Municipal elections held in 204 cities
By KATE COIL
TT&C Assistant Editor
Voters went to the polls in 204 municipal elections held to coincide with state and federal general elections.
Two races – one in Hornbeak and one in Viola – ended in tie votes for the last remaining open seat on the municipality’s board of aldermen.
ADAMS
Incumbent Megan Baird will be joined by newcomer Tyler D. Estep on the Adams City Commission. As the only two candidates who qualified for two open seats, Baird earned 168 votes and Estep 182.
ADAMSVILLE
Jackie P. Hamm, who had been serving as vice mayor, was elected mayor of Adamsville after incumbent David Leckner did not seek re-election. Running unopposed, Hamm received 852 votes.
Incumbents Jennifer Frazier and Emily Hopper will return to the city commission, running for the only two open seats. Frazier earned 729 votes and Hopper 653.
ALCOA
Incumbents Tracey Cooper and Eddie Hall ran unopposed and were re-elected to the two open city commission seats with 3.490 and 2,836 complimentary votes respectively.
ALLARDT
Incumbents Richmond J. Smith, Michael G. Wiley, and Josh Young ran unopposed and were elected to the three open alderman terms.
ARDMORE
Incumbent Wayne Harvell will be joined by newcomers James A. Bonner and Harry Fortenberry on the Ardmore Board of Aldermen, fending off challenges from Sheri Hunt and Christopher Wilson. Bonner led the vote tally with 244 followed by Harvell with 241, Fortenberry with 235, Hunt with 222, and Wilson with 182.
ATOKA
Incumbent Brett A. Giannini will be joined by newcomers Jessie Poole, Jeremy Lightsey, and Stephen Shopher after defeating incumbents Cody Pace and Christy Renfrow and newcomer Karen R. Rudolph for the four open seats on the Atoka Board of Aldermen. Giannini led the vote count with 2,002 followed by Poole with 1,712, Lightsey with 1,485, Sopher with 1,425, Pace with 1,328, Renfrow with 1,034 and Rudolph with 844.
Newcomer Andrew Bogdahn also defeated incumbent Christian Detje for the unexpired alderman term with 2,265 votes to 1,418.
ATHENS
Incumbent Jordan Curtis will be joined by newcomer John M. Duggan, fending off challenger Perry McCowan. Incumbent Frances Witt McMahan did not run for re-election. Curtis led the vote count with 2,948, Duggan with 2,773, and McCowan 2,006.
ATWOOD
Incumbent Ricky Long will be joined by newcomer Gerald Maudlin on the Atwood Board of Alderman as the only two candidates for two open seats. Long earned 254 votes and Mauldin 184.
AUBURNTOWN
Newcomer Martye Jean Harris ran unopposed and was elected to the mayoral seat previously held by Roger Turney with 110 complimentary votes.
Incumbents Rita Davis and Tina Fletcher will be joined by newcomers Rita Davis, Tabbitha Fletcher, Dean Nichols and Colton Lee Tuck as six candidates ran for six open positions on the Board of Alderman.
Tuck led the vote count 88 followed by both Adkins and Tina Fletcher with 82 each, Davis with 81, Nichols with 79, and Tabbitha Fletcher with 75.
BANEBERRY
Newcomers Mark Plonski and Tina Raddish ran unopposed and were elected to the two open seats on the Baneberry City Commission. Plonski earned 5,753 votes and Raddish earned 4,068.
BARLETT
Incumbent Kevin Quinn bested challengers Kenneth Hayes and Josh McNeil in the only contested race in Bartlett. Quinn earned 14,048 votes for the Position 6 Alderman seat over McNeil’s 8,379 and Hayes’ 3,217.
Incumbents Monique L. Williams for Ward 4 and Jack T. Young for Ward 5 were both unopposed and re-elected with 21,244 and 21,701 courtesy votes respectively.
BEAN STATION
Incumbent Jeffrey Atkins will be joined by newcomer Garry Adkins after fending off challengers Charlotte Singleton and Ed York for the two open seats on the Bean Station Board of Aldermen. Atkins led the vote count with 632 followed by Adkins with 454, Singleton with 342, and York with 228.
BELLE MEADE
Incumbent Haley Dale will be joined by newcomer Tom Starkey on the Belle Meade City Commission after being the only two candidates to run for the two open seats. Dale earned 1,575 and Starkey 1,393 votes.
BETHEL SPRINGS
Newcomers Kevin Cribley and Thomas Montgomery unseated incumbent Sherry Smith and defeated challenger John Fountain for the two open seats on the Bethel Springs Board of Alderman. Cribley led the vote count with 157, Montgomery with 141, Smith with 119, and Fountain with 102.
BIG SANDY
Incumbent Charlotte Price will be joined by newcomer Zach Phifer after defeating incumbent Becky Belyew Wright and challenger Robert J. Sutherby for the two open seats on the Big Sandy Board of Aldermen. Phifer led the vote tally with 116 followed by Price with 110, Wright with 92, and Sutherby with 20.
BLAINE
Newcomers James Barnes, Elizabeth “Liz” White, and Will Cate defeated incumbents Patsy McElhaney and Gabe Black as well as challenger Darrell Stalans for the three open seats on the Blaine Board of Aldermen. Barnes led the vote count with 565, followed by White with 453, Cate with 427, McElhaney with 415, Black 396, and Stalans 290.
BLUFF CITY
Incumbent Carol Ann Keith will be joined by newcomers Jerry Wayne Malone and Carolyn Harris Payne after running unopposed for the three Bluff City Aldermen seats. Malone led the count with 506 votes followed by Keith with 444 and Payne with 405.
BRADEN
William Vanstory ran unopposed for the one open commission seat and received 88 complimentary votes.
BRADFORD
Newcomers Kyle Gehring and Zak Kiser ran unopposed and were elected to the two open seats on the Bradford Board of Aldermen. Kiser earned 342 votes and Gehring earned 164.
BRIGHTON
Newcomer Josh Hazlerig defeated Alderman Eunice “Sonny” Foster and challenger Reagan Beasley for the mayoral seat in Brighton after incumbent Stephanie Chapman-Washam did not seek re-election. Hazlerig led the vote tally with 536 followed by Beasley with 419 and Foster with 166.
Incumbent Dave Huffman will be joined by newcomers Kyle N. Smith, David Tate, and Rachel Cashion Young after fending off a challenge from Charles Hunter Maxey in the Brighton Alderman race. Incumbents Foster, Melissa Sartain, and Kristin Gardner did not seek re-election.
Huffman led the vote count with 749 followed by Young with 467, Tate with 436, Smith with 412, and Maxey with 304.
BRISTOL
Incumbent Vince Turner will be joined by newcomer Rae Akard after unseating incumbent Mahlon Luttrell in the race for two seats on the Bristol City Council. Turner earned 7,020 votes, Akard 5,182, and Luttrell 4,789.
Randy M. Kennedy also ran unopposed and was elected juvenile court judge with 10,160 courtesy votes while Kathy Y. Keen ran unopposed and was elected juvenile court clerk with 9,964 votes.
BRUCETON
Incumbent Cliff Sturdivant and Chris Cole will be joined by newcomer Renee Ford-Ward on the Bruceton Board of Aldermen, fending off challengers from Doug Fischer and Robert T. Higdon. Sturdivant led the count with 308, followed by Ford-Ward with 269, Cole with 236, Higdon with 221, and Fischer with 181.
BULLS GAP
Newcomers Mike House and Leslie Tieke unseated incumbents Gaylon Williams and Susan Williams as well as defeated Josh Carmack for the two open alderman seats in Bulls Gap. House led the vote tally with 120, followed by Tieke with 94, S. Williams with 84, Carmack with 62, and G. Williams with 38.
BURLISON
Incumbent James M. Kenny will be joined by newcomer Carla Cates Kellum on the Burlison City Council after they ran unopposed for the two open seats. Kellum received 147 courtesy votes while Kenny received 103.
BURNS
Newcomer Daryl Rusty Grove ran unopposed and was re-elected to the seat previously held by Landon Mathis with 689 votes.
Incumbent James Davis will be joined on the Burns City Commission by newcomer Jackson Tidwell after fending off challengers Ansley J. Eleazer and Eddie L. Holt Jr. Davis led the vote count with 357 followed by Tidwell with 335, Holt with 323, and Eleazer with 296.
CALHOUN
Incumbent Evan Thomas will be joined by newcomers Justin Evans and Mark Ledford after defeating incumbent John Walker and challengers Christopher T. Perian Jr. and Chad Trotter for the three open city commission seats in Calhoun. Evans led the vote tally with 129, Thomas with 123, Ledford 96, Trotter 93, Walker 81, and Perian 41.
CAMDEN
Incumbents Brent Hedge and Rosanne Ward will be joined by newcomer Makiha Holland on the Camden Board of Alderman after fending off incumbent Debbie Baldwin and challenger Brett Lashlee. Hedge led the vote count with 802 followed by Ward with 681, Holland with 515, and Baldwin and Lashlee both earning 502.
CARTHAGE
Three newcomers will be joining the Carthage Board of Alderman with Sissy Green, Anthony Hackett, and John W. Leftwich Jr. fending off fellow challengers Barbara Kannapel, Frances McDonald, and Stephanie Elise Winfree. Green led the vote count with 385 followed by Hackett with 375, Leftwich with 280, Kannapel with 277, McDonald with 222, and Winfree with 212.
CARYVILLE
Newcomer David Chambers ran unopposed and was elected to the Caryville mayoral seat previously held by Robert L. Stooksbury. Chambers received 699 complimentary votes.
Newcomer Pat Russell Donahue defeated fellow challenger Laura Ellison Ridenour for the open Ward 1 seat with Donahue earning 450 votes to Ridenour’s 232.
