Elections held in 209 municipalities

Elections were held in 209 municipalities to coincide with state and federal general elections on Nov. 3, 2026.  

In addition to electing officials, 19 referendums were also held in 15 municipalities. 

Seven municipalities had liquor-related referendums on the ballot with Wartrace considering liquor-by-the-drink, Brighton and Harrogate voting on consumption on the premises, and Brighton, Gainesboro, Lenoir City, and St. Joseph considering wine in retail stores. 

Sales and use tax referendums were considered in Brighton, Goodlettsville, Madisonville, and Pleasant View.  

Other referendums included a property transfer in Crossville; charter amendments in East Ridge, Knoxville, and Memphis; home rule amendments in Mt. Juliet and Red Bank; and a bond referendum in Walden.  

ADAMS 

Incumbent Robert Wayne Adams ran unopposed and was re-elected to the Adams City Commission with 146 complimentary votes.  

ADAMSVILLE  

Newcomer Wesley Rainey will join incumbent Kevin Howell in the two open seats on the Adamsville City Commission, defeating challenger Cody Hardin. Rainey earned 325 votes followed by Howell 318 and Hardin with 284.  

ALCOA 

Incumbents Josh Blair and Tanya Martin will be joined by newcomer Dyran Bledsoe on the Alcoa City Commission, defeating challengers Stephen T. Biggar and Roger Robinson for the three open seats.  

Bledsoe led the vote tally with 1,483, Tanya Martin with 1,441, Blair with 1,325, Biggar with 1,125, and Robinson with 934.  

ALLARDT 

Two incumbents ran unopposed and were re-elected in Allardt: Mayor Yvonne M. Gernt and Alderman William Billbrey.  

ALTAMONT 

Incumbent Jana Barrett ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Altamont with 232 complimentary votes. 

Incumbent Caleb Smartt will be joined by newcomer Darrell Tate after fending off challenger Bridget Jones for the two open alderman seats. Tate earned 153 votes followed by Smartt with 151 and Jones with 112.  

ARDMORE  

Alderman Jason Sherman unseated incumbent Mike Magnusson to take the mayoral seat in Ardmore. Sherman earned 197 votes to Magnusson’s 182.  

Incumbent Spencer N. Smith will be joined by newcomers Aaron Boldin and Jerry Mitchell on the Ardmore Board of Alderman after running for three open seats. , Mitchell earned 188, Boldin earned 187 votes and Smith 179. Incumbent Sheri Hunt ran unopposed and was re-elected to the unexpired alderman term with 223 votes.  

ATHENS 

Incumbent Perry L. McCowan will be joined by newcomers Abby Burke Carroll and H. Chris Trew after defeating incumbent Larry D. Eaton and challengers S. Thomas “Tom” Hamilton, Lou Pascarella, and Robert Patrick for the three open seats on the Athens City Council. Incumbent Steve Sherlin did not seek re-election.  

Carroll led the vote count with 1,684 votes followed by Trew with 1,222, Pascarella with 1,087, McCowan with 1,072,  Hamilton with 997, Eaton with 860, and Patrick with 313.  

ATOKA 

Incumbent Barry L. Akin defeated challenger John Harber 1,664 to 1,342 to retain the mayoral seat in Atoka.  

WIth incumbents Chris Detje, John Harber, Christopher Schaeffer Jr. not seeking re-election, three new faces were elected to the Atoka Board of Alderman. Newcomers Darren Walker, Cody Pace, and Sherrye Lynn Dodson defeated challengers Chris Ballard, Stephen Shopher, and Heather White to take the three open alderman seats.  

Walker led the vote count with 1,566 followed by Pace with 1,131, Dodson with 1,113, Ballard with 1,092, Shopher with 916, and White with 698.  

ATWOOD 

Newcomer T.J. Herndon ran unopposed and was elected with 220 complimentary votes to the Atwood mayoral seat after incumbent Fridie Agee Jr. did not seek re-election.  

Newcomers Dustin Church and JoAnn Long defeated fellow challenger Tommy Polinski to take the two open alderman seats in Atwood. Long led the count with 141 votes followed by Church with 111 and Polinski with 99.  

BANEBERRY 

Incumbent Tina Raddish was the lone candidate who qualified for two open city commission seats in Baneberry, retaining her position.  

BARTLETT 

Incumbent David Parsons ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Bartlett with 16,662 complimentary votes. 

Incumbent Harold Brad King defeated challenger Jerry L. Jenkins 11,466-6,503 to retain the Alderman Position 1 seat. 

Newcomer Cynthia “Cindy” Cromwell unseated incumbent Robert Griffin and defeated challenger Tim Schlum for the Alderman Position 2 seat. Cromwell received 8,322 votes followed by Griffin with 7,457, and Schlum with 1,152.  

Incumbent David Reaves retained his Alderman Position 3 seat over challenger Tamisha P. DuBose, earning 10,598 votes to DuBose’s 7,321.  

BEAN STATION 

Incumbent Ben N. Waller staved off challenger Pam Wilmoth 568-207 to retain the mayoral seat in Bean Station.  

Newcomers Mike Atkins and Jennifer Seals Kinser defeated fellow challengers Ashley McKinney and Ed York for the two open alderman seats. Atkins led with 351 votes followed by Kinser with 299, McKinney with 292, and York with 212.  

BEERSHEBA SPRINGS 

Incumbent Clayton Forsyth ran unopposed and was re-elected to the Beersheba Springs City Commission with 109 complimentary votes.  

BELLE MEADE 

Incumbents Louise C. Bryant, Neal Clayton, and Rusty Moore staved off challenger Gray Oliver Thornburg to retain the three seats open on the Belle Meade City Commission. Moore led the vote count with 1,133 followed by Clayton with 1,007, Bryant with 854, and Thornburg with 771.  

BETHEL SPRINGS 

Newcomer Gary L. Bizzell Jr. defeated fellow challenger Thomas Montgomery 119-82 to take the mayoral seat in Bethel Springs after incumbent John M. Wood did not seek re-election. 

Newcomer John Fountain was the only candidate who qualified for the two open alderman seats and received 154 complimentary votes.  

BIG SANDY 

Alderwoman Becky Belyew Wright unseated incumbent John N. Clement III for the mayoral seat in Big Sandy. Wright earned 88 votes to Clement’s 63.  

Incumbents Jayson Dobson and Ken Wright will be joined on the Big Sandy Board of Alderman by newcomer Terry L. Culpepper after running for three open seats. Dobson led the vote tally with 107 followed by Culpepper with 106 and Wright with 90.  

BLAINE 

Incumbent Marvin D. Braden ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Blaine with 501 complimentary votes. 

Incumbent Darrell Williams will be joined by newcomers Steve Hodge and John A. “Tony” Jarnagin on the Blaine Board of Alderman after running unopposed for the three open seats. Hodge led the tally with 430 votes followed by Williams with 407 and Jarnagin 366.  

BLUFF CITY 

Newcomer Michelle Roberts unseated incumbent Lori Stanton in a 227-196 vote to become mayor of Bluff City. 

Incumbent Eric C. Johnson will be joined by newcomer James Roberts on the Bluff City Board of Alderman after the two ran unopposed for two open seats. Johnson received 311 complimentary votes and Roberts 250.  

BRADEN 

Incumbents Chester Cocke and Mack Green ran unopposed and were re-elected to the two open city commission seats in Braden with 78 and 68 votes respectively.  

BRADFORD 

Alderman Paul Richards ran unopposed and was elected mayor of Bradford with 230 complimentary votes. Mayor Dwayne Reynolds did not seek re-election. 

Incumbent Angie Graves Harrington was the sole candidate to seek re-election to the three open alderman seats, receiving 229 complimentary votes.  

BRIGHTON 

Citizens passed two of three referendums on the ballot in Brighton. Voters approved a measure to allow retail package stores to sell liquor 439-190 and one to allow legal premises consumption 431-190. However, residents voted down a sales and use tax increase 398 against to 277 for.  

BRISTOL 

Three newcomers will join the Bristol City Council. 

After incumbent Kelly Graham did not seek re-election, Andrew Meyer defeated challenger Wayne Hayton 3,562-2,579 to take the East District City Council seat.  

In the West District race, James “Jay” Kyle unseated incumbent Lea Powers 3,523-3,107. With incumbent Margaret Feierabend not seeking re-election, newcomer David E. Warren ran unopposed for the South District seat and received 5,540 complimentary votes.  

BRUCETON 

Challenger Brad Burley defeated incumbent Robert T. Keeton III for the mayoral seat in Bruceton, earning 211 votes to Keeton’s 114.  

Newcomers Michael E. Wilson and Robert Cole unseated incumbent Jack R. Blocker and defeated challenger Jason D. McCord for the two open seats on the Bruceton Board of Aldermen. Wilson led the vote tally with 187 followed by Cole with 176, McCord with 114, and Blocker with 105.  

BULLS GAP 

Incumbent Jim Riley fended off challenger David S. Gulley Jr. 112-73 to retain the mayoral seat in Bulls Gap. 

Incumbents Betsy Shipley and Susan Williams defeated challengers Charles “Chuck” Johnson, Allen Long, and Avery Walker for the two open alderman seats. Shipley received 104 votes, Williams 86, Johnson 54, Long 42, and Walker 41.  

BURLISON 

Incumbent Danny H. Howard ran unopposed and was re-elected to the open city council seat in Burlison with 104 complimentary votes.  

BURNS 

Incumbent Scott Street will be joined by newcomer Kevin Bland on the Burns City Commission after running unopposed for two open seats. Street earned 379 votes and Bland received 373. 

CALHOUN 

Incumbent Victor Gregory Keith will be joined by newcomer Timothy A. Womac after running unopposed for the two seats on the Calhoun City Commission. Keith received 104 complimentary votes and Womac received 214.  

CAMDEN 

Incumbent Roger G. Pafford staved off challenger Mike Nunnery 520-357 to retain the mayoral seat in Camden. 

Newcomers Brad Mills and Blake Parker defeated challenger Debbie Arnold Baldwin for the two open seats on the Camden Board of Aldermen. Mills received 472 votes, Parker 420, and Baldwin 398.  

CARTHAGE 

Incumbent Sam Gray defeated Alderman Justin Maudlin and newcomer Michael “Woody” Woodard to retain the mayoral seat in Carthage. Gray earned 192 votes followed by Maudlin with 182 and Woodard with 128. 

