Council will see one new member after Tuesday’s election. After all 25 precincts in Cumberland County have reported their unofficial results, Candidate Mike Turner was the top vote-getter for Crossville City Council. Turner defeated Incumbent Rob Harrison by about eight percent of the vote. Turner served as the fire chief for 28 years. […]
Algood Wine Referendum Passes With More Than 70 Percent Of Vote
Unofficial results from Putnam County Elections indicate Algood residents have voted in favor of a referendum allowing the sale of wine in grocery stores. The referendum passed with 70.2 percent in favor. 29.7 percent of voters were against the referendum.
Riddle Wins Putnam Co Commission Race, Sanders Elected Register Of Deeds
Putnam County Republican Candidate Robert Riddle has won the District Nine County Commission seat in a three-person race. Riddle received 1,240 votes beating Democratic Candidate Barbara Myers who got 302 votes. Tim Terry running as an Independent Candidate tallied 163 votes. Riddle said he is honored that the people of his district supported his campaign. […]