Incumbents Robert Eric Jones and Lloyd G. Lawson ran unopposed and were re-elected to their seats. Jones earned 614 complimentary votes for the Ward 2 seat while Lawson earned 624 for the Ward 3 seat.
CEDAR HILL
Incumbent John Edwards will be joined by newcomer Frank Kirby on the Cedar Hill City Commission as the only two candidates for two seats. Edwards earned 120 votes and Kirby 55.
CENTERTOWN
Newcomer John David Hankins defeated Alderwoman Ramona Mathis for the mayoral seat in Centertown after incumbent Joel Akers did not seek re-election. Newcomer Michael Mathis was the only candidate to seek two open seats on the Centertown Board of Alderman and was elected with 117 complimentary votes.
CHURCH HILL
Incumbent Dennis Deal narrowly defeated alderman Keith Gibson to retain the mayoral position in Church Hill. Deal earned 1,615 votes to Gibson’s 1,604.
Incumbents Kathy Christian, James Grigbsy, and Gregory Tipton ran unopposed and were re-elected to their alderman seats. Chrisitan led the vote count with 2,170 followed by Tipton with 1,778 and Grigsby with 1,686.
CLARKSVILLE
Newcomer Carlos Peters defeated challenger Josh Wikholm for the Ward 3 seat previously held by Dajuan Little, who did not seek re-election. Peters received 1,441 votes to Wikholm’s 938.
Incumbent Ambar Marquis fended off challenger Randall C. McDonald to retain the Ward 5 seat with Marquis earning 2,147 votes to McDonald’s 1,474
Jerry Haywood defeated fellow challengers Kyong S. Dawson, Dwight C. Jemison, Faye Rennell Morales for the Ward 8 seat after incumbent Wanda Allen did not seek re-election. Haywood led the vote with 1,440 followed by Jemison with 1,051, Dawson with 965, and Morales with 919.
Incumbent Jimmy Brown fended off challengers Bridget Y. Childs, Rodney Davis, Keymonta Epps for the Ward 9 seat previously held by Karen Reynolds, who did not seek re-election. Brown earned 1,534 followed by Davis with 1,023, Childs with 793, and Epps with 618.
Incumbent Keri Lovato will remain in the Ward 12 seat she was appointed to after fending off challengers Dave Bilan and Zoyie Jackson. Lovato received 1,825 votes, followed by Jackson with 1,405, and Bilan with 1,263.
Newcomer Tim Chandler ran unopposed and was re-elected to the Ward 4 seat with 2,829 courtesy votes.
Incumbent Charles Smith ran unopposed and was re-elected city judge with 41,936 courtesy votes.
CLIFTON
Incumbent Mark Ray Staggs will be joined by newcomer Dwight Thompson II after defeating incumbent Evan Ruth Warren for the two open seats on the Clifton City Commission. Thompson led the vote tally with 204 followed by Staggs with 157 and Warren with 122.
CLINTON
In the Ward 1 race, incumbent Robert Herrell defeated challenger Lucas Heaton with 2,589 to 1,196 votes. Ward 2 incumbent Larry Gann ran unopposed and retained his seat with 3,447 complimentary votes while newcomer Matthew Foster ran unopposed and was elected to the Ward 3 seat with 3,342 votes.
COLLEGEDALE
Newcomers Laura Howse and Bill Burnett will join incumbents Tim Johnson on the Collegedale City Commission, defeating incumbent Debbie Baker. Commissioner Katie Lamb did not seek re-election. Howse led the vote tally with 2,536 followed by Johnson with 2,350, Burnett with 2,280, and Baker with 2,279.
COLLIERVILLE
Vice Mayor Maureen J. Fraser bested Alderman Billy Patton for the mayoral seat in Collierville after Stan Joyner opted not to seek re-election. Fraser led the vote count with 14,725 followed by Patton with 10,847.
Newcomer Chad Lindsay defeated challengers Elizabeth Parr and Nick Robbins for the Position 3 Alderman seat previously held by John Worley. Linday earned 10,523 votes followed by Robbins with 6,852 and Parr with 5,596.
Incumbent John Edward Stamps fended off challenger Jason Alan Lederfine to retain the Position 5 Alderman seat. Stamps earned 15,898 votes to Lederfine’s 6,906.
COLLINWOOD
Incumbents James Glenn Brown and Debie Pigg ran unopposed and were elected to two of the three open City Commission seats in Collinwood. Brown earned 259 votes with Pigg earning 190 votes.
COLUMBIA
Incumbent Davena Hardison fended off challenges from Michael Kuzawinski and Robert Plageman to retain the Ward 1 seat on Columbia’s City Council. Hardison earned 1,454 votes followed by Kuzawinski with 1,341, and Plageman with 529.
Challenger Charles Huffman defeated incumbent Deborah Wiles for the Ward 2 seat. Huffman earned 1,221 votes to Wiles 1,098.
Newcomer Cheryl E. Secrest defeated challenger Christian Linares for the Ward 3 seat previously held by Tony Greene, who did not seek re-election. Secrest earned 1,697 votes to Linares’ 790.
In Ward 5, newcomer Andy Hart defeated fellow challenger Brian McKelvy 2,261 to 2,129. Incumbent Danny Coleman did not seek re-election. Additionally, incumbent Kenny Marshall ran unopposed and was re-elected to the Ward 4 seat with 2,337 courtesy votes.
COOPERTOWN
Newcomer Jeff Smith defeated fellow challengers Dickie Thompson and Robert Watts Jr. for the mayoral seat previously held by Becca Warner. Smith earned 1,622 votes to Thompson’s 314 and Watts’ 402.
Newcomers Tim Mason and Candance Rundel ran unopposed for the two open alderman seats and were elected with 985 and 989 complimentary votes respectively. Mason will take over the Ward 1 seat previously held by Randee Masters while Rundel will take the Ward 2 seat previously held by Ruby Cash.
CORNERSVILLE
Incumbent Johnathan Luna defeated challenger Theodore Cristan II for the Cornersville mayoral seat with Luna earning 403 votes to Cristan’s 159.
Newcomers Janice T. Kerber and Taylor L. Pickett ran unopposed and were elected to the two open alderman seats with 260 and 454 votes respectively.
COTTAGE GROVE
No candidate qualified for the mayoral race in Cottage Grove, though the position was previously held by Gary McCaig.
Only incumbents David Jackson and John Weiher III filed to run for the four open alderman seats in Cottage Grove, with incumbents David Ingham and Machelle Operia not qualifying to run. Jackson received 31 complimentary votes and Wieher 30.
COVINGTON
Newcomer Margaret Fleming will be joining incumbents John Edwards and C.H Sullivan IV on the Covington Board of Aldermen after all three ran unopposed in three separate alderman races. Edwards received 569 courtesy votes in the District 1 race, Fleming 858 in the District 2 race, and Sullivan 609 in the District 3 race.
CRAB ORCHARD
Incumbent Emmett H. Sherrill fended off challengers Michael Findley and Rachael Hansen to retain the mayoral seat. Sherrill earned 226 votes followed by Findley’s 96 and Hansen’s 37.
Newcomer Winona Christopher defeated challenger Todd Kemmer for the unexpired term on the Crab Orchard Board of Alderman. Christopher earned 214 votes to Kemmer’s 116.
CROSS PLAINS
A field of newcomers was elected to the three open seats on the Cross Plains City Commission. Sherry Stark Johnson, Ronald Eden and Jimmie Vaughn took the three open seats over fellow challengers Katherine DeRose, John Scott Galloway, Sam Hasting Jr. And Maureen Peters.
Johnson led the vote count with 454 followed by Ronald Eden with 360, Jimmie Vaughn with 362, DeRose with 353, Hasting with 299, Peters with 139, and Galloway with 122.
CROSSVILLE
Former Crossville mayor James Maybery and newcomer Mark A. Fox defeated challengers including incumbent Rob Harrison, former alderman J.H. Graham, and newcomers Danny R. Wyatt and Kristopher George Kade Cole for the two open seats on the Crossville City Council. Fox led the tally with 1,823 votes followed by Mayberry with 1,542, Wyatt with 1,481, Graham with 1,470, Harrison with 1,024, and Cole with 550.
CRUMP
Incumbent Ricky N. Tuberville ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Crump with 290 votes.
While no candidates qualified for the two open aldermen seat, incumbents Jeremy Perryman received 2 votes and Tyler Warren received 2 votes as write-in candidates.
CUMBERLAND CITY
Phillip G. Taylor ran unopposed and was elected to the mayoral seat in Cumberland City previously held by Gary Vaughn with 145 courtesy votes.
Melissa Dunlap-Cross and Chad Mathes tied for the Ward 1 Alderman seat, defeating Lydia J. Spencer-Spencer. Dunlap-Cross and Mathes both earned 43 votes while Spencer-Spencer earned 12.
Newcomer Alex Short ran unopposed and was elected to the Ward 1 unexpired term with 88 courtesy votes while incumbent Eric Milliken also ran unopposed for the Ward 2 seat and received 54 courtesy votes.
CUMBERLAND GAP
Incumbent mayor Neal Pucciarelli ran unopposed and was re-elected with 74 votes.
Incumbent Kathy B. Maxwell, Teresa Fuson, and Camille Hall retained their alderman seats over challenger Carson Eugene Benn. Maxwell earned 63 votes, Fuson 60, Hall 48, and Benn 35.
DANDRIDGE
Alderman Mike Chambers defeated fellow sitting Alderman Michael Nelson for the Dandridge mayoral seat previously held by George Gantte, who instead opted to run for alderman. Chambers earned 6,224 votes over Nelson’s 3,671.
Gantte was elected to an alderman seat along with newcomers Jessica Chambers Elder and Ellen A. Longmire, defeating incumbent Marianne Reneau Resse and challenger Isaac Norton. Elder led the count with 2,824 followed by Gantte with 2,185, Longmire with 1,955, Norton with 1,686, and Reese with 1,323.