Incumbent Gail B. Grigg will be joined by newcomers Frances McDonald and Kennie R. Bryant after fending off challenger Kimberly Sueann Kees for the three open alderman seats.  

McDonald led the vote tally with 259 followed by Bryant with 209, Grigg with 204, Petty with 176, and Kees with 136.  

CARYVILLE 

Incumbent Beth Lawson ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Caryville with 350 complimentary votes.  

Newcomer Ramsey A. Bloy defeated fellow challenger Jerry Chadwell 226-153 to take the open Ward 1 alderman seat in Caryville.  

Incumbent Josh Monday ran unopposed and was re-elected to the Ward 2 seat with 312 complimentary votes. No candidate qualified for the Ward 3 seat.  

CEDAR HILL 

Incumbent Marquita Pettus ran unopposed and was re-elected to the open city commission seat in Cedar Hill with 68 complimentary votes.  

CHURCH HILL 

Incumbent Michael Walker will be joined by newcomers Keith Bruner and James Paul Marsh, defeating incumbent Kenneth Luster and challengers Tim Lingerfelt, Marc Bass, and Ralph Little for three open seats on the Church Hill Board of Alderman. Marsh received 821 votes, Walker 734, Bruner 675, Luster 623, Lingerfelt 572, Bass 504, and Little 335.  

Incumbent Keith Gibson retained the unexpired alderman seat, defeating challengers Michael Bell and Kathryn Boggs Metcalf. Gibson earned 890 votes, Metcalf 538, and Bell 344. The two seats were previously held by James Grisby and Kathy Christian.  

CLARKSVILLE 

Newcomer Mark Riggins defeated Aldermen Wanda Smith and Brian Zacharias for the mayoral seat after Joe Pitts did not seek re-election in Clarksville. Riggins earned 16,092 votes to Smith’s 15,082 and Zacharias’ 4,819.  

In the Ward 1 City Council seat previously held by Zacharias, newcomer Sabrena Gillespie defeated challengers Larry Allen and Adolph Dagan. Gillespie earned 789 votes, Allen 540, and Dagan 252.  

In the Ward 2 race, newcomer Bill Cody narrowly inched out incumbent Eric W. Claunch 1,074-1,067.  

In the Ward 6 seat previously held by Wanda Smith, Charles “Chas” Uffelman defeated challengers Justin Swallows and Zachary Arthur Walker. Uffelman earned 832 votes, Swallows 793, and Walker 218.  

In the Ward 7 seat previously held by Travis Holleman, Christina Lee Hardesty defeated John Dewey Robinson 2,083-1,513.  

For the Ward 10 seat, incumbent Stacey Streetman fended off challenger Chris Reneau 2,664-2,528.  

In the Ward 11 seat previously held by Joe Shakeenab, Billy Lange ran unopposed and was elected with 2,434 complimentary votes.  

CLIFTON 

Newcomers Tom Mathis, Layton Packwood, and Tommy Boyd defeated incumbent Jeff Letson and challengers Johnniecia Cooke, Christopher Huntingford, Chris Kelley, and James Newcomb to take the three open seats on the Clifton City Commission.  

Mathis led the vote tally with 136 votes followed by Packwood with 129, Boyd with 112, Letson with 111, Cooke with 82, Kelley with 35, Huntingford with 29, and Newcomb with 26.  

CLINTON 

Incumbent Scott Burton defeated challengers Delanie Davis and Stephen McNally to retain the mayoral seat in Clinton. Burton earned 1,525 votes followed by McNally with 1,123 and Davis with 372.  

Newcomer Rick Meredith defeated fellow challenger Andrea Townsend for the Ward 1 Alderman seat previously held by David Queener. Meredith earned 1,661 votes to Townsend’s 1,106.  

In Ward 3, incumbent Wendy Maness fended off challenger Chatie Auxier 1,843-653.  

Incumbent David D. Hatmaker ran unopposed in Ward 2 and received 2,222 complimentary votes. 

COALMONT 

City Commissioner Dennis Alan Jones ran unopposed and was elected to the Coalmont mayoral seat with 138 complimentary votes. Incumbent Thomas H. Meeks did not seek re-election.  

Newcomers Andrew Parson and Carla Tate ran unopposed and were elected to the two open alderman seats with 102 and 109 votes respectively.  

COLLEGEDALE 

Newcomer Jessica Fields will join incumbent Tonya Sadler on the Collegedale City Commission, fending off challengers Bryan Barrett, Volker Henning, and Christopher Twombley. Incumbent Morty Lloyd did not seek re-election to his seat.  

Fields led the count with 1,161 votes followed by Sadler with 1,084, Henning with 1,025, Barrett with 928, and Twombley with 472.  

COLLIERVILLE 

In the Alderman Position 4 race, incumbent Missy Marshall defeated challenger Liz Deely 10,754-6,348. 

Two races in Collierville will go to a run off after no candidate secured the required 50% of the vote.  

Incumbent Chris Hall and newcomer Tim Goddard will advance to a run-off for the Alderman Position 4 seat. Challenger Jason Lederfine was eliminated from the race. Goddard received 7,249 votes followed by Hall with 6,970 and Lederfine with 2,824.  

In the Alderman Position 2 Race, incumbent Jewel Jordan will face off against newcomer Steve Christensen in a run off. Challenger Chad Kelsey will not advance. Christensen received 6,548 votes followed by Jordan with 5,363 and Kelsey with 5,150.  

COLLINWOOD 

Incumbents Stanley Shaundale Hanback and Kimberly Odle McFall ran unopposed for the two open city commission seats in Collinwood, receiving 169 and 176 complimentary votes respectively.  

COLUMBIA 

Newcomer Stewart Parker defeated challengers Timothy Johnson, Jai Lipscomb, Eric Previti, and Ashely Townsend for the mayoral seat in Columbia after incumbent Chaz Molder did not seek re-election, instead launching a failed bid for U.S. Congress.  

Parker earned 4,027 votes followed by Lipscomb with 2,918, Previti with 2,401, Townsend with 2,119, and Johnson with 1,518.  

Councilman Charlie Huffman unseated incumbent Randy McBroom for the vice mayor’s seat 5,852-5,726.  

COOPERTOWN 

Incumbent Robert D. Anderson ran unopposed and was re-elected to the Ward 1 Alderman seat in Coopertown with 752 complimentary votes.  

In the Ward 2 race, Justin Bahorik defeated Casey Bohn for the seat previously held by Randall Hayes. Bahorik earned 417 votes to Bohn’s 288.  

CORNERSVILLE 

Three newcomers unseated two incumbents on the Cornersville Board of Alderman with Jon Courtemanche, John Salsman, and Trina Rios taking the seats previously held by Doris Arthur and Sheryl McClintock. Incumbent Mary Johnson did not seek re-election.  

Courtemanche led the vote count with 321 followed by Salsman with 245, Rios with 196, McClintock with 139, and Arthur with 121.  

Newcomer Chris Kiser ran unopposed and secured the open unexpired alderman seat with 306 complimentary votes. 

COVINGTON 

Newcomer Chad Smith defeated Alderman John Edwards 1,031-832 to take the mayoral seat in Covington after incumbent Jan Hensley did not seek re-election. 

Incumbent Jean Johnson fended off challenger Johnetta Yarbrough 264-232 to retain the Alderman District 1 seat. 

Newcomers Harold D. Hardon and Joseph “Jay” Black ran unopposed with Hardon receiving 559 complimentary votes in the District 2 race and Black receiving 438 complimentary votes in the District 3 race.  

CRAB ORCHARD 

Incumbents Winona Christopher and Michael Findley fended off challenger Trent Mullinax to retain the two alderman seats in Crab Orchard. Christopher earned 121 votes followed by Findley with 133 and Mullinax 98.  

CROSS PLAINS 

Newcomers Brad Keith and Brandy Hasting defeated incumbent Marlene C. Graves and fellow challenger David G. Ridings for the two open seats on the Cross Plains City Commission. Keith led the vote tally with 247 followed by Hasting with 246, Graves with 239, and Ridings with 176.  

CROSSVILLE 

Incumbent R.J. Crawford ran unopposed and will retain the mayoral seat in Crossville with 2,310 complimentary votes.  

Incumbent Mike Turner will be joined by newcomer Danny R. Wyatt on the Crossville City Council, fending off challenges from Robbie Poore and Greg Wood. Turner led the vote count with 1,312 followed by Wyatt with 1,305, Poore with 1,060, and Wood with 812.  

Newcomer Melinda Kelsey defeated challengers Kristopher Cole and Louis Morrison for the unexpired council term. Kesley earned 1,277 votes to Cole’s 814 and Morrison’s 386.  

Crossville citizens voted down a referendum that would have transferred 3.85 acres of municipal property at the city’s water treatment plant to Cumberland Plateau Water. The measure received 1,771 votes against and 1,231 for.  

CRUMP 

Incumbent Ricky N. Tuberville ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Crump. 

Incumbent Heath Robertson will be joined by newcomer Riley Warren after both ran unopposed for two open alderman seats. Likewise, Michael E. Tuberville ran unopposed and was elected to the unexpired alderman term.  

CUMBERLAND CITY 

Incumbent Linda Gunson defeated Alderwoman Melissa M. Dunlap-Cross 67-45 to retain the mayoral seat in Cumberland City.  

Newcomer Lydia Spencer-Spencer ran unopposed and received 42 complimentary votes for the Alderman Ward 1 seat while incumbent Karen Williams ran unopposed and received 50 complimentary votes for the Alderman Ward 2 seat.  

CUMBERLAND GAP 

Incumbents John D. Douglas and John Ravnum will be joined by newcomer Aaron Thomas on the Cumberland Gap Board of Aldermen after running unopposed for three open seats. Thomas received 44 votes, Ravnum 41, and Douglas 38.  

DANDRIDGE 

Newcomer Stephanie Churchwell will join incumbents Jeff Depew and Todd Kesterton on the Dandridge Board of Alderman after the three ran unopposed for three open seats.  

DECATUR 

Incumbent John Wayne Irwin fended off Alderman Bryan Peaden to retain the mayoral seat in Decatur 247-172.  

Incumbent Gary Ray Meadows will be joined on the Decatur Board of Aldermen by newcomers Tommy Dake and Connie O’Daniel after the three ran unopposed for three open seats. Dake and Meadows each garnered 305 votes while O’Daniel earned 279.  