DECATUR
Incumbents Byran Peaden and Monica Ward will be joined by newcomer Lynn Ottinger after running unopposed for the three seats on the Decatur Board of Aldermen. Ottinger earned 435 courtesy votes, followed by Ward with 430, and Peaden 403.
DECATURVILLE
Incumbent Tim Grace ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Decaturville with 267 votes.
Six candidates ran for the six open seats on the Decaturville Board of Aldermen. Incumbents Sarah Camper, John McElrath, and Arthur Phelps will be joined by newcomers Carole Blankeship, Joe A. Taylor, and Sharon Williams after incumbents Betty Manness, Jay England, and Cassi Keeton did not seek re-election.
The vote count was led by Blankenship with 232, Camper with 229, McElrath with 227, Taylor with 224, Phelps with 217, and Williams with 210.
DOVER
Incumbents Emily Jane Burkhart and Archie Story ran unopposed for the Ward 1 and Ward 2 Alderman seats in Dover, receiving 251 and 328 courtesy votes respectively.
DRESDEN
Incumbents Ralph Cobb Jr. and Kenneth W. Moore will be joined by newcomer Lyndal Dilday on the Dresden Board of Aldermen, defeating incumbent Willie Jay Parker for the three open seats. Cobb led the vote count with 807, followed by Dilday with 762, Moore with 631, and Parker with 609.
Newcomer Jennifer Reddick Schlicht ran unopposed and was elected to the unexpired term on the board with 889 votes.
DYER
Incumbent Chris Younger defeated challenger Jim Hesse for the Dyer mayoral seat with 523 votes to 367.
Incumbents Jennifer E. Hughley and Michael Barron will be joined by newcomers Bryan Cathey and Kayla Hall on the board of aldermen after fending off incumbents Craig Blackburn and Thomas Mikkelsen as well as newcomers Eddie E. Campbell and Michael D. Roberson for the four open seats.
Cathey led the vote count with 483 followed by Barron with 438, Hall with 358, Hughley with 323, Blackburn with 317, Mikkelsen with 271, Campbell with 235, and Roberson with 195.
Jessica Dickinson ran unopposed and was elected to the unexpired alderman term with 605 votes
EAGLEVILLE
Incumbents Jason Blair, Ryan Edwards, and Chris Hendrix ran unopposed and were re-elected to the Eagleville City Council with 348, 291, and 312 votes respectively.
EAST RIDGE
Incumbent Andrea “Aundie” Witt will be joined by newcomer Jeff Ezell on the East Ridge City Council, fending off challenger Stanley L. Allen for the two open seats. Ezell led the tally with 5,131 votes followed by Witt with 4,945 and Allen with 3,409.
ELIZABETHTON
Incumbent Kim Birchfield will be joined by newcomer Deb Gouge after defeating incumbent Jeff Treadway and newcomer Richard Tester for the two open council seats in Elizabethton. Gouge led the vote tally with 3,187, followed by Birchfield with 2,719, Treadway with 2,334, and Tester with 2,128.
Incumbent Jason L. Holly defeated challenger Teresa Murray to retain the municipal judge seat. Holly earned 3,030 votes to Smith’s 1,876.
ERIN
Newcomer Welsey Mitchum defeated incumbent Jackqlyn Largent Smith in a run-off to determine the final seat on the Erin Board of Aldermen. Mitchum earned 78 votes to Smith’s 31.
ERWIN
Incumbent Glenn White defeated Alderman Michael Baker and challenger John L. Day to remain mayor of Erwin. White led the vote tall with 1,477 followed by Baker with 967 and Day with 208.
Incumbent James “Mickey” Hatcher will be joined by newcomer Gary Chandler on the Erwin Board of Aldermen, fending off challenges from Daniel Crouch, David Seagroves, Gail Snodgrass, Alan Stegall, and Dustin Walden. Hatcher led the vote count with 1,112 followed by Chandler with 799, Snodgrass with 699, Walden with 602, Seagroves with 495, Stegall with 258, and Crouch with 177.
ETHRIDGE
Incumbent Dallas Luna defeated challenger Robin Cobb 127-75 to retain the seat on the Etheridge City Commission.
FAIRVIEW
Newcomers Don Bufalini and Carolyn Roberts defeated incumbent Stuart Lane Johnson and challenger Jeffrey Pape for the two open city commission seats in Fairview. Bufalini led the vote count with 2,798 followed by Roberts with 2,403, Pape with 1,739, and Johnson with 1,646.
FAYETTEVILLE
Newcomers Jeff Bradford, Joseph Faulkner, and Mike Keenan ousted incumbents Tonya M. Allen and Roger Martinez in the Fayetteville Board of Aldermen race.
Bradford earned 1,646 votes followed by Faulkner with 1,532, Kennan with 1,134, Allen with 923, and Martinez 616.
FINGER
Incumbents Robert Heathcock and Donald Johnson ran unopposed and were elected to the two open alderman seats in Finger. Heathcock earned 67 and Johnson 50 complimentary votes.
Newcomer Patricia Rose Moss also ran unopposed and was elected to the unexpired term on the board with 68 votes.
FOREST HILLS
Incumbent Lanson J. Hyde III ran unopposed and was re-elected to the Forest Hills City Commission with 2,535 votes.
GALLATIN
Newcomer Todd Alexander unseated incumbent Aaron Allison in the only contested race in Gallatin. Alexander earned 2,100 votes to Allison’s 1,629.
Incumbent P. Shawn Fennell ran unopposed and was re-elected to an at-large seat with 15,746 votes while newcomer Paul T. Jones ran unopposed and received 2,355 votes for the District 1 seat previously held by Lynda Love.
GALLAWAY
Incumbent Jamie Mayo will be joined by newcomer Mario Derrell Terry on the Gallaway City Commission as the only two candidates for two open seats. Mayo received 83 votes and Terry received 57.
GATES
Incumbent Dwayne Dixon ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Gates with 161 complimentary votes.
Incumbents J. Louis Nance and Dottie McCadney will be joined on the Gates Board of Aldermen by newcomers Tequilla Nance and Ron Smith, fending off incumbent Terry Janda and challenger Sherry Love for the four open seats. Incumbent Hattie Loraine Campbell did not seek re-election.
T. Nance led the vote count with 126 followed by J. Nance with 111, McCadney with 97, Smith with 82, Janda with 67, and Love with 66.
GERMANTOWN
Three candidates ran unopposed and were elected to three open alderman seats in Germantown. Incumbent Sherrie Hicks was unopposed in Position 3 and Brian Ueleke was unopposed in Position 4, earning 18,651 and 18,726 courtesy votes respectively. Newcomer Tony Salavaggio also ran unopposed for the Position 5 seat previously held by John McCreery and was elected with 19,110 courtesy votes.
GIBSON
Incumbent Chris Houck ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Gibson with 176 complimentary votes.
Incumbents Angie Arrington, William Loflin, and Jeffry F. Morris ran unopposed and were re-elected to their alderman seats with 127, 106, and 115 votes respectively. Incumbents Sara F. Meals and Jason Shaver also ran unopposed and were elected to the two unexpired alderman terms with 122 and 129 votes respectively.
GILT EDGE
W. Stephen Fletcher ran unopposed for mayor and was re-elected with 194 courtesy votes.
GLEASON
Incumbent Charles Anderson ran unopposed and was re-elected to the mayoral seat with 516 votes.
Incumbent Mike Bennett will be joined by newcomers L. Shawn Francisco, James Hines, and Mike Stafford after incumbents Tommy Hodges, Wade Cook, and Keith Radford did not seek re-election.
Bennett led the vote count with 480, followed by Stafford with 475, Francisco with 445, and Hines with 403.
GOODLETTSVILLE
Incumbent Jennifer Duncan will be joined by newcomers Cisco Gilmore and Jessee Walker on the Goodlettsville City Commission, defeating incumbent Stuart Huffman and challenger Billy Barnfield for the three open seats. Duncan led the vote count with 3,825 followed by Walker with 3,681, Gilmore with 3,423, Barnfield with 2,563, and Huffman with 1,484.
GORDONSVILLE
Incumbent John Potts defeated challenger Ronnie Lankford 415-209 to remain mayor of Gordonsville.
Incumbents Joseph R. Robinson and Danny Williams also defeated challenger Shelia Silcox Todd to retain the two seats on the board of alderman. Williams led the vote count with 357, followed by Robinson with 349 and Todd with 211.
Incumbent Luke Pierce ran unopposed and was re-elected to fill the unexpired alderman term with 491 courtesy votes.
GRAND JUNCTION
Incumbents Carl Franklin Bell and Courtney Rhea Breeden will be joined by newcomers Dianne Patterson and Cheryl D. Smith on the Grand Junction Board of Aldermen after fending off challenger Shirley Mason Lewis. Patterson led the vote count with 97, followed by Smith with 95, Bell and Breeden with 91, and Lewis with 90.
GRAYSVILLE
Alderman William Crawley defeated incumbent Charles E. Kaylor for the mayoral seat in Graysville with Crawley earning 234 votes to Kaylor’s 166.
Incumbents Jimmy Miles and Anthony Knox will be joined by newcomers Dawn “Rena” Massengill and Sarah Messimer, defeating incumbents Robert Baldwin and challenger Michael May for the four open seats on the Graysville City Commission.
Miles led the vote count with 253 followed by Massengill 232, Messimer 212, Knox 207, Baldwin 157, and May 144.
GREENBACK
Incumbent Dewayne Birchfield ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Greenback with 483 courtesy votes.
Incumbents Tina Sue Baker, Linda S. Black, Delmar L. Davis, and Derrick Doehler ran unopposed and were re-elected to the four open seats on the Greenback Board of Aldermen. Blak led the vote count with 425, followed by Baker with 423, Davis with 422, and Doehler with 402.
GREENFIELD
Incumbent Cindy McAdams ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Greenfield with 703 votes.
Incumbent Donald Ray High will be joined by newcomers Randy Potts, Brad Borneman, and Ray Ann Ewing after fending off challenges from Cody Ricketts, Paul D. Richmond, and Becky Galey Strawn for the four open Greenfield Alderman seats. High led the vote count with 527 followed by Potts with 479, Borneman with 442, Ewing with 416, Ricketts with 375, Richmond with 287, and Strawn with 247.
GUYS
Incumbent Keith Rinehart ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Guys with 185 complimentary votes.
Incumbent aldermen Wayne Henry II and Chris Howard ran unopposed and were re-elected to their seats with 171 and 116 votes respectively.
HARROGATE
Three candidates ran unopposed and were elected to their seats in Harrogate. Kenneth West won the East Ward seat with 1,067 complimentary votes, Adam C. Wilson won the West Ward seat with 284 complimentary votes, and Letha Peters was elected to the West Ward, unexpired seat, with 264 votes.
HENDERSONVILLE
Incumbent Jamie Clary was unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Hendersonville with 25,595 courtesy votes.
Incumbent Mark Burgdorf defeated challenger Ed Forbes to retain the unexpired Ward 1 term 2,495-1,388. In Ward 3, incumbent Jeff Sasse fended off Andy Kaczmarek 1,598-1,576. Incumbent Karen Dixon defeated challenger Frank Pinson 2,967-2,262 to retain the Ward 5 seat while incumbent Rachel Collins beat challenger Christina Moran Baker 2,926-2,363 in Ward 5. Newcomer Mark Evans unseated incumbent Jim Waters 2,731-2026 in the Ward 6 race.
In uncontested Alderman races, incumbent Mark A. Skidmore received 3,585 courtesy votes in the Ward 1 race and newcomer Don Ward 3,436 in the unexpired term for Ward 2.
HENRY
Incumbent Mayor Dustin Odom ran unopposed and was re-elected with 228 complimentary votes.
Incumbents Charles W. Barnes and Keith Qualls ran unopposed for the two open aldermen seats in Henry, Barnes receiving 166 votes and Qualls earning 181.
HOLLOW ROCK
Incumbent Ronnie Webb will be joined by newcomers Andy Baker and Vivian Grooms after defeating incumbent Jeremy King and challenger Ashley Tyler Cook for the three open Hollow Rock Alderman seats. Webb led the vote count with 190 followed by Baker with 171, Grooms with 136, King with 108, and Cook with 82.
T. Richard ran unopposed and was elected to the unexpired alderman term with 202 complimentary votes.
HORNBEAK
Incumbent Betty Walley ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Hornbeak with 197 votes.
Four candidates were elected to the five open seats on the Hornbeak Board of Alderman with two candidates tying for the fifth seat. Incumbents Tim Bargery and Greg Whitmore will be joined by Dewayne Hodge and Ty Walley were elected to four of the five open seats. Incumbent Randy Richardson and Ricky Staggs tied for the fifth position while incumbent Jackie Moffitt received the least number of votes. Incumbent Alvin Webb did not seek re-election.
Hodge led the vote total with 151, Bargery with 149, Whitmore with 142, Walley with 140, Richardson and Staggs each with 117, and Moffit with 79.
HORNSBY
Alderwoman Patricia Plunk ran unopposed for the mayoral seat in Hornsby and received 88 complimentary votes. Incumbent Mayor Curtis Vandiver did not seek re-election.
Incumbent Heather Jo Moore will be joined by newcomers Hunter Brewer, Linda Crouse, Darrell Grantham, and Johnny Moore as five candidates who ran for five open seats on the Hornsby Board of Aldermen. While Plunk ran for mayor, Aldermen Wayne Isbell, Gregory Vance, and Melissa Wilson did not seek re-election to their seats.
Grantham led the vote tally with 108 followed by Brewer with 101, J. Moore with 100, Crouse with 94, and H. Moore with 92.
HUNTINGDON
Newcomer Chad Edwards defeated incumbent Nina Smothers to earn the Huntingdon mayoral seat. Edwards earned 1,333 votes to Smothers’ 503.
Incumbents Will Atkins and Daniel Eubanks will be joined by newcomers Lori J. Dillahunty and Chad Barnhart after fending off challenges from Rachel Carter, Adam Crews, and Barbara Wilkes Knuutila for the four open council seats in Huntingdon.
Atkins led the vote count with 1,101 followed by Dillahunty with 1,097, Eubanks with 1,076, Barnhart with 1,020, Knuutila with 572, Carter with 569, and Crews with 517.
HUNTSVILLE
Incumbent Dennis Jeffers ran unopposed for mayor and was re-elected with 548 courtesy votes. Four incumbents ran unopposed and were also re-elected to the Huntsville Board of Aldermen. Jaimi Lloyd earned 382 courtesy votes, Paul Lay 342, Jackson Sharp 340, and Jim Morrow 311.
JAMESTOWN
Incumbent Harvey Stowers ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Jamestown.
Incumbents Becky Duncan and Kaye Bridges will be joined by newcomers Sherri L. Bowden, James Cooper, and Steve McCoy in the five open alderman seats in Jamestown. Incumbents Charles Cooper and Daniel Brewer did not seek re-election.
JASPER
Incumbent Jason Turner ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Jasper
Incumbents Jim Fowler and Les Price fended off challengers from John Christof and Paul West to retain their seats on the Jasper Board of Aldermen. Fowler secured 34.99% of the vote, Price 30.97%, West 23.67%, and Christof 10.38%.
JEFFERSON CITY
Incumbents Catherine Ailene Combs and Rocky Melton fended off challenges from Mark Ritter and Mindy Williams to retain their seat on the Jefferson City Council. Combs led the count with 2,676 followed by Melton with 2,550, Williams with 2,365, and Ritter with 2,333.
JOHNSON CITY
Incumbents Todd Fowler and Joe Wise will be joined by newcomer Greg Cox after defeating incumbent Aaron T. Murphy and challengers John C. Baker, Joseph Coates, Jay Emberton, Jacon Luallen, and .D. “Bo” Westmoreland.
Fowler led the vote count with 11,470 followed by Cox with 10,285, Wise with 7,742, Murphy with 7,696, Westmoreland with 6,910, Bake with 5,805, Coates with 4,438, Luallen with 3,192, and Emberton with 3,065.
JONESBOROUGH
Incumbent Chuck Vest was unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Jonesborough with 2,676 courtesy votes while incumbent Aldermen Terry Countermine and Adam Dickson also ran unopposed and were re-elected with 2,211 and 2,045 courtesy votes respectively.
KIMBALL
Incumbent Rex Pesnell fended off challenger Billy King to remain mayor of Kimball. Pesnell earned 60.7% of the vote to King’s 39.3%.
Incumbents Jerry Don Case and John D. Matthews ran unopposed and were re-elected to their seats on the Kimball Board of Aldermen.
KINGSTON
Incumbents Tony D. Brown and Tommy Guinn will be joined by newcomer David Reeder after running unopposed for the three open seats on the Kingston City Council. Guinn earned 2,412 votes, Brown 2,379, and Reeder 2,261.
KINGSTON SPRINGS
Three newcomers ran unopposed and were elected to the Kingston Springs City Commission. Keith Algood received 1,272 courtesy votes, Michael Coldwell 1,097, and Lauren Ellen Hill 1,127.
LAFOLETTE
Scott Kitts defeated challengers including sitting councilmember Phillip Farmer and newcomers Johnny Byrge and Buford T. Proffitt for the LaFolette mayoral seat previously held by Cliff Jennings, who did not seek re-election. Kitts earned 1,013 votes followed by Byrge with 916, Farmer with 271, and Proffitt with 47.
Incumbent councilman Wayne Kitts will be joined by newcomer Mark Hoskins on the Lafolette city council, fending off challengers Tyler Dumont, Mike Evans, Jimmy Marlow, and Johnny McDonald. Kitts led the vote count with 861, followed by Hoskins with 582, McDonald 533, Evans 489, Marlow 427, and Dumont 293.
LAGRANGE
Incumbent Earl M. Smith ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor with 75 votes.
Incumbents Marla Mounce and Andrew Swords will be joined by newcomers Roger Sherwood Hill, Kathie S. Lee, Benny McGlamery, and James C. Palmer on the LaGrange Board of Aldermen after incumbents Greg Kinney, Bob Lee, Lee McGlamery, and Bill Williams did not seek re-election.
Mounce and Lee led the vote count with 59 each, followed by McGlamery with 54, Palmer with 41, Swords with 48, and Hill with 46.
LAKELAND
Incumbent Jim Atkinson will be joined by newcomer Derek Johnston on the Lakeland City Commission after the pair ran unopposed for two open seats. Atkinson received 5,453 votes and Johnston 4,722.
LAKESITE
Three incumbents ran unopposed and were re-elected to the Lakesite City Commissioner. Bobby Bishop led the vote tally with 890 followed by David Howell with 834 and Valerie J. Boddy with 803.
LAWRENCEBURG
Newcomer Darryl Watson unseated incumbent Aaron L. Story for Seat 4 of the Lawrence City Council with Watson earning 2,087 votes to Story’s 1164.
Incumbent Jamie Sevier ran unopposed for Seat 3 and was re-elected.
LA VERGNE
Incumbent Steve Noe fended off challenger Graeme Coates 6,851 to 5,097 to remain on the La Vergne Board of Aldermen.
LEBANON
Incumbent Rick Bell ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Lebanon with 18,071 courtesy votes.