DOVER 

Incumbent Lesa Fitzhugh defeated challengers Michelle Criswell and Philip Dale Ward to retain the mayoral seat in Dover. Fitzhugh received 295 votes followed by Ward with 158 and Criswell with 126.  

Two incumbents ran unopposed and retain alderman seats in Dover. Alexander A. Berta received 168 complimentary votes in the Ward 1 Alderman race while Jonathan “Bo” Timmons received 258 votes in the Ward 2 Alderman race.  

DOYLE 

Alderman Timothy Brock defeated challengers Joseph Michael Judd and Jimmy Dale Savage to take the mayoral seat in Doyle after incumbent Ray Spivey did not seek re-election. Brock received 55 votes while Judd and Savage each received 41.  

Robert Meeks will be joined by Rita Rice and Bruce Shannon on the Doyle Board of Aldermen after defeating challenger Sue Savage for the three open seats. Meeks led the vote tally with 90 followed by Rice and Shannon each with 81 and Savage with 72.  

DRESDEN 

Incumbent Mark L. Maddox ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Dresden with 609 complimentary votes. 

Incumbents Gwin Anderson, Curtis Doran, and Jennifer Reddick Schlicht fended off challenger Jeffrey Washburn to retain the three open seats on the Dresden Board of Aldermen.  

Doran led the vote count with 570 followed by Schlicht with 547, Anderson with 473, and Washburn with 337.  

DUCKTOWN 

Newcomer James Talley ran unopposed and was elected to the open commissioner seat in Ducktown.  

DYER 

Incumbents Bett Jewell, Marty Graves, and Nathan Reed will be joined on the Dyer Board of Mayor and Aldermen by newcomer Christopher Skelton, defeating incumbent Jessica Dickinson and challengers Jim Hesse and Derek Stafford for the four open seats.  

Jewell led the vote tally with 276 followed by Graves with 247, Skelton with 246, Reed with 222, Dickinson with 221, Stafford with 211, and Hesse with 197.  

DYERSBURG 

Incumbent John Holden fended off challengers Bobby L. Baker, Malik D. Garrett, and Lynn Luckett to retain the mayoral seat in Dyersburg. Holden led the count with 1,792 followed by Luckett with 924, Garrett with 401, and Baker with 277.  

Only the Ward 2 alderman race was contested with newcomer John Baker defeating incumbent James Baltimore 326 to 217.  

Debbie Garner is the sole newcomer to the Dyersburg Board of Alderman, running unopposed and receiving 389 complimentary votes for the Ward 4 seat previously held by Dennis Moody. Incumbents running unopposed included Edward Burks who received 2,595 complimentary votes in the At-Large Position 1 seat, Rick Crawford who received 2,510 votes for At-Large Alderman Position 2, Vanedda Prince Webb who received 2,586 for At-Large Position 3, Willie Cole who received 366 votes for Ward 1, Ricky Hammond who received 498 in Ward 2, and Joey L. Harrison who received 984 votes in Ward 5.  

EAGLEVILLE 

Incumbent Chad Leeman ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Eagleville with 235 complimentary votes. 

Incumbents Craig Campbell, Brandon S. Emamalie, and Shawn Futrell ran unopposed and were re-elected to the Eagleville City Council. Campbell received 200 votes, Emamalie 172, and Futrell 162.  

EAST RIDGE 

Incumbent Brian Williams ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of East Ridge with 4,852 complimentary votes.  

Incumbent David Tyler will be joined by newcomer Robert “Bob” Gilreath on the East Ridge City Council, fending off challenges from James L.C. Meyers, Caroline Rossman, and Marty Von Schaaf. Tyler led the tally with 2,207 followed by Gilreath with 1,949, Von Schaaf with 1,910, Rossman with 1,838, and Meyers with 1,591.  

Newcomer Misty D. Chauncey unseated incumbent Patricia E. Cassidy in the city court clerk race. Chaunce earned 2,617 votes to Cassidy’s 2,544.  

Voters in East Ridge also approved a charter amendment 4,183 to 1,386. The referendum provides the mayor with a salary of $12,000 per year and other commissioners $7,200 per year to be paid in monthly establishments. Future pay adjustments will also have to be voted on via referendum. Councilmembers and their families can also now participate in city benefits programs so long as it is at no cost to the city.  

ELIZABETHTON 

Incumbent William E. Bill Carter will be joined by newcomers Curt Alexander, Frankie Bailey, and Terry Norris after unseating incumbent Michael G. Simerly and fending off challengers Richard M. Barker, Larry Clark, Mike Melton, and Scott J. Sams in the Elizabethton City Council race.  

Alexander led the tally with 1,684, Bailey 1,296, Carter with 1,217, Norris 1,161, Barker 1,137, Simerly 1,001, Clark 930, Melton 407, and Sams 332.  

ERWIN 

Incumbents Angela Wilcox Vaughn and Michael Baker will be joined by newcomer Ryan Blankenship after defeating incumbent Cathy J. Huskins and challengers Jeff Canon, Eleana Pate, and Dustin Walden for the three open seats on the Erwin Board of Aldermen.  

Vaughn led the vote count with 739 followed by Baker with 704, Blankenship with 600, Huskins with 561, Pate with 557, Walden with 387, and Canon with 327.  

ETHRIDGE 

Incumbent George E. Doyle will be joined by newcomer Nathan Sheridan after seeking two open seats on the Ethridge City Commission. Doyle received 77 complimentary votes and Sheridan 46.  

FAIRVIEW 

Newcomer Rick Shepherd unseated incumbent Lisa Anderson and defeated Commissioner Chris McDonald to take the mayoral seat in Fairview. Shepherd earned 1,420 votes followed by McDonald with 1,385 and Anderson with 1,192.  

Newcomers David Bynum and Scott Lucas defeated incumbent Wayne Hall and challenger Karen Cobb for the two open seats on the Fairview City Commission with Chris McDonald not seeking re-election to his seat. Bynum received 2,223 votes followed by Lucas with 1,588, Hall with 1,533, and Cobb with 1,441.  

FAYETTEVILLE 

Newcomer Mark A. Clark defeated incumbent Donna Hartman to take the mayoral seat in Fayetteville 1,108 to 609.  

Dorothy Small was the sole incumbent to retain a seat on the Fayetteville Board of Aldermen with newcomers Michael T. Whisenant and W. Mike Harry defeating incumbent Tonya Allen and challengers Stephanie Eddie Britt, Rich Jacobus, and Joseph “Jody” King for the three open seats on the board.  

Whisenant led the vote count with 885 followed by Small with 884, Harry with 702, Allen with 636, Jacobus with 502, Britt with 476, and King with 313.  

FINGER 

Alderman Robert Lee Heathcock IV ran unopposed and was elected mayor of Finger with 52 complimentary votes after incumbent Cody Moss did not seek re-election. 

Newcomers Timothy Shane Carroll and David Scott Heathcock ran unopposed for the two open seats on the Finger Board of Alderman and received 50 complimentary votes each.  

FOREST HILLS 

Incumbents Jim Gardner and Henry Trost ran unopposed and were re-elected to the two open seats on the Forest Hills City Commission with 1,994 and 1,978 votes respectively.  

GAINESBORO 

Voters in Gainesboro voted 152-43 to approve the sale of wine in retail stores.  

GALLATIN 

Newcomer Johnnie Anderson unseated incumbent Pagie Brown and defeated challenger Mary Genung to take the mayoral seat in Gallatin. Anderson received 5,173 votes, Genung 5,104, and Brown 4,992.  

After incumbent Steve Fann did not seek re-election, newcomer Jerry Joslin defeated challenger Sean Clark 7,027-6,149 to take the at-large alderman seat.  

Newcomer Bart Bagsby Sr. unseated incumbent Pascal Jouvenel 2,031-1,643 in the Alderman District 3 seat.  

After incumbent Craig Hayes did not seek re-election, newcomer John Belman defeated Ruth Fennell 2,205-1,325 for the District 4 seat. 

In District 5, newcomer Brenda Dotson unseated incumbent Steven J. Carter in a 797-788 vote.  

GALLAWAY 

Newcomers Ivory O. Miller and Larry D. Walton ran unopposed and were elected to the two open city commission seats in Gallaway with 52 and 13 votes respectively.  

GARLAND 

Incumbent Kelley W. Gray ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Garland with 128 complimentary votes. 

Incumbents Cynthia R. Hensley and Beverly Kay Rose were the only two candidates who qualified for the six open alderman seats and received 116 and 96 votes respectively. 

In the city recorder race, incumbent Lisa McClain ran unopposed and was re-elected with 113 complimentary votes.  

GERMANTOWN 

Newcomer Tony Salvaggio defeated challenger Edgar Babian 12,880-3,308 for the Germantown mayoral seat previously held by Mike Palazzolo, who did not seek re-election.  

Incumbent Mary Anne Gibson staved off challenger Todd Adams 8,102-7,447 to retain the Alderman Position 2 seat.  

Incumbent Scott A. Sanders ran unopposed and was re-elected to the Alderman Position 1 seat with 13,868 complimentary votes.  

GIBSON 

Incumbent Chris Houck ran unopposed for mayor and received 117 complimentary votes in Gibson. 

Incumbent Sara F. Meals and newcomer Dillon Ivy ran unopposed for the two open alderman seats in Gibson, receiving 91 and 74 complimentary votes respectively.  

GILT EDGE 

Incumbent James D. Farris will be joined by newcomer Nicholas Hursh after the pair sought two of three open seats on the Gilt Edge City Council. Farris received 84 complimentary votes and Hursh received 45. 

No candidate qualified for the unexpired term on the city council.  

GOODLETTSVILLE  

Incumbents Rusty Tinnin and Jimmy D. Anderson fended off challenges from Erich Meachum, Michael Milliner, and Eric Near to retain the two open seats on the Goodlettsville City Commission. Tinnin received 3,081 votes, Anderson received 2,334, Milliner received 1,762 Meacham received 1,695, and Near received 325. 

Goodlettsville voters also rejected a sales and use tax increase with 3,205 voting against and 2,507 voting for. The increase would have increased sales and use tax a half-penny per dollar.  

GORDONSVILLE 

Newcomers Luke Smith and Dustin Proffit ran for two of the three open alderman seats in Gordonsville and were elected with 275 and 267 votes respectively.  