Newcomer Geri Ashley defeated challenger Pamela Wiggins in the only contested race in Lebanon for the Alderman Ward 2 seat previously held by Fred Burton. Ashley earned 709 votes to Wiggins’ 641.
Ward 1 incumbent Joey Wayne Carmack and Ward 5 incumbent Robert Byrant both ran unopposed and were re-elected with 3,408 and 2,595 courtesy votes respectively.
LENOIR CITY
Incumbent Tony R. Aikens defeated challenger Wayne Collins to retain the mayoral seat in Lenoir City. Aikens earned 2,366 votes to Collins’ 1,1510.
Incumbents Eddie Simpson and Jennifer Wampler will be joined on the Lenoir City Council by newcomer Robin McNabb after defeating incumbent Mike Henline and challengers Trever Branson and James R. Laney for three open seats.
Wampler led the vote count with 2,244 followed by McNabb with 1,983, Simpson with 1,820, Henline with 1,734, Branson with 1,369, and Laney with 1,123.
Incumbent James W. Willburn III ran unopposed and was re-elected treasurer and city recorder with 3,393 courtesy votes.
LOUDON
Incumbent Eric Newman will be joined by newcomer Kenny Ridings on the Loudon City Council, defeating challengers Brendan DeBoer and Mitch Miller for the two open seats. Newman led the vote tall with 1,229 followed by Ridings with 1,118, Miller with 1,038, and DeBoer with 976.
LOUISVILLE
Newcomer Lysia Vaught will join incumbent Steven J. Kelley Jr. on Louisville Board of Aldermen, fending off fellow challengers Ed Hawk and Charles Perry. Vaught led the vote count with 1,126 followed by Kelley with 987, Perry with 873, and Hawk with 655.
MADISONVILLE
Incumbents Edward Dawson and Nancy Franklin will be joined by newcomer Rhonda Cooley on the Madisonville Board of Aldermen, fending off challengers from Deanna McClendon and Richard Kirkland. Cooley led the vote count with 1,332 followed by Franklin with 873, Dawson with 851, McClendon with 608, and Kirkland with 165.
City Recorder Sherri Anderson ran unopposed and was re-elected with 1,720 complimentary votes.
MARTIN
Newcomer Celeste Taylor defeated fellow challenger John “Tony” Prince for the Ward 1 Alderman seat previously held by Scott Robbins in Martin. Taylor earned 774 votes to Prince’s 662.
Newcomer Jacob Crowe also defeated incumbent Randy Edwards for the open Ward 3 seat with Crowe earning 522 votes to Edwards’ 321.
Ward 2 Alderman Marvin Flatt ran unopposed and was re-elected with 733 complimentary votes.
MARYVILLE
Incumbents Sarah Herron and Drew Miles fended off challenger Dallas Monroe for the two open seats on the Maryville City Council. Miles led the tally with 8,826 followed by Herron with 7,407 and Monroe with 6,891.
MASON
Incumbent Virginia Rivers will be joined on the Mason Board of Aldermen by newcomers Trowanna Broadnax and Reynaldo Givhan after fending off challengers Paul David Broughton, Sylvester Harvey, and Ethan Whitley. Broadnax led the vote count with 103, followed by Givhan with 101, Rivers with 100, Harvey with 92, Broughton with 88, and Whitley with 76.
MCKENZIE
Incumbents Drew Beeler and Jessie Townes will be joined by newcomer Tim McBride on the three open seats on the McKenzie City Council, defeating Karen T. Fowler and Jill Holland. Beeler led the vote tally with 991 followed by McBridge with 864, Townes with 770, Fowler with 689, and Holland with 686.
MCMINNVILLE
Incumbent Ryle B. Chastain ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of McMinnville with 3,306 courtesy votes.
Incumbents Sally Brock and Rachel Hoover Kirby will be joined on the McMinnville Board of Aldermen by newcomer Karal L. Youngblood after defeating incumbent Stacey Harvey and newcomer Jeremy Hamilton for the three open seats. Brock led the vote tally with 1,971 followed by Youngblood with 1,594, Kirby with 1,504, Harvey with 1,427, and Hamilton with 1,145.
MEDINA
Alderman Scottie Betts defeated fellow alderman Sammy Gilley for the Medina mayoral seat after incumbent Vance Coleman did not seek re-election. Betts earned 1,264 votes to Gilley’s 1,162.
Newcomers Marc P. Murdagh and Angela Baggett Mathenia fended off a challenger from April Dunning to earn the two open seats on the board of aldermen. Murdagh led the count with 1,480 followed by Mathenia with 998 and Dunning with 834.
MIDDLETON
Incumbent Robert “Evan” Mott ran unopposed and was re-elected with 212 complimentary votes.
Incumbents Randal Bishop, Sharon Bishop, and Ann Baxter will be joined by newcomers J.R. Johns and Brandan Allan Johnson after defeating incumbent David Bo Callahan and Kevin Speck for the five open seats on the Middleton Board of Alderman.
Baxter and R. Bishop led the vote count with 172 each by S. Bishop with 164, Johns with 152, Johnson with 126, Callahan 122, and Speck with 98.
MILLERSVILLE
Newcomers Lincoln Atwood, Dustin Darnall, and Jessee Powell unseated incumbent Alisa Huling and defeated challengers Jeremy Crumpton and M. Lyn Smith for the three seats on the Millersville City Commission. Atwood led the vote count with 1,033 followed by Darnall with 871, Powell with 834, Huling with 825, Crumpton with 592, and Smith with 539.
MILLINGTON
Alderman Larry Dagen defeated challenger Cary E. Vaughn for the Millington mayoral seat previously held by Terry Jones. Dagen earned 2,347 votes to Vaughn’s 1,412.
Incumbent Thomas L. McGhee defeated challenger David Terrell 2,267 to 1,263 to retain the Position 5 alderman seat while incumbent Don Lowy fended off a challenge from Taylor Brooke Ellis 1,867-1,664 for the Position 6 seat. In the Position 7 race, incumbent Mike Caruthers defeated challengers John Perales and Charles P. Reed. Caruthers earned 1,700 votes to Reed’s 881 and Perales’ 815.
MONTEAGLE
Newcomers Dean Lay and Grant Fletcher defeated challenger Kenneth W. Gipson for the two open seats on the Monteagle Board of Aldermen. Lay led with 237 followed by Fletcher with 149 and Gipson with 148.
MORRISON
Incumbent Sue Jones will be joined by newcomers Adam Bouldin and Samantha Bouldin on the Morrison Board of Aldermen after running unopposed for the three open seats. A. Bouldin led the vote tally with 159 followed by S. Bouldin and Jones with 129 each.
MOSCOW
Newcomer Kris Tims defeated incumbent Brenda L. Mitchell and challengers Richard W. Allen and Crystal Banks for the mayoral seat in Moscow. Tims led the vote tally with 82 followed by Banks with 58, Mitchell with 53, and Allen with 11.
Newcomer Rosalyn D. Nowley was the only candidate who qualified for the three open alderman seats and won with 141 complimentary votes while Richard W. Allen was the only candidate to run for the unexpired alderman term and won with 130 votes.
MOUNTAIN CITY
Incumbent Jerry S. Jordan fended off challenger Nela Pleasant to remain mayor of Mountain City. Jordan earned 576 votes to Pleasant’s 469.
Incumbent Jerry Horne will be joined by newcomer Celeste Simcox Dunn on the Mountain City Board of Aldermen, fending off a challenge from Charles “Ray” Dowell. Dunn led the tally with 617, followed by Horne with 496 and Dowell with 447.
MOUNT CARMEL
Alderman John Keith Gibson defeated incumbent Pat Stilwell and challengers Jim Griffith and Lee McMillan to win the mayoral race in Mount Carmel. Gibson earned 1,115 votes followed by Stilwell with 959, Griffith with 248, and McMillan with 139.
Incumbent Darby Patrick will be joined by newcomers Phillip T. Binstock and James E. Cross after defeating incumbent Mindy Shugart and challengers Gary R. Mason and Regina Perkins for the three open alderman seats. Gibson did not seek re-election as he ran for mayor.
Binstock led the vote count at 1,186 followed by Patrick with 696, Cross with 597, Manson with 539, Shugart with 538, and Perkins with 502.
MT. JULIET
Incumbent James Maness ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Mt. Juliet with 17,855 courtesy votes.
Newcomer Art Giles unseated incumbent Ray Justice and defeated newcomer Vince King for the District 1 Commission seat. Giles earned 2,076 votes to Justice’s 1,773 and King’s 723.
Incumbent Scott Hefner retained his District 3 seat over challenger Tommy Hibbett with 3,016 votes to 1,455.
MT. PLEASANT
Newcomer Loree Baker Knowles will join incumbents Willie Webster Alderson and Bill White on the Mt. Pleasant City Commission, defeating incumbent Jacqueline A. Grandberry and challenger Lonnie R. Thomason. Alderson led the vote count with 989 followed by Knowles with 928, White with 810, Thomas with 751, and Grandberry with 739.
MUNFORD
Incumbent Dewayne Cole ran unopposed in the mayoral race in Munford, receiving 2,574 complimentary votes.
Incumbents Ray Deneka and Lonnie Glass will be joined by newcomer Kenny Arthur after unseating incumbent Debora K. Reed for the three open alderman seats in Munford. Glass led the vote count with 1,537 followed by Arthur with 1,287, Deneka with 1,239, and Reed with 952.
NEWBERN
Incumbent Pam Mabry ran unopposed and was elected mayor with 1,076 votes.
Incumbents Nicky Thomas and Randy Wolf will be joined by newcomer Chad Cunningham after fending off a challenge from W. Harold Wright in the alderman race. Wolf led the vote count with 693, Thomas with 665, Cunningham with 634, and Wright with 522.
NEW HOPE
Alderman Billy Frame fended off challengers Rhonda Lawson and Jeff Story to take the mayoral seat in New Hope. Incumbent Mark Myers did not seek re-election. Frame earned 46.52% of the vote, followed by Jeff Story with 42.56% and Lawson with 10.92%.
Newcomers Caleb Jeremiah Choate and Josh Lawson defeated fellow challenger James Esterly for the two open alderman seats. Choate earned 45.20% of the vote, Lawson 34.40%, and Easterly 20.4%.
NEW MARKET
Incumbent Danny Whillock ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of New Market with 9,946 votes.
Incumbents Maurice Solomon and David Stapleton also fended off challengers from John Cummins and Wayne Gunn to retain their seats on the Board of Alderman. Solomon led the tally with 4,045, followed by Stapleton with 2,577, Gunn with 2,300, and Cummins with 1,047.
NEW TAZEWELL
Sitting Vice Mayor Stanley Leonard was elected mayor of New Tazewell, fending off challenges from Carl Nichols and Joe Johnson. Leonard led the race with 461 votes, Nichols with 334, and Johnson with 201. Leonard takes over the role from mayor from Jerry H. Beeler, who defeated incumbent Alex Sorke Jr. for Ward 3 alderman seat with Beeler earning 652 votes to Sorke’s 310.
Incumbents Jerry M. Lewis and Franklin Essary ran unopposed and retained their Ward 1 and Ward 2 seats respectively. Lewis earned 844 votes while Essary earned 854.
NIOTA
Incumbents Shelby Renee Brakebill and David Dilbeck will be joined by newcomer Robert Aaron Arnwine after running unopposed for the three seats on the Niota City Commission. Dilbeck earned 234, Armwine 232, and Brakebill 225.
NOLENSVILLE
Incumbent Halie Gallick will be joined by newcomers Tyler Carpenter and Russell Gill after fending off challenges from Clark Gray, Robert G. Hatcher, and Heino Moeller. Gallick led the vote count with 4,814 followed by Carpenter with 4,168, Gill with 3,757, Gray with 2,818, Moeller 2,590, and Hatcher with 1,514.
NORMANDY
Newcomer Cody R. Sharrock was the only candidate who ran for the two open alderman seats in Normandy and was elected with 37 votes.
NORRIS
All five incumbents retained their seats in the Norris City Council race, defeated two challengers. Incumbent William Grinder led the vote count with 570 followed by Bill Grieve with 547, Chris Mitchell with 545, Loretta Ann Painter with 512, Charles P. Nicholson with 505. Challengers Ron Hill and James Ragsdale only earned 441 and 280 votes respectively.
OAKLAND
Incumbent Adrian Wiggins fended off challengers Myron L. Massey and Samone Dodson to retain the mayoral seat in Oakland. Wiggins led the vote count with 2,655 followed by Massey with 1,446 and Dodson with 752.
Newcomers Danny L. Bailey and Marilyn L. Austin defeated incumbent Jeff Fisher and newcomer Harry George Campbell.
Bailey led the vote count with 1,916 followed by Austin with 1,698, Fisher with 1,476, and Campbell with 1,458.
OAK RIDGE
Incumbents Jim Dodson, Derrick M. Hammond, and Charles Hope Jr. defeated challenger Ruthie Pless Rizzie to take the three seats on the Oak Ridge City Council. Dodson led the vote count with 9,766 followed by Hope with 9,152, Hammond with 8,203, and Rizzie with 5,102.
Incumbent James T. Normand ran unopposed and was elected municipal judge with 12,054 courtesy votes.
OBION
Incumbent Rodney Underwood ran unopposed and was re-elected as mayor of Obion with 286 courtesy votes.
Five candidates ran for the six open seats on the Obion City Council with incumbents Patsy Baker, Shane DePriest, Susie Evans, and Terry Ledbetter will be joined by newcomer Mariah Neele on the council. Evans received 166 votes, DePriest 159, Barker 157, Ledbetter 152, and Neele 122.
OLIVER SPRINGS
Newcomer Char-Lee Bailey defeated incumbent Kenneth T. Brown for the Ward 3 seat in Oliver Springs with Bailey earning 704 votes to Brown’s 370.
Incumbent Terry Holland ran unopposed and was re-elected to the Ward 5 seat with 540 complimentary votes while newcomer Becky Devaney ran unopposed and was elected to the Ward 6 seats with 513 courtesy votes.
ORLINDA
Incumbent Tabitha Swearingen will be joined by newcomers Nicky Hamilton on the two open Orlinda City Commission seats as the only two candidates. Hamilton earned 287 votes and Swearingen 282.
Additionally, incumbent Jennifer Johnson ran unopposed and won the unexpired term on the commission with 293 complimentary votes.
PARIS
Incumbents John Etheridge and Jackie Jones fended off a challenge from Herbert Kendall to retain their city commission seats in Paris. Etheridge earned 2,252 votes, Jones 1,466, and Kendall 998.
PHILADELPHIA
Incumbent Damian Crawford ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Philadelphia with 161 courtesy votes.
Incumbent Dewayne Presley will be joined newcomers April Miller, Cynthia Crawford, and Will Miller after fending off a challenge from Macy Presley for the four open seats on the Philadelphia Board of Aldermen. A. Miller led the vote count with 138 followed by D. Presley with 134, Crawford with 128, W. miller with 119, and M. Presley with 96.
Incumbents Cindy Crawford, Alexa Crowley, and Crystal Michelle Presley did not seek re-election.
PIPERTON
Incumbent Henry Coats ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Piperton with 1,703 complimentary votes.
Incumbent Michael Binkley will be joined by Joel Goff Townsend in the two open seats on the Piperton City Commission. Binkley received 1,128 votes and Townsend 912.
PITTMAN CENTER
Incumbents Cheryl Davis Houston and Billy McCarty ran unopposed for the two seats on the Pittman Center Board of Aldermen, receiving 215 and 214 votes respectively.
PLEASANT HILL
Incumbent Doug Borko was the only candidate who ran for two open seats on the Pleasant Hill City Council and was re-elected with 212 complimentary votes.
PLEASANT VIEW
Incumbent Bill Anderson ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Pleasant View with 2,605 courtesy votes.
Incumbents Meghan Henderson and Jill Niccolich ran unopposed for the two open seats on the Pleasant View Board of Aldermen with 2,212 and 1,954 courtesy votes respectively.
PORTLAND
Incumbents Jody McDowell and Brian Woodall will be joined by newcomers Bob Tooker and Vince Ellis after defeating incumbent LaToya Holcomb and Charles Cole for the four open alderman seats in Portland. McDowell led the tally with 2,594 followed by Woodall with 2,403, Tooker with 1997, Ellis with 1,829, Cole with 1,651, and Holcomb with 1,560.
POWELLS CROSSROADS
Incumbent Greg Davis was unopposed and was re-elected alderman while Larry H. Higdon was unopposed and was elected to the unexpired alderman term in Powells Crossroads.
PULASKI
Incumbents Ricky Keith, Randy Massey, and Larry Worsham defeated challenger Janice Marks Tucker for the three seats on the Pulaski Board of Aldermen. Massey led the vote count with 1,458, followed by Keith with 1,396, Worsham with 1,268, and Tucker with 1,215.
PURYEAR
Newcomer Kenny Gallimore defeated Alderman Tommy Roberts for the mayoral seat previously held by David Varner. Gallimore earned 206 votes to Roberts’ 103.
Newcomers Ruth Anderson and Rickie Hughes will fill the two open seats on the Puryear Board of Aldermen, fending off challengers Rickie Hughes, George Haynes Dale King, and Marc Moore for the two open seats. Anderson led the vote with 125, Hughes with 112, Moore with 100, King with 44, and Haynes with 34.
Incumbent Verla Smith ran unopposed and received 264 courtesy votes for city recorder.
RAMER
No candidate qualified for the three open alderman seats in Ramer.
RED BANK
Incumbent Stefanie Dalton will be joined by newcomer Terri Holmes on the Red Bank City Commission, fending off challengers from Jeff Price and Katy Mena-Berkley. Dalton led the vote count with 2,858 followed by Holmes with 2,566, Price with 2,446, and Mena-Berkley with 2,096.
RIDGELY
Shane Hamilton defeated Alderman Frankie Sharp and a crowd of newcomers to obtain the mayoral seat in Ridgley previously held by Don Moore. Hamilton led the vote count with 306, followed by Sharp with 161, Michael Wayne Pierce with 93, Terry H. Pierce with 74, and Pam Crittenden Johnson with 28.
Incumbent Renee N. Bledsoe will be joined on the Ridgley Board of Aldermen by newcomers Bruce Hayes, Michael Ford, Steve Jones, Aubrey “Trey” Wood III, and Angela Bargery after fending off challenges from Jackie Johnson, Bob Cairns, Dennis Richardson, Tony Stoneburner, and Andrew Neal Flowers.
Hayes led the vote count with 424 followed by Bledsoe with 388, Ford with 322, Jones with 316, Wood with 307, Craig with 303, Bargery with 272, Johnson with 194, Cairns with 142, Richardson with 135, Stoneburner with 116, and Flowers with 114,
RIDGETOP
Incumbent Tim Shaw fended off challenger Kim Martin to retain the mayoral seat in Ridgetop. Shaw earned 654 votes to Martin’s 341.
Incumbent Kristen Harrison will also be joined on the Board of Alderman by newcomer Dale Gilmore after defeating incumbent John Senft for the two open seats. Harrison led the vote count with 521, followed by Gilmore with 475 and Senft with 366.
ROCKY TOP
Newcomer Keith Daniels ran unopposed for one of two open seats on the Rocky Top City Council and was elected with 394 courtesy votes.