GRAND JUNCTION 

Newcomer Isiah Hunt defeated Vice Mayor Cheryl D. Smith to take the mayoral seat in Grand Junction after Curtis Lane opted to not seek re-election. Hunt earned 52 votes to Smith’s 27.  

Incumbent Steve Luellen will be joined by newcomers Nichole Luellen and Donna Lane, who launched a successful write-in campaign for the third open seat. Write-in candidate Nakita Prewitt did not secure enough votes for the third seat. 

S. Luellen led the vote count with 76 followed by N. Luellen with 60, Lane with 30, and Prewitt with 7.  

GREENBACK 

Incumbent Dewayne Birchfield staved off a challenge from Alderwoman Linda Black to retain the mayoral seat in Greenback 253-128.  

Incumbents Tina S. Baker and Derrick Doehler will be joined by newcomers Austin Lyttle and Jacob Neely after Black and incumbent Delmar Davis did not seek re-election. Baker received 293 votes, Doehler and Neely each received 288, and Lyttle received 280.  

GREENFIELD 

Incumbent Cindy McAdamas narrowly defeated challenger Brad Hardin 292 to 291 to retain the mayoral seat in Greenfield. 

Incumbent Leanna Stephenson will be joined by newcomers Tyler Jay Dunning, Cody Ricketts, and Logan Rowlett after unseating incumbent Mark Galey for the four open seats on the Greenfield Board of Aldermen.  

Dunning led the vote tally with 450 followed by Ricketts with 444, Rowlett with 422, Stephenson with 398, and Galey with 309.  

GRUETLI-LAAGER 

Alderman Allen Joslyn ran unopposed and was elected mayor of Gruetli-Laager after incumbent Donna Rollins decided to seek an unexpired alderman term. Joslyn received 379 votes. 

Newcomer Colby Cox will join incumbent Hubert Dewayne Hargis after defeating incumbent Michael Jones and challenger Ronnie Wayne Scissom for the two open seats on the Gruetli-Laager Board of Aldermen. Cox led the vote count with 263 followed by Hargis with 177, Jones with 145, and Scissom with 94.  

Newcomer Jama Jacks King defeated Mayor Donna Rollins for the unexpired alderman term 270-133.  

GUYS 

Incumbent Bradley P. Gray will be joined by newcomer Rocky Harben after running unopposed for the two open alderman seats in Guys. Gray received 110 complimentary votes and Harben received 99.  

HALLS 

Alderman David Jennings ran unopposed and was elected mayor of Halls with 555 complimentary votes after incumbent Eugene Pugh did not seek re-election. 

Incumbents Wayne Belton, Mike Cunningham, Rhonda Harris, and James Tyus will be joined by newcomers Barry Britt and Duan Humphrey, defeating Richard Mauppins, Michael Shaw, and Michael Tolbert for the six open alderman seats. Jennings and incumbent Dale McCaslin did not seek re-election. 

Harris led the vote count with 395, followed by Belton with 368, Cunningham with 330, Britt with 317, Tyus 279, Humphrey 277, Tolbert 208, Mauppins 168, and Shaw 127.  

HARROGATE 

Incumbent Troy Poore ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Harrogate. Incumbent Letha Peters retained the West Ward seat running unopposed while newcomer Gary Willis took the East Ward seat having run unopposed. No candidate qualified for the unexpired West Ward seat.  

Harrogate voters also approved a consumption on the premises referendum with 572 votes for and 478 against.  

HENDERSONVILLE 

In Hendersonville’s Ward 1 Alderman race, incumbent Mark Burdorf fended off challenger Afton Adams-Skidmore 1,675 to 1,485.  

Newcomer David Ramos narrowly defeated challenger Keith Dennen 1,371 to 1,347 to take the Ward 2 seat.  

Newcomer Vanessa Silkwood defeated challenger Chris Gonzalez 1,997 to 1,935 to take the Ward 4 seat while newcomer Todd Kerr defeated challenger Rob Rebyrn 1,779-1,502 to take the Ward 6 seat.  

In the Ward 3 race, incumbent Bob Garzza ran unopposed and received 2,111 complimentary votes. Newcomer Garett Kidd also ran unopposed in the Ward 5 race, receiving 3,373 complimentary votes.  

HENNING 

Incumbent Quenton Reed ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Henning with 182 votes.  

Six candidates ran unopposed and were elected to open seats on the board of aldermen with incumbents Martha Louise Morgan and Deborah Bates Taylor being joined by newcomers Nikesha Fryerson, Mary Ann Jarrett, Rita O. Lake, and Teneka Smith Parr. Incumbents Dwan Anderson, Cubert Bell, Carstella Douglass, and Jackie Alston did not seek re-election.  

Jarrett led the vote count with 167 followed by Taylor with 158, Parr with 154, Lake with 151, Morgan with 148, and Fryerson with 147.  

HENRY 

Newcomer Randy M. Alesia ran unopposed and was elected to the mayoral seat previously held by Charlotte Barnes, who did not seek re-election.  

Incumbent Julie Smith ran unopposed and was re-elected to the unexpired alderman term in Henry. No candidate qualified for the open alderman seat.  

HICKORY VALLEY 

Incumbent Richard H. “Rick” Ayers ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Hickory Valley with 20 complimentary votes. 

Incumbents Bobby Hensley, Jane Mitchell Powell, and Noel Toney will be joined by newcomers Brian Lake and Colton J. Lax on the Hickory Valley Board of Aldermen after incumbents Richard Lake and Duane Lax did not seek re-election.  

Lax led the vote count with 20 followed by Toney with 18, Hensley and Lake each with 17, and Powell with 14.  

HOLLOW ROCK 

Incumbent Ronnie Webb defeated challenger Misty White to retain the Hollow Rock mayoral seat 110-93.  

Incumbent Angela Stockdale will be joined by newcomer Bobby Brotherton after defeating challengers Sherry Ozier and James Robison for the two open aldermen seats. Brotherton led the count with 129 followed by Stockdale with 92, Robison 87, and Ozier 46.  

Former Alderwoman Cathie Pardue also ran unopposed and was elected to the unexpired alderman seat with 175 complimentary votes.  

HUNTINGDON 

Incumbents Kelly B. Eubanks, Andrew Maddox, and John Lindsey Sanders ran unopposed and were re-elected to the three open city council seats in Huntingdon. Eubanks received 800 votes, Maddox 774, and Sanders 751.  

JASPER 

Incumbents Jennifer Newsom Cardin and Vikki Morgan ran unopposed and were re-elected to their alderman seats in Jasper with 659 and 544 votes respectively.  

JEFFERSON CITY 

Incumbents ran unopposed and were re-elected to three seats in Jefferson City. Mitch Cain retained the mayoral seat while Kevin V. Bunch and Sheala Fay Purkey remained on the city council.  

JELLICO 

Vice Mayor Sara Barton defeated challengers Bobby D. Fuson and Brian Pitts to take the Jellico mayoral seat previously held by Sandy Terry. Barton earned 259 votes followed by Fuson with 195 and Pitts with 53.  

Incumbents Joel M. Creekmore and Teresa Adkins will be joined by newcomers Chris Blair, Bethany Hendrickson, Ryan Faulkner, and Tonia Brookman in the six open seats on the Jellico Board of Aldermen. Challengers Marie Dunaway-Meadors, Mitchell Long, Donna Perkins, and Karen “Susie” Shannon did not garner enough votes to take seats.  

Blair, Hendrickson, Faulkner, and Brookman will take the seats vacated by Barton, Marty Bowlin, Suzette Davenport, and Rodney Minton who did not seek re-election.  

Blair led the vote tally with 326 followed by Creekmore with 332, Adkins with 292, Hendrickson with 263, Faulkner with 257, Brookman with 190, Dunaway-Meadors and Perkins with 139 each, Shannon with 114, and Long with 76.  

JOHNSON CITY  

Newcomers Pete Paduch and Dave Adams unseated incumbents Jenny Brock and Whitney Calhoun Goetz and fended off challenges from William “Bud” Hill Jr, Gary Kalogeros, Tricia Korade, Aaron T. Murphy, and J.B.  Westmoreland for the two open seats on the Johnson City Commission. Paduch earned 5,776 votes followed by Adams with 4,401, Brock 4,345, Murphy 4,320, Bruni 4,294, Westmoreland 3,612, Goetz 3,612, Korade 1,491, Kalogeros 1,068, and Hill 579.  

JONESBOROUGH 

Newcomer Michael Hartman defeated challenger Brian Ponder 1,296 to 1,179 to take the mayoral seat in Jonesborough after incumbent Kelly Wolf did not seek re-election. 

Incumbents Virginia C. Causey and Zac Jenkins fended off challengers Jason A. Greenlee and Dana C. Helvey to take the two open alderman seats. Causey led the vote count with 1,188 followed by Jenkins with 1,075, Helvey with 892, and Greenlee with 700.  

KENTON 

Alderman Harold W. Banks ran unopposed and received 288 complimentary votes to take the mayoral seat in Kenton after Danny Jowers did not seek re-election.  

Incumbents Wade Simpson, Glenn P. Zarecor, Jesse Griggs, and Tim Johns will be joined by newcomers Mike Watson, and Jana Ray on the Kenton Board of Alderman, defeating challengers Steve Hilton, Clay McEwen, and Demetria Spencer. Incumbent Shelia Barnes did not seek re-election.  

Simpson received 198, Zarecor received 182, Griggs and Watson each received 175, Ray received 162, Johns received 147, McEwen received 131, Hilton received 122, and Spencer received 111. 

Incumbent Charles Crouson run unopposed for the city judge seat and earned 237 complimentary votes.  

KIMBALL 

Incumbent Teresa Lofty will be joined by newcomer Todd Allen Smith on the Kimball Board of Alderman after unseating incumbent Johnny Sisk and fending off challenger Jimmy Cantrell for the two open seats.  

Lofty led the tally with 275 votes followed by Smith with 229, Sisk with 221 and Cantrell with 91.  

KINGSTON 

Incumbent Tim Neal ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Kinston with 1,718 complimentary votes.  

Incumbents Phillip Bredwell and Phillip Martin will be joined by newcomer Zack Nitzschke on the Kingston City Council, fending off newcomers Barry Burton, Trey Coley, Jeff Gardner, Levi Parish, and Robert Sparkes for the three open seats.  

Bredwell led the vote count with 1,168 followed by Nitzschke with 705, Martin with 545, Parish with 541, Sparkes with 518, Coley with 477, Burton with 464, and Gardner with 453. 