ROCKWOOD
Incumbent April Foust Wilson will be joined by newcomers Paul Kamikawa and Robert Anderson after fending off challengers Bossie J. Davidson and Edward B. Greif for the three open seats on the Rockwood City Council. Kamikawa led the vote count with 1,260 followed by Wilson with 1,086, Anderson with 848, Davidson with 627, and Greif with 389.
ROSSVILLE
Incumbent Judy B. Watters ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Rossville with 698.
Newcomers Sherrie Rinehart, Michael Swessel, and Sonda T. Webb ran unopposed and were elected to the three open alderman seats. Rinehart led the count with 532 votes, followed by Swessel with 508 and Webb with 443.
RUTHERFORD
Incumbent Sandra Kay Simpson defeated alderman James H. Roach and challenger Eddie Watkins for the mayoral seat in Rutherford. Simpson earned 198 votes followed by Watkins with 163 and Roach with 155.
Incumbent alderman Broeck McCullar Horner will be joined by newcomers Joshua Hopper, Bob Dawson, Phillip Hill and Danny Parker, defeating incumbent Annie Edwards and challengers Deana Wyrick for the five open seats. Incumbent James Roach and Mike Hensley did not seek re-election to alderman seats.
Hopper led the vote count with 344 followed by Dawson with 294, Hill with 280, Horner with 258, Parker with 257, Wyrick with 217, and Edwards with 209.
RUTLEDGE
Incumbent Fred A. Sykes defeated challenger Bruce McDaniel to retain the Rutledge mayoral seat with Sykes earning 284 votes to McDaniel’s 188.
Incumbent Saundra Jarvis fended off challenger Jack Munsey to retain the Ward 1 Alderman seat. Jarvis received 181 votes to Munsey’s 150.
Incumbent Benny Atkins also defeated challenger Randy Holt to retain the Ward 2 Alderman seat. Atkins received 148 votes to Holt’s 134.
SALTILLO
Challenger David Willis defeated incumbent Gregory Billings to be elected mayor of Saltillo. Willis earned 173 votes to Billings’ 122.
No incumbents ran for re-election for the five open seats on the Saltillo Board of Aldermen. Newcomers Jonathan Delaney, Brandon Harrington, Christopher Harrington, Corey Stack, Rickie Withers defeated fellow challengers Jennifer Barka, Joanne Binn, Tim G. Ivy, Emily Mitchell, Linda P. Ryan, and Evan W. Turner for the five open seats.
Delaney led the vote count with 199, followed by B. Harrington with 193, C. Harrington with 147, Stack with 134, Withers with 132, Ivy with 116, Mitchell with 102, Turner with 88, Binn with 70, Ryan with 50, and Barka with 47.
SAMBURG
Alderman Timothy Smith defeated challengers Ron Howard Dyer and Edwin Fickle for the Samburg mayoral seat previously held by John Glessner, who did not seek re-election. Smith earned 60 votes to Dyer’s 45 and Fickle’s 20.
Newcomers Jackie Vancleave, Lora Lee Dial Gooch, and Ray Tolley defeated challenger Shelly Arnett for the three alderman seats in Samburg. Vancleave earned 82 votes, Gooch 77, Tolley 57, and Arnett 56.
SAULSBURY
Incumbent Jim Daniel ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Saulsbury with 37 complimentary votes.
Incumbents ran unopposed and were re-elected to the five open seats on the Saulsbury Board of Aldermen. Johnny Smith led the vote count with 32 while Kenneth R. Hines, Todd O. Pegram, and Jan B. Ward each received 31 complimentary votes and Carl L. Hayes received 30.
SAVANNAH
Incumbents Kent Collier, Bob Shutt, and Matthew Smith fended off challenger Edward Geier for the three open seats on the Savannah City Commission. Shutt led the vote with 1,647 followed by Collier and Smith both with 1,336 and Geier with 823.
SHARON
Incumbent Donna Stricklin ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Sharon with3 68 complimentary votes while incumbents Steward Broussard and Wanda S. Hamlin ran unopposed were re-elected with 353 and 322 complimentary votes respectively.
SHELBYVILLE
In the Ward 3 race, newcomer Betsy Noel defeated incumbent Gary Haile and challenger J.D. Daniel Jr. Noel earned 491 votes, followed by Haile’s 355, and Daniel’s 232.
Newcomer Josh Blevins also defeated incumbent Stephanie Isaacs and fellow challenger Dee McCullough for the Ward 5 seat. Blevins led the vote count 430, McCullough with 382, and Isaacs 191.
Ward 1 incumbent Henry Feldhaus ran unopposed and was elected with 508 complimentary votes.
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN
Incumbent Andrew Gardner will be joined by newcomers Eddie Smith and J. Miles Jorgensen after fending off challenger Rufus Marye for the three open seats on the Signal Mountain Town Council. Gardner led the vote tally with 3,867, Smith with 3,198, Jorgensen with 3,030, and Marye with 2,812.
SILERTON
Incumbent Willard Beshires ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Silerton with 39 votes.
Four incumbents ran unopposed for the five open seats on the Silerton Board of Alderman with Debbie Dillard not seeking re-election. Gail S. Mayfield received 37 votes, Frankie J. Lambert and Robert John Naylor each received 35 votes, and Richard E. Crowley received 33.
SLAYDEN
While no candidate qualified for the election, write-in candidate Michael L. Davenport received 32 votes in the Slayden mayoral race previously held by Mary Smathers.
No candidates qualified for the three open council races in Slayden, but write-in ballots were cast with 20 for Tammy R. Ellis, 19 for Maranda Green, and six for incumbent Wayne White. The other two seats were previously held by Christina Gibson and Veronica Hodges.
SMYRNA
Incumbents Racquel Peebles and Steve Sullivan will be joined by newcomer Jerome Dempsey on the Smyrna City Council, fending off challengers Tony Dover, Lisa West Reasonover, and Marquinta Richardson. Peebles led the vote tall with 8,393 followed by Dempsey with 7,231, Sullivan with 6,689, Dover with 6,428, Richardson with 4,193, and Reasonover with 3,643.
SODDY DAISY
Incumbents Jim Coleman and Steve Everett will be joined by newcomer Travis Beene after fending off challengers Derek Kukura and James Berry for the three open seats on the Soddy-Daisy City Commission. Bene led the vote count with 3,198, followed by Coleman with 3,127, Everett with 2,986, Kurkura with 2,326, and Berry with 1,891.
SOMERVILLE
Incumbent Ronnie Neill defeated challenger Jason Lee Hamilton to retain the mayoral seat. Neill earned 677 votes to Hamilton’s 388.
Incumbent Mike French defeated challenger Bob Morris to retain the Alderman Position 3 seat. French earned 544 votes to Morris’ 466.
Newcomer Sandra Myers ran unopposed and was elected the Alderman Position 1 seat while newcomer Colin Rosser ran unopposed and was elected to the Position 2 seat. Myers earned 923 votes and Rosser 916.
SOUTH FULTON
Newcomer Kent Greer fended off Alderman Billy Williams and challenger Ronnie Irvan for the South Fulton mayoral seat after incumbent David Lamb did not seek re-election. Greer earned 517 votes to Williams’ 244 and Irvan’s 57.
Incumbent Cody Caksackkar defeated challenger Rodman E. Arnold for the Ward 4 seat with 161 votes to 102. Newcomer Jake Clapper ran unopposed and was elected to the Ward 1 Commission seat with 89 courtesy votes.
SOUTH PITTSBURG
Four new faces will be on the South Pittsburgh Board of Commissioners. Newcomer Shawn Henson defeated fellow challenger Grandom Gilliam for the mayoral seat with Henson earning 71.39% to Gilliam’s 28.61%. Incumbent Samantha Rector did not seek re-election.
In the City Commission District 1 seat, Mike Allen defeated Ian Castro and Jimmy P. Haley Jr. for the seat previously held by Cheryl Kellermann. Allen earned 52.68% of the vote, Haley 29.76%, and Castro 17.56%.
For District 2, Beth Duggar defeated Amber Sausaman for the seat previously held by Allison Buchanan. Duggar earned 76.49% of the vote to Sausaman’s 23.51%.
Ronny Myers defeated Bufford Swafford to take the unexpired term of the District 3 seat vacated by Cameron Moss. Myers earned 56.77% of the vote to Swafford’s 43.23%.
SPENCER
Incumbents Drew Campbell and Darrell Ray Nance ran unopposed and were re-elected to the Spencer Board of Aldermen.
SPRINGFIELD
Newcomer Buzzy Poole defeated incumbent Ann Schneider Williams for the mayoral seat. Poole earned 2,938 votes to Williams’ 2,632.
Incumbent Emily Green defeated challenger Henry Clay Sneed for the only contested alderman race. Green will retain the Ward 6 seat with 555 votes to Sneed’s 491.
Incumbent Tim Harris ran unopposed and retained the War 4 seat with 1,087 votes while newcomer Stephanie Bradley ran unopposed and won the Ward 5 seat previously held by Lisa Arnold with 747 votes.
STANTON
Vice Mayor Norman Bauer ran unopposed and was elected to the mayoral seat previously held by Allan Sterbinsky.
Incumbents Robert Dancy, Linda L. Jones, and Laura P. Smith will be joined on the Stanton Board of Aldermen by newcomer Tucker D. Johnson as only four candidates ran for four open seats.
STANTONVILLE
Incumbent Larry Russell ran unopposed and was elected to the mayoral with 100 votes.
Incumbent Layne Moffett was the only candidate who ran for the two open alderman seats and was elected with 113 complimentary votes.
ST. JOSEPH
Incumbent Beverly J. White ran unopposed and was re-elected to the St. Joseph City Commission.
SUNBRIGHT
Incumbent Karen Melton ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Sunbright with 162 courtesy votes while newcomer Pam Bentley ran unopposed and was elected to the open alderman seat with 169 courtesy votes.