KINGSTON SPRINGS 

Incumbents Michael Joseph Hargis and Todd Verhoven ran unopposed and were re-elected to the two open city commission seats in Kingston Springs with 816 complimentary votes each. 

Newcomer Bob Stohler ran unopposed and received 983 complimentary votes for the unexpired commission seat.  

KNOXVILLE 

A charter amendment eliminating run-offs for candidates who receive the majority vote in a primary city election passed 583-407 in Knoxville.  

LAFOLLETTE 

Newcomer David Wilson will join incumbent Stephanie Grimm Solomon on the LaFollette City council, fending off challenger Cliff Jennings for the two open seats. Wilson earned 601 votes followed by Solomon with 576 and Jennings with 455.  

LAGRANGE 

Alderwoman Marla Sue Mounce ran unopposed and was elected mayor of LaGrange with 60 complimentary votes after incumbent Earl M. Smith did not seek re-election. 

Incumbents Roger S. Hill, Andrea Swords, and Benny Lee McGlamery will be joined by newcomers Walter R. Crenshaw III, Kathie S. Lee, and Allison Ramberg as six candidates vied for six open spots on the LaGrange Board of Aldermen. Incumbents Mounce, Katie Lee and James Palmer did not seek re-election.  

Crenshaw led the tally with 56 votes followed by Ramberg with 54, McGlamery with 52, Lee with 51, Swords with 49, and Hill with 47.  

LAKELAND 

Incumbent Josh Roman staved off Alderwoman Connie McCarter to retain the mayoral seat in Lakeland. Roman earned 2,927 votes to McCarter’s 1,967. 

Newcomers Jeremy Burnett and Heather Ann Long defeated fellow challenger Lindsey Reap to take the two open city commission seats in Lakeland. Burnett received 3,040 votes followed by Long with 2,380 and Reap with 2,375.  

LAKESITE 

Incumbents Wayne Behlau and Michelle Wilson fended off challenger Jessica Dobosh to retain the two seats on the Lakesite City Commission. Behlau led the vote count with 497 followed by Wilson with 439 and Dobosh with 382.  

LA VERGNE 

Incumbent Jason Cole fended off challenger James S. Miles 5,233-2,672 to retain the mayoral seat in La Vergne. 

Incumbents Carol Haas and Kara Hobbs ran unopposed for the two seats on the La Vergne Board of Alderman, receiving 4,459 and 4,819 votes respectively.  

LAWRENCEBURG 

Alderman Darryl Watson defeated challenger Roy Story to take the mayoral seat in Lawrenceburg after Mayor Blake Lay did not seek re-election. Watson earned 1,651 votes to Story’s 1,111.  

Newcomer Landon Saunders unseated incumbent Robin N. Williams and defeated challenger Raquel Gobble Fisher for the City Council Seat 2 race. Saunders earned 867 votes followed by Williams with 851 and Fisher with 785.  

Newcomer Shane Hughes secured the Seat 4 race, defeating challengers Greg Kelso and Wes Orton for the seat. Hughes earned 1,014 votes followed by Kelso with 947 and Orton with 599.  

Incumbent Chad Moore ran unopposed for the City Council Seat 1, receiving 2,184 complimentary votes.  

LEBANON 

Incumbent Camille Burdine defeated challenger Shawn Hicks 701 to 543 to retain the Ward 3 Alderman seat in Lebanon. Incumbent Chris Crowell defeated challenger R.J. Johnson 2,095 to 890 to retain the Ward 4 seat while incumbent Phil Morehead fended off challenger Logan M. Thompson 1,843 to 1,265 in the Ward 6 race.  

LENOIR CITY 

Incumbent Todd Kennedy will be joined by newcomers Brad McCall and Hayden Park after unseating incumbents James Brandon and James “Jim” Shields as well as fending off a challenge from Trever Branson for the three open alderman seats in Lenoir City.  

McCall led the vote tally with 1,091 followed by Park with 1,088, Kennedy with 1,048, Shields with 978, Brandon with 940, Collins 712, Branson 483, and Withers 273.  

Lenoir City voters also approved a measure to allow retail package stores to sell alcoholic beverages 1,832-1,004.  

LINDEN 

Newcomer Patricia Bell ran unopposed and was elected to the Ward 2 Alderman unexpired term in Linden.  

LOUDON 

Incumbent Jeff Harris fended off Councilman John Cardwell 943-902 to retain the mayoral seat in Loudon.  

Two new faces will also be seen on the city council after newcomers Mark Harrell and Michael “Mike” Cartwright defeated fellow challengers David Littleton and Mitch Miller for the two open seats.  

Harrell led the vote count with 936 followed by Cartwright with 903, Miller with 668, and Littleton with 499.  

LOUISVILLE 

Alderwoman Lysia Vaught defeated incumbent Jill Robinson Pugh and challenger Mary E. Wingo to take the mayoral seat in Louisville. Vaught earned 1,082 votes followed by Pugh with 545 and Wingo with 275.  

Incumbent John Loope will be joined by newcomer Charles Perry on the Louisville Board of Aldermen, defeating challengers Anna Gibson, Angela Harrington, Dan McKee, and Keith Simmons for the two open seats.  

Loope led the vote tally with 1,076 followed by Perry with 674, Gibson with 608, Harrington with 355, Simmons with 288, and McKee with 142. 

MADISONVILLE 

Incumbent Augusta “Gus” Davis defeated challenger Scott Hunt 582-551 to retain the mayoral seat in Madisonville. 

Newcomers Chris Bowers and Danny E. Long also fended off challenger Conway Mason to take the two open alderman seats. Long received 724 votes, Bowers 685, and Mason 353.  

Madisonville residents also voted down a sales and use tax referendum 665-537.  

MARTIN 

Newcomer David R. Bell defeated Alderman Kent Kelso 1,239 to 1,163 to take the mayoral seat in Martin after incumbent David Belote did not seek re-election. 

In the Ward 1 Alderman race, newcomer Lori Miles defeated fellow challengers David Hart and Tony Prince. Miles earned 461 votes, Prince 406, and Hart 230.  

In the Ward 2 unexpired term race, newcomer Blake McCollum defeated incumbent Lynette Calhoun Wagster 397-204. For the Ward 3 race, newcomer Chad Brewer defeated incumbent Terry J. Hankins 400 to 183.  

Kenny King ran unopposed for the Ward 2 seat previously held by Kent Kelso and received 479 complimentary votes.  

MARYVILLE 

Incumbents Tommy Hunt, Fred Metz, and Andy White fended off challenger Taylor Ford for the three open seats on the Maryville City Council. Hunt led the vote tally with 5,507, White with 5,370, Metz with 4,478, and Ford with 4,046.  

MASON 

Incumbent Eddie Noeman fended off challengers Reynaldo Givhan, Michael Harris, and Virginia A. Rivers to maintain the mayoral seat in Mason. 

Noeman led the vote count with 98 followed by Harris with 66, Rivers with 43, and Givhan with 42.  

Incumbents Carolyn Catron and Mary “Yancey” Mason will be joined by newcomer Sylvester Harvey after defeating incumbent Alethea D. Harris and challenger Antoinette Lacy for the three open seats on the Mason Board of Aldermen. Catron led the vote count with 105 followed by Mason with 95, Harvey with 94, Harris with 86, and Lacy with 83.  

MCKENZIE  

Incumbent Ryan D. Griffin ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of McKenzie with 737 complimentary votes.  

Incumbents Bobby L. Young and Tom Alexander will be joined by newcomer Raymond Glisson after defeating incumbent Carol Jean Armpriest and challenger Armand J. Herbert III for the three open city council seats. Young earned 599 votes, Glisson 493, Alexander 469, Armpriest 367, and Herbert 123.  

MCLEMORESVILLE 

Incumbent Phillip R. Williams fended off challenges from Austin Prater and Nathan Worrell to maintain the mayoral seat in McLemoresville. Williams earned 73 votes followed by Worrell with 28 and Prater with 20.  

The five open alderman seats went to incumbents Sharon Holland, Mike Presson, Lana Y. Suite and newcomers Robby Alford and Adam Martin, defeating challenger Kim Wheeler. Alford and Martin will take the seats held by Don Reed and Angie Martin, who did not seek re-election.  

Presson led the vote tally with 101 followed by Holland with 98, Martin with 96, Suite with 85, Alford with 82, and Wheeler with 57.  

MCMINNVILLE 

Incumbents Deitra Dunlap and Keri Curtis Morton will be joined by Kimberly Cantrell on the McMinnville Board of Alderman after the three fended off challengers Sean Logsdon and Emily Stefanick for the three open seats. Incumbent Vice Mayor Steve Harvey did not seek re-election.  

Dunlap led the vote count with 1,286 followed by Cantrell with 1,177, Morton with 1,148, Stefanick with 944, and Logsdon with 481.  

MEDINA 

Incumbent aldermen Kevin M. Painter and Andrew Michael Rhodes ran unopposed and were elected to the two open seats with 912 and 815 votes respectively.  

MEDON 

Incumbent Brad Replogle ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Medon with 56 votes.  

Incumbents Tammy R. Anthony, Brennan Replogle, and Cathy Venable will be joined by newcomer Debbie Wilson on the Medon Board of Aldermen after incumbent Jerry Anthony did not seek re-election. Venable received 48 complimentary votes, Wilson and Anthony each 46, and Replogle 41.  

MEMPHIS 

Three referendums to change the Memphis City Charter were on the ballot, all of which passed.  

Citizens voted 89,350 to 47,331 on a first referendum to allow library workers to unionize. 230 library workers at 18 branches have campaigned for the past year for this initiative. 

The second referendum was approved 103,776 to 31,097 and will establish uniform procedures for civil service appeals when employees dispute their firings or any other action taken by the city regarding employment. 

The third amendment was approved 86,247 to 48,089 and will create a registration and disclosure process for lobbyists and paid public policy influences to ensure transparency. 

MILAN 

Newcomer W. Thorne Barbour defeated incumbent Clay McCoy for the Ward 1 Alderman seat in Milan. Barbour earned 522 votes to McCoy’s 303.  

The other three seats up for election were won by incumbents. In Ward 4, Tammy Floyd-Wade defeated challenger Wayne Pettigrew 187-146. Ward 2 Alderman Lee Alexander and Ward 3 Alderman James Fountain ran unopposed and were re-elected with 450 and 277 complimentary votes respectively.  