SURGOINSVILLE
Incumbents Warren C. Bishop, Randall L. Collier, and Bobby Jarnagin ran unopposed and were re-elected to the three open aldermen seats in Surgoinsville. Collier received 647 votes, Jarnagin 537, and Bishop 520.
TAZEWELL
Incumbent Bill Fannon ran unopposed and was elected Tazewell mayor with 624 votes with Ward 1 Alderman Don Smith and Ward 3 Alderwoman Jo Ann Bunch running unopposed and being elected with 577 and 556 votes respectively. No candidate qualified for the Ward 2 position.
TELLICO PLAINS
Incumbent Marilyn F. Parker ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Tellico Plains with 280 complimentary votes.
Newcomers Shannon Harris, Courtney Milsaps Bookout, and Cynthia McDaniel will be joined on the Tellico Plains Board of Alderman by newcomer Joyce McDaniel after Robert Hamilton did not seek re-election. Bookout led the vote count with 236, followed by Harris with 230, C. McDaniel with 210, and J. McDaniel with 204.
Incumbent city recorder Jo Cagle ran unopposed and was elected with 294 complimentary votes.
TOONE
Incumbent Jacqueline Elaine Kelley fended off challenger David W. Williamson for the mayoral seat in Toone. Kelley earned 39 votes to Williamson’s 38.
Incumbent Aldermen Christopher W. Baskins, Arthur Chism, Johnnie Chism, Mary Ellison, and Karen Lambert will be joined by newcomer Randy D. Warren in the six seats the Toone Board of Aldermen.
Lambert and J. Chism both received 68 votes, Lambert 68, Ellison 66, A. Chism 65, Baskins 63, and Warren 62.
THOMPSON’S STATION
Incumbent Kreis White will be joined by newcomer Harry King as the only two candidates who ran for two open seats on the Thompson’s Station Board of Aldermen.
THREE WAY
David A. Turner ran unopposed and was elected with 988 courtesy votes to fill the unexpired term of the late Mayor Larry Saunders in Three Way. Vice Mayor Mary Ann Tremblay had served as mayor following the death of Saunders in 2023.
Incumbent Danny C. Wade defeated challenger Danny Laughlin 562-414 to retain his Alderman Position 2 seat while incumbent Franca Young ran unopposed and was selected to serve the remainder of the unexpired Position 1 term with 904 courtesy votes.
TREZEVANT
Incumbent Bobby James Blaylock ran unopposed and was re-elected Trezevant mayor with 236 votes.
Newcomer Robert Argo will join incumbent Leon Lyell on the Trezevant Board of Alderman, seeking the only two open positions. Argo earned 199 votes and Lyell 195.
TRIMBLE
Incumbent Ben Sturdivant ran unopposed and was re-elected with 180 complimentary votes.
Incumbents Don Byrd and Heather McFarland will be joined by newcomer Charles Benjamin on the Trimble Board of Alderman after only three candidates filed for the five open seats. Incumbents Scotty Funderbunk and Danny Marshall did not seek re-election.
Benjmain led the vote count with 139, followed by McFarland with 136 and Byrd with 130.
TROY
Incumbent Mark Watson ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Troy with 464 courtesy votes.
Incumbents Lana Wiseman, Chris Jones, Matt Russell, and Kristi Scarborough will be joined by newcomer Doug Bobo after ousting incumbent Phil Green in the race for five seats on the Troy Board of Aldermen. Carson led the vote count with 379, Jones with 361, Russell 360, Scarborough 355, Bobo with 287, and Green 255.
TUSCULUM
Incumbents Barbara J. Britton and Alan Corley ran unopposed and were re-elected to the Tusculum City Commission with 773 and 864 complimentary votes respectively.
UNICOI
Alderman Kevin D. McInturff unseated incumbent Kathy Bullen to become mayor of Unicoi with 1,221 votes to 539.
Incumbent Debbie Bennett Lemon will be joined by newcomer Mark Phillips on the Unicoi Board of Aldermen, defeating challengers Billy R. Harkins and Amanda Wall-Galleher for the two open seats. Lemmon led the vote count with 950 followed by Phillips with 596, Wall-Galleher with 588, and Harkins with 382.
UNION CITY
Newcomer Patrick Smith unseated incumbent Dianne Eskew for the Ward 3 Council seat in Union City with Smith earning 340 votes to Eskew’s 284.
The remainder of council races were unopposed with incumbents being returned to their seats. Randy Barnes was re-elected to the at-large seat with 2,995 votes, Katie Keathley to the Ward 2 seat with 454 votes, and Jim E. Douglas to the Ward 5 seat with 955 votes. Incumbent Allen Nohsey also ran unopposed and was re-elected city judge with 2,827.
VANLEER
Derrick E. Lynch ran unopposed and was elected to the mayoral seat with 159 votes. The seat was previously held by Heath Ellis, who did not seek re-election.
Incumbents Chris Farmer and Dwight McIllwain will be joined by newcomers Jacob McEwen, Eric T. Weaver, and Jason Weaver on the Vanleer Board of Alderman, defeating incumbent Kevin A. Miner. Incumbents Libby Farmer and Jerry Jenkins did not seek re-election.
Eric Weaver led the vote count with 138 followed by McIllwain with 129, Farmer with 120, Jason Weaver with 118, McEwen with 114, and Miner with 110.
VIOLA
Incumbent Samuel "Trent” Prater ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Viola with 49 courtesy votes.
Incumbent Carolyn Garretson will return to the Viola Board of Alderman after receiving 41 votes. Incumbent Arzie “Tim” Templeton and newcomer Susan Wilson both received 24 votes, tying for the second open position on the board.
VONORE
Incumbents Timothy Wade Swafford and Kristi C. Windsor defeated challenger Robert Keenan for the two open seats on the Vonore Board of Alderman. Swafford led the vote with 386, followed by Windsor with 380, and Keenan with 363.
WATERTOWN
Incumbent Michael R. Jennings ran unopposed for Watertown mayor and was re-elected with 493 courtesy votes while incumbent Aldermen Steve Casey, Laura Lee Cromer, and April Pearson ran unopposed for the three open board seats and were re-elected with 410, 421, and 411 courtesy votes respectively.
WALDEN
Incumbent Lee Davis ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Walden with 1,053 complimentary votes.
Incumbent Lizzy Schmidt fended off a challenge from Lou Ziebold to retain her seat on the Walden Board of Alderman. Schmidt received 654 votes to Ziebold’s 592.
WARTRACE
Incumbent Benjamin Cataldo will be joined by newcomers Thomas E. Batchelor and Matthew Evans on the Wartrace Board of Aldermen. The three candidates ran for the three open seats with Cataldo earning 189 votes, Batchelor earning 159, and Evans earning 153.
WATAUGA
Incumbents Dennis Hicks, Richard Dale McCracken, and Bert Thomasson ran unopposed and were elected to the three open Watauga Commission seats. McCracken led the count with 104, Hicks with 95, and Thomasson with 74.
WESTMORELAND
Incumbents Cameron Calvert, Alex Jones, and Obern E. Staples ran unopposed and were re-elected to the Westmoreland City Council with 590, 541, and 412 votes respectively.
WHITE BLUFF
Newcomer Stephanie L. Murrell defeated incumbent Linda Hayes and challenger Trey Thomas for the mayoral seat in White Bluff. Murrell led the vote count with 668, Thomas with 561, and Hayes with 500.
Incumbent Bryan Hill will be joined by newcomer Jacob Puckett for the two open seats on the city council. Hill received 1,334 votes and Puckett received 1,237.
WHITE HOUSE
Newcomer Jeremy Sisk defeated challenger Carter C. Beck 1,081-589 for the Ward 3 Alderman seat in White House after incumbent Linda Silver decided to not seek re-election. Ward 4 Incumbent Michael Wall was unopposed and received 1,334 courtesy votes.
WHITE PINE
Newcomer Glen E. Warren Jr. defeated incumbent Fred Taylor for the White Pine mayoral seat. Warren earned 6,179 votes to Taylor’s 3,811.
Newcomers Lisa D. Arwood and Pamela Walker also defeated incumbents Jarrad Stump and Ann Strom for the two open seats on the White Pine Board of Alderman. Arwood led the vote count with 3,928, followed by Walker with 2,992, Stump with 1,791, and Strom with 1,253.
WHITWELL
Incumbents Sandra Powell Crabtree and Jimmy W. Nunley will be joined by David Hudson on the Whitwell City Commission after running unopposed for the three open seats.
WILLISTON
Newcomer Deborah Kay Tompson ran unopposed and was elected to the Williston City Commission with 155 votes.
WINFIELD
Incumbent Doug Wilson will be joined by newcomer Chad Jones after running unopposed for the two aldermen seats in Winfield. Wilson and Jones earned 265 and 276 courtesy votes respectively.
WOODBURY
Newcomer Stan Hollandsworth defeated incumbent Andy Duggin for the mayoral seat in Woodbury with Hollandsworth earning 698 votes to Duggin’s 298.
Jeff D. Todd will join incumbents Hayden Bryson, LuAnn Curlee, Faye Northcutt Knox, Adam Melton, and Harold Patrick after fending off fellow challenger Sydney Smith for the six open seats on the Woodbury Board of Alderman.
Todd led the vote count with 654, followed by Bryson with 556, Knox with 500, Curlee with 452, Melton with 447, and Smyth with 431.
WOODLAND MILLS
Incumbent Joseph Lewis ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Woodland Mills with 139 courtesy votes. No candidate qualified for the single open alderman seat.
YORKVILLE
Incumbents Jennifer Hurst and Mack Zarecor will be joined by newcomer Lisa A. Couch on the Yorkville city commission after incumbent Hollis Hanks did not seek re-election. Zarecor led the count with 85 votes followed by Couch with 84 and Hurst with 76.