MILLERSVILLE 

Newcomers Rick D. Clifford and Kathy Huckaby ran unopposed and were elected to the Millersville City Commission, receiving 749 and 1,004 votes respectively.  

MILLINGTON 

In Millington, newcomer Tammy Sneed defeated challengers Cody Childress and Willis S. Declue for the Alderman Position 2 seat previously held by Al Bell, who did not seek re-election. Sneed received 1,311 votes followed by Childress with 1,024 and Declue with 240.  

In the Position 4 Alderman race, Chris Everitt unseated incumbent John Perales and defeated challenger Gordon Higgins. Everitt earned 1,044 votes followed by Perales with 971 and Higgins with 423.  

In the unexpired term for the Position 7 Alderman seat, newcomer Ann Turner defeated incumbent Gavin Smith and challengers Charles P. Reed and Chris Denson. Turner earned 917 votes followed by Denson with 703, Smith with 494, and Reed with 414.  

Two incumbents also ran unopposed for their seats. Bethany K. Huffman received 2,294 complimentary votes for the Position 1 Alderman seat while Chris Ford received – complimentary votes for the Position 3 Alderman seat.  

MITCHELLVILLE 

Incumbent Jimmie Green ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Mitchellville with 38 complimentary votes.  

After incumbents Susan Barber, Lynn Hilstrom, and Darlene Worman did not seek re-election, newcomers Melissa Green and Dana Simpson will join the Mitchellville Board of Aldermen, each receiving 20 votes. Candidates Josh Butt and Randy Whitson tied with 19 votes for the third seat. Officials will look to the city charter to determine next steps. Candiate Scott Simpson also ran and received 10 votes.  

MONTEAGLE  

Alderman Dean Lay ran unopposed and was elected mayor of Monteagle after incumbent Greg Maloof did not seek re-election.  

Incumbent Nate Wilson and newcomer Jessica D. Blalock took the two open aldermen seats, defeating incumbent Dan Sargent and challengers Felicia Ladd and David M. Pilcher. Wilson led the count with 111 votes followed by Blalock with 102, Sargent with 84, Pilcher with 80, and Ladd with 79.  

MORRISON 

Vice Mayor Donald L. Miller ran unopposed and was elected to the mayoral seat in Morrison after incumbent Sue Anderson did not seek re-election. Incumbent Jeannine Miller was the only candidate to seek election for two open seats on the Morrison Board of Aldermen.  

MORRISTOWN 

Newcomer Kelly Lynam unseated incumbent Tommy Pedigo in the at-large council race. Lynam earned 3,299 votes to Pedigo’s 1,942.  

Newcomer Frank McGuffin and incumbent Kay Senter ran unopposed in the Ward 1 and Ward 3 races. McGuffin received 1,554 complimentary votes and Senter received 961.  

MOSCOW 

Incumbents Mary Ann Carter-Hodge and Tony Kennon ran unopposed and were re-elected to two of the three open alderman seats in Moscow. Carter-Hodge received 82 votes and Kennon 65.  

No candidates qualified for the three unexpired terms on the ballot.  

MOUNT CARMEL 

Incumbents Jim Bare and James Gilliam will be joined by newcomer Justin Mann, defeating Brian Erazmus for the three open alderman seats. Incumbent Mindy Shugart did not seek re-election. Mann earned 830 votes, Gilliam 755, Bare 684, and Erazmus 617.  

MOUNTAIN CITY 

Incumbent Charles “Ray” Dowell will be joined by Amelia Lopez Saltarelli after defeating challenger Jason Panganiban to take the two open alderman seats in Mountain City. Dowell earned 408 votes, Saltarelli 295, and Panganiban 261.  

MT. PLEASANT 

Newcomers Brandon Evans and Lonnie R. Thomason defeated fellow challenger John Hunter for the two open seats on the Mt. Pleasant City Commission. Evans earned 774 votes, Thomason 602, and Hunter 499.  

MT. JULIET 

Incumbent Bill Trivett defeated challenger Bradford Loomis 1,763 to 1,307 to retain the Commissioner District 2 seat in Mt. Juliet while incumbent Jennifer Milele bested challenger Jane Elkins 2,483 to 1,098 to retain the District 4 seat 

Voters in Mt. Juliet also cast their ballots in favor of repealing home rule in the city with 6,861 voting for and 6,125 voting against. City officials sought the repeal as it inhibited them for asking for Private Acts that could require developers to pay impact fees for infrastructure. The increase of the city’s population from 19,000 when the home rule referendum initially passed to 45,000 was a factor in the campaign to repeal.  

MUNFORD 

Incumbents Steve Childress and Richard Cramer will be joined by newcomer Jake Chumley after running unopposed for three open seats in the Munford Board of Aldermen. Childress received 1,248 complimentary votes, Chumley 1,018, and Cramer 876.  

NEW HOPE 

Incumbents Mike Powers and Jimmy Beavers retained their alderman seats in New Hope over challenger Charles Tamargo. Powers received 212 votes, Beavers 148, and Tamargo 31.  

NEW MARKET 

Incumbents Frank Solomon and Lori Stiner Tucker fended off challenger Wayne Guinn to retain the two alderman seats in New Market. Solomon received 262 votes, Tucker 202, and Guinn 166.  

NEW TAZEWELL 

Newcomer Todd Neely unseated incumbent William C. Nichols 481 to 211 for the Ward 1 Alderman seat in New Tazewell. Newcomer Wayne Jessie also unseated incumbent Wesley D. Frazier for the unexpired Ward 3 seat 476-261.  

Incumbents Nita Louthan and Charles DeBusk ran unopposed and were re-elected to the Ward 2 and Ward 3 seats respectively.  

NEWBERN 

Newcomer Brenda Coleman will join incumbents Keith Hardin and Tim Ware after unseating Kim Sammons May for the three open alderman seats in Newbern. Ware led the vote count with 435 followed by Hardin with 424, Coleman with 325, and May with 289.  

NEWPORT 

Incumbent Roland A. “Trey” Dykes III ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Newport with 1,139 votes.  

Newcomer Andy L. Tritt will join incumbents Connie Ball, Mike Hansel, Louanna Ottinger, and Stephen Andrew Smith on the Newport Board of Alderman. Randy Ragan did not seek re-election. Ball led the vote tally with 980 followed by Ottinger with 841, Hansel with 810, Tritt with 747, and Smith with 734.  

NIOTA 

Incumbent Lois Preece ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Niota with 209 complimentary votes.  

Incumbent Tony Manney will be joined by newcomer Gary Buchanan after the two ran unopposed for two open seats on the Niota City Commission. Buchanan received 169 complimentary votes and Manney received 136.  

NOLENSVILLE 

Incumbent Josh Streufert will be joined by newcomer David Windrow on the Nolensville City Commission after incumbent Jessica Salamida did not seek re-election. Streufert received 4,409 complimentary votes and Windrow received 4,569.  

NORMANDY 

Incumbent Cody Sharrock ran unopposed and received 28 complimentary votes in the Normandy mayoral race.  

Newcomer Jerry Fox fended off fellow challenger Patricia L. Knier to take the open alderman seat in Normandy. Fox earned 27 votes to Knier’s 14. Roger John Piggott ran unopposed for the unexpired alderman seat and received 29 complimentary votes.  

NORRIS 

Incumbents Bill Grieve, Travis Honeycutt, and Charles P. Nicholson will be joined by newcomers Zach Cross and Alex Munro after running unopposed for the five open seats on the Norris City Council. Cross and Munro will take the seats previously occupied by current Mayor Chris Mitchell and Councilmember Loretto Painter who did not seek re-election. 

Nicholson led the tally with 467, followed by Cross with 439, Honeycutt 429, Grieve 425, and Munro with 418. 

OAK RIDGE 

Incumbents L.C. “Charlie” Hensley, Ellen D. Smith, and Warren Gooch will be joined by newcomers Joe Gaddis after fending off challenges from Steve Duncan and Greta Stout Ownby for the four open seats on the Oak Ridge City Council.  

Gaddis led the vote count with 6,049 followed by Hensley with 5,722, Smith with 5,661, Gooch with 5,330, Ownby with 4,650, and Duncan with 4,298.  

OAKLAND 

Newcomer Mike Webb defeated challenger Richard Olsen for the Alderman Position 1 seat in Oakland previously held by Frank Cates. Webb received 2,115 votes to Olsen’s 1,252.  

In the Position 2 alderman race, newcomer Myron Massey earned 1,784 votes to take the seat, defeating Gary Schmidt Jr., who earned 776, and Steven Baade who earned 692. The seat was previously held by Mike Labudde.  

Former alderman Jeff Fisher defeated challenger Peter Colclasure to take the Position 3 seat previously held by Harry Campbell. Fisher earned 1,942 votes to Colclasure’s 1,259.  

OBION 

Incumbent Rodney Underwood and challenger Angela Breemer tied with 140 votes for the mayoral seat in Obion. Officials will look to the town’s charter to determine next steps.  

Incumbents Bradley Canada and Patsy Barker will be joined by newcomers Courtney Ainsworth, Robert Hodge, Erik D. Leto, and Brittany Nye on the Obion Board of Aldermen, defeating challenger Mariah Neele for the six open seats. Incumbents Mandy Correa, Shane DePriest, Susie Evans, and Ted Ledbetter did not seek re-election.  

OLIVER SPRINGS  

Incumbent Jason Stiltner ran unopposed for the mayoral seat in Oliver Springs and was re-elected with 526 complimentary votes. 

Newcomer Robert Langford IV defeated challenger Maurie Walker 341 to 301 to take the Ward 2 Alderman seat previously held by Jeff Bass, who did not seek re-election. In the Ward 4 race, incumbent Teresa Van Hook defeated challenger Rusty Phillips 336 to 316 to retain her seat.  

After Robert Miller did not seek re-election in the Ward 1 race, Tash Brantley ran unopposed and received 615 complimentary votes.  

ORLINDA 

Incumbent Sherry L. Carver will be joined on the Orlinda City Commission by newcomers Leah Beth Canon and Wesley E. Jordan, fending off challenger Troy Haag for the three open seats. Jordan led the vote count with 186 followed by Canon with 177, Carver with 148, and Haag with 143.  

For the unexpired city commission term, newcomer James Spencer Jackson ran unopposed and was elected with 272 complimentary votes.  

ORME 

Incumbent Gary Reames will be joined by newcomer Lebron Grider after the two were the only candidates to seek three seats on the Orme City Commission. Grider received 20 votes and Reames 16. Incumbent Gwyn Smith did not qualify for the election. 

PALMER 

Newcomer Daniel T. Crabtree ran unopposed and was elected mayor of Palmer with 108 complimentary votes. Incumbent Anthony Nunley did not seek re-election. 

Newcomer Justin Clay Cannon received 107 votes and write-in candidate Vanessa Cleek received 6 to take the two open alderman seats in Palmer. No candidate qualified for the two unexpired terms on the board. 

PARIS 

Current Mayor Kathy Ray is the only incumbent who will return to the Paris City Commission, joined by newcomers Jennifer Culpepper and Rickey Searcy who unseated incumbents Sam Tharpe and Vickey Roberts. Challengers Kady Watson and Evan Dodd also ran for the three open seats. 

Culpepper led the vote tally with 1,092 votes followed by Search with 978, Ray at 858, Tharpe at 785, Watson at 611, Dodd at 623, and Roberts at 392.  

PARROTTSVILLE 

Two incumbent candidates tied for the third open City Commission seat in Parrottsville. Newcomers Holly Norton and Sharon Peters secured two of the three seats with 45 and 43 votes respectively.  

Incumbents Gayla Ann Hommel and Ronnie Hommel tied for the third seat with 38 votes each. With no provisional ballots cast, it will be up to the city charter to determine who takes the seat.  

Challenger Delma Kearns earned 35 votes in the election while incumbent Dennis Worley did not seek office.  

PIPERTON 

Incumbents Russ Fletcher and Ronald Gross ran unopposed for the two open commission seats in Piperton, receiving 1,122 and 873 votes respectively.  

PITTMAN CENTER 

Incumbent Jerry R. Huskey ran unopposed for the mayoral seat in Pittman Center and was re-elected with 163 complimentary votes. 

Also running unopposed for two open alderman seats were incumbents Kevin R. Howard and Steve McCarter, who received 161 and 151 complimentary votes respectively.  

PLEASANT HILL 

Incumbent Don Dowdey ran unopposed and was re-elected Pleasant Hill’s mayor with 159 complimentary votes. Incumbent Marvin D. Steelman will be joined by newcomer Carole A. Selby on the city council, running unopposed and receiving 118 and 142 votes respectively. Incumbent Beth Gaynor also ran unopposed and was re-elected to the unexpired council term with 157 complimentary votes.  

PLEASANT VIEW 

Alderwoman Meghan Henderson defeated challengers Gary W. Garrett and Jeremy Rash to take the mayoral seat in Pleasant View after incumbent Bill Anderson did not seek re-election. Henderson earned 1,076 votes followed by Garrett with 719 and Rash with 216.  

Newcomers Heather Brown Hardwick and H.T. Wilson fended off challengers Walt Culver and Sherri D. Mays for the two open aldermen seats. Brown led the vote tally with 1,230 followed by Wilson with 788, Culver with 708, and Mays with 542.  

For the unexpired alderman term, incumbent Bruce Drake defeated challenger Tammy Chandler Mathews 972 to 947 to retain the seat.  

Pleasant View voters also voted down a sales and use tax increase with 1,220 casting ballots against and 925 for.  

PORTLAND  

Incumbent Mike Callis ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Portland with 2,229 votes.  

Incumbents Drew Jennings and Megann Thompson will be joined by newcomer Michael Carter on the Portland Board of Alderman after incumbent Mike Hall did not seek re-election, fending off challenges from Lucas Clements and Hector Graves.  

Jennings received 1,320 votes, Carter received 1,243, Thompson received 1,229, Clements received 960, Graves received 656. 

POWELLS CROSSROADS 

Incumbents Dwight Richard and Larry H. Higdon ran unopposed and were re-elected to their seats in Powells Crossroads. Richard received 330 complimentary votes for mayor while Higdon received 328 for alderman.  

PULASKI 

Incumbent J.J. Brindley ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Pulaski with 1,334 votes.  

Incumbents Tony A. Grenty and Jerry Bryant will be joined on the Pulaski Board of Aldermen by newcomer Jeff Bain after defeating incumbent Pat Miles and challengers Darlene Birdsong and Shonda Reynolds Christian for three open seats. Bain led the vote count with 724 followed by Gentry with 687, Bryant with 685, Birdsong with 656, Christian with 581, and Miles with 536.  

Incumbent Jason D. Lambert defeated challenger Dennis Pozzi 985-307 to take the unexpired alderman term.  

PURYEAR 

Newcomers Marc Moore and Lori Van Scyoc defeated fellow challenger Jesse Welter for the two open alderman seats in Puryear. Moore earned 140 votes followed by Van Scyoc with 88, and Welter with 68.  

RAMER 

Incumbent Chris Sweeney will be joined by Robert Peyton Lee after the two ran unopposed for three open seats on the Ramer City Commission. Sweeney received 62 complimentary votes and Lee received 71. No candidate qualified for the unexpired commission term.  

RED BANK 

Incumbents Hollie Berry and Jamie Fairbanks-Harvey will be joined by Chad Bullard on the Red Bank City Commission, fending off challenger David R. Smith. Berry led the vote count with 2,648 followed by Fairbanks-Harvey with 2,647, Bullard with 2,024, and Smith with 1,824.  

Residents also approved a home rule referendum in Red Bank 3,141 to 929. The referendum allows the city and court of Red Bank to continue to have concurrent jurisdiction in general sessions court as well as the election of city court officials. The referendum also removes residency requirements for city employees.  

RIDGESIDE 

Newcomers Liz Doescher, Shawn Ryan, and Robert E. Steel III defeated challenger Nichole Budd for the three open seats on the Ridgeside City Commission. Incumbents Katy Ingvalson, Maria W. Thompson, and Darian Collins did not seek re-election.  

Steel received 199 votes followed by Doescher with 189, Ryan with 173, and Budd with 133.  

RIDGETOP  

Incumbent Monty Gregory will be joined by newcomer John Neely after fending off a challenge from Evarlean Rumph to take the two open alderman seats in Ridgetop. Incumbent Kim Martin did not seek re-election. Gregory earned 417 votes followed by Neely with 331 and Rumph with 195.  

Incumbent John Senft ran unopposed and was re-elected to the unexpired alderman term with 554 votes.  

ROCKWOOD 

Incumbent Jason Jolly ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Rockwood with 849 complimentary votes. 

Incumbents Mike Reed and Larry Davis will be joined by newcomer Thomas R. “Butch” Evans Jr. for the three open seats on the Rockwood City Council, unseating incumbent Mike Fuller and defeating challengers Erica Williams and Edward B. Greif.  

Evans led the vote tally with 702 followed by Davis with 603, Reed with 502, Fuller with 482, Williams with 251, and Greif with 164.  

ROCKY TOP 

Incumbent Kerry Templin ran unopposed and was re-elected with 182 complimentary votes in Rocky Top.  

Also running unopposed for two city council seats were incumbents Jeff Gilliam and Joe Tackett who received 155 and 122 complimentary votes respectively.  

ROSSVILLE 

Incumbents Matt Fulcher, Bobby Williams, and Jeffery Wooden ran unopposed and were re-elected to the three open alderman seats in Rossville, garnering 432, 448, and 395 votes respectively.  

RUTLEDGE  

Newcomer Vaughn Chandler defeated Alderman Benny Atkins and Alderwoman Saundra Jarvis for the Rutledge mayoral seat previously held by Allen Sykes. Vaughn earned 70 votes followed by Jarivs with 44 and Atkins with 20.  

Newcomer Cathy Hodge Kerby defeated incumbent Jack Munsey and newcomer Keith Merritt for the Ward 1 Alderman seat. Kerby received 49 votes followed by Merritt with 33 and Munsey with 31.  

Incumbent Randy Holt retained his Ward 2 seat, defeating challenger Donna Merritt Shelton 34-28.  

SAMBURG 

Newcomers Zach Blakely, Larry Davis, and Shelly Arnett were elected to the three open alderman seats in Samburg. Blakley was the only candidate who qualified prior to the election, receiving 53 complimentary votes. Arnett and Davis ran as write-in candidates, receiving 43 and 49 votes respectively.  

Two other write-in challengers, Gay Leanna Monroe, and Joseph Russo, received 12 and 13 votes respectively. 

SAVANNAH 

Incumbents Stephen B. Johnson and Blake White ran unopposed and were re-elected to the Savannah City Commission.  

SHARON 

No candidate qualified for the mayoral seat in Sharon. 

Newcomers Dillon Edwards and James Gary Roberts ran unopposed and were elected to the two open aldermen seats with 204 and 194 complimentary votes respectively.  

SHELBYVILLE 

Incumbent Randy Carroll defeated Councilmember Henry Feldhaus and newcomer Dave Rogers to retain the mayoral seat in Shelbyville. Carroll led the tally with 1,922 followed by Feldhaus with 1,566 and Rogers with 543.  

Incumbent Marily Ewing defeated challenger Shawn Rueff 270-178 to retain the Ward 2 City Council seat. Incumbent William Christie also fended off challenger Brad Whitaker 434-319 to retain the Ward 4 seat. In Ward 6, incumbent Bobby Turnbow ran unopposed and received 681 complimentary votes.  

SIGNAL MOUNTAIN 

Incumbent Clay Crumbliss will be joined by newcomers P. Andrew Coyle, Austin Scofield, and Jami Wolbers after defeating incumbents J. Miles Jorgensen and newcomers John Foreman, Chris Gailmard, Scott Gossett, Laura Malone, and Rufus Marye for the four open council seats.  

Crumbliss led the vote tally with 2,603 followed by Coyle with 2,205, Scofield with 1,619, Wolbers with 1,569, Marye with 1,512, Jorgensen with 1,349, Gossett 1,291, Malone 1,197, Foreman 726, and Gailmard 693.  

SLAYDEN 

Incumbent Michael L. Davenport was re-elected mayor of Slayden after earning 13 votes in a write-in campaign after no candidate qualified for the seat.  

While no candidate qualified for the three open town council seats, incumbent Marana Green will be joined by newcomers Christine Hankes and Sheena Martin after receiving write-in votes for the three seats. Green earned six votes, Hankes five, and Martin four. Incumbents Tammy Ellis and Wayne White did not seek re-election.  

SMYRNA 

Incumbent Mary Esther Reed fended off challenger Joanne Delk 9,089-3,720 to retain the mayoral seat in Smyrna.  

Newcomers Vanessa Haley and Matt Ford will join incumbent Marc Adkins in the three open seats on the Smyrna City Council after unseating incumbent H.G. Cole. Incumbent Gerry Short did not seek re-election.  

Haley led the vote tally with 6,654 followed by Ford with 6,338, Adkins with 5,892, and Cole 5,323. 

SODDY DAISY 

Incumbent Mark Penney will be joined by newcomer Jay Branum who unseated incumbent Marcus Keith on the Soddy Daisy City Commission. Branum led the vote count with 2,474 followed by Penney with 2,345 and Keith with 1,822 votes.  

SOMERVILLE 

Newcomer Michael Harrison defeated challenger Robert “Bob” Winfrey for the Alderman Position 4 seat in Somerville. Harrison earned 386 votes to Winfrey’s 319.  

Incumbents Amanda Moore in Alderman Position 5 and James Lofties in Position 6 ran unopposed and were re-elected with 621 and 681 votes respectively.  

SOUTH FULTON 

Newcomer Charles Serratt ran unopposed and was elected to the South Fulton City Commission Ward 1 unexpired term seat previously held by Jake Clapper with 61 complimentary votes.  

Incumbent Billy Williams Jr. ran unopposed and was re-elected to the Ward 2 seat with 128 votes while newcomer Gerald McLeary ran unopposed and was elected with 97 complimentary votes to the Ward 3 seat after incumbent Tommy Pruett did not seek re-election.  

SOUTH PITTSBURG 

Newcomer Timothy R. Ball fended off challenger Brandon Gilliam for the District 4 City Commission seat in South PIttsburg previously held by Matt Stone. Ball received 87 votes to Gilliam’s 49.  

Incumbent Ronny Myers ran unopposed for the District 3 seat and received 77 complimentary votes.  

SPENCER 

Newcomer Mickey Robinson unseated incumbent Alisa Farmer with 236 votes to 200 in the Spencer mayoral race. 

In the three open alderman seats, incumbents David Chandler and Jody Hensley will be joined by newcomer Glenece Cole after fending off challenger Lisa D. Wilkinson. Chandler led the vote count with 320 followed by Hensley with 252, Cole with 250, and Wilkinson with 127.  

SPRINGFIELD 

Three incumbents ran unopposed and were re-elected to their alderman seats in Springfield. In Ward 1, James M. Hubbard received 383 complimentary votes with Bobby W. Trotter earning 337 complimentary votes in the Ward 2 race and Jeff Gragg earning 614 in the Ward 3 race.  

ST. JOSEPH 

Incumbents Roger “Bubba” Carter and Marty Passarella ran unopposed and were re-elected to the two open city commission seats in St. Joseph with 176 and 119 votes respectively. Voters in St. Joseph also voted 116 in favor to 102 against permitting retail package stores to sell liquor.  

STANTON 

Incumbents all ran unopposed and were re-elected to their respective seats in Stanton. Norman Bauer Jr. was re-elected mayor while Robert Dancy, Linday Jones Ford, Tucker D. Johnson, and Laura P. Smith retained their aldermen seats.  

STANTONVILLE 

Newcomer Dustin K. Hurley ran unopposed and was elected to the unexpired two-year alderman term in Stantonville with 78 complimentary votes.  

SUNBRIGHT 

Incumbent Buddy Tharp ran unopposed and was re-elected to his alderman seat in Sunbright with 106 complimentary votes. 

Newcomer Yolonda L. Freels defeated challenger Jason W. Hawn 82-39 for the unexpired alderman term.  

SURGOINSVILLE 

Alderman Randall L. Collier ran unopposed and was elected mayor of Surgoinsville after Mayor Merrell Graham did not seek re-election.  

Newcomer Mark Cook will join incumbents Tim Hoss and John P. Sandidge, defeating incumbent Kaley Mierek and challengers Cynthia Ann Bustin and Hannah Sawyer for the three open alderman seats. Hoss received 261 votes, Sandidge 234, Cook 199, Bustin 183, Sawyer 157, and Mierek 91.  

Newcomer Teresa Greer also ran unopposed and was elected to the unexpired alderman term created by the death of  Vice Mayor Bobby Jarnigan in February.  

TAZEWELL 

Four incumbents ran unopposed and were re-elected to four seats on the Tazewell Board of Alderman. 

Russel “Rusty” DeBusk received 412 complimentary votes for the Ward 1 Alderman seat, Patrick Hurley received 349 complimentary votes in the Ward 2 race, Ryan Fannon received 372 complimentary votes in the Ward 2 unexpired term race, and Betsy Shoffner received 378 complimentary votes in the Ward 3 race.  

TELLICO PLAINS 

Incumbent Marily Parker obtained 38 write-in ballots to retain the mayoral seat in Tellico Plains. 

Incumbents Courtney Millsaps Bookout, Joyce A. McDaniel, and Cynthia McDaniel will be joined by newcomer Robert “Rob” Hamilton, who defeated challenger Kimberly Jean Bolix for the four open alderman seats. Incumbent Shannon Holt-Harris did not seek re-election.  

Bookout led the vote tally with 132 followed by J. McDaniel with 126, Hamilton with 122, C. McDaniel with 116, and Bolix with 96.  

Incumbent Jo Cagle ran unopposed and was re-elected city recorder with 190 complimentary votes. 

THOMPSON’S STATION 

Incumbent Brian Stover ran unopposed for the mayoral seat in Thompson’s Station and received 2,811 complimentary votes. 

Incumbent Bob Whitmer will be joined by newcomer Sarah Alexander on the Board of Alderman after the pair ran unopposed for two open seats. Whitmer received 2,584 complimentary votes and Alexander received 2,723.  

THREE WAY 

Incumbents David A. Turner and Franca Young ran unopposed and retained their seats in three way. Turner received 675 complimentary votes for mayor while Young received 633 for the Position 1 Alderman seat.  

TIPTONVILLE 

Incumbent Cliff Berry Jr. ran unopposed and received 378 complimentary votes in the mayoral race.  

Incumbents Dewayne Haggard, Will C. Jackson Jr., Mario Montgomery, Joe Lee Williams, and Macky Wilson will be joined by newcomer Craig Clay, who defeated fellow challenger Gina Hubble for the six open alderman seats. Incumbent Daisy Parks did not seek re-election.  

Montgomery led the vote count with 321 followed by Haggard with 311, Wilson with 228, Clay 280, Jackson 361, Williams 259, and Hubble 247.  

TRACY CITY 

Incumbent Stacie Hutcheson ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Tracy City with 290 votes.  

Incumbents Sara G. Brown and Theron E. Gross defeated challenger Julie Crudgington to retain the two open alderman seats. Brown earned 250 votes, Gross 197 votes, and Crudgington 100.  

Cindy Kilgore ran unopposed for the unexpired alderman term, receiving 228 complimentary votes.  

TRENTON 

Alderwoman Cece Jones ran unopposed and took the mayoral seat in Trenton held by Tony Burris, who did not seek re-election. Jones received 544 complimentary votes.  

Incumbents Billie B. Wade, Myra D. Elam, Rickey Graves, Kim Holt, and Peyton Harper will be joined by newcomer Tommy Litton on the Trenton Board of Aldermen, fending off challenger Jeffrey Murriel for the six open seats. Litton will take the seat vacated by Jones for her mayoral run.  

Wade led the vote tally with 593 followed by Elam with 560, Graves with 542, Holt with 536, Harper with 534, Litton with 508, and Murriel with 455.  

TREZEVANT 

Incumbents Donald M. Barger and Pamela D. Joyner will be joined on the Trezevant Board of Aldermen by newcomer Shane Rimmer, defeating incumbent Dan Dieringer and challenger Liz Yohman for the three open seats.  

Joyner led the count with 131 followed by Barger with 89, Rimmer 83, Dieringer 63, and Yohman 54.  

TROY 

Newcomer Jesse Calhoun unseated incumbent Mark Watson 220-117 to take the mayoral seat in Troy. 

Incumbents Doug Bobo, Lana Wiseman, Chris Jones, Matt Russell, and Kristi Scarborough fended off challenger David Napper to retain their alderman seats. Carson led the vote count with 251 followed by Russell with 245, Scarborough with 241, Jones with 235, Bobo with 192, and Napper with 155.  

TUSCULUM 

Newcomer B.J. Brooks ran unopposed and was elected to the sole city commission seat in Tusculum.  

UNICOI 

Incumbents Charles Day and Wanda Radford ran unopposed for the two open seats on the Unicoi Board of Aldermen and were re-elected with 710 and 821 complimentary votes respectively.  

UNION CITY 

Incumbent Terry L. Hailey staved off challenger Buster Capps 1,593-584 to retain the at-large council seat in Union City. 

Newcomer Spencer Merrill-Twila ran unopposed and was elected to the Ward 1 seat previously held by Jim Rippy with 284 complimentary votes while incumbent Hal Mosier received 303 complimentary votes, running unopposed in the Ward 4 race.  

VANLEER 

Incumbent Derrick Eugene Lynch ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of Vanleer with 100 complimentary votes. 

Incumbents running unopposed also took all five alderman seats in Vanleer. Chris Farmer received 85 votes, Jacob Mcewen 78, Dwight D. McIllwain 77, Eric Weaver 86, and Jason P. Weaver 87.  

VONORE  

Incumbent John Hammontree fended off challenger Paulette Miller Summey 414-139 to retain the mayoral seat in Vonore.  

Incumbent Alisa M. Hobbs will be joined in the Vonore Board of Aldermen by Richard Tyler, who defeated challenger Robert Keenan for the two open seats. Hobbs received 351 votes, Tyler 241, and Keenan 202.  

WALDEN 

Incumbent Angela Cassidy ran unopposed and was re-elected to the Walden Board of Alderman with 735 complimentary votes. 

Voters also rejected a $1.4 million general obligation bond referendum to allow the city to finance purchase of the Totten Tract of land. The measure received 533 votes against and 499 for.  

WARTRACE 

Alderwoman Shelia LaDere ran unopposed for the Wartrace mayoral seat after incumbent Brian Ross did not seek re-election. LaDere earned 177 complimentary votes. 

Two newcomers also joined the Wartrace Board of Aldermen as the only candidates running for two open seats. Randi Cooper and Stephen Moore received 150 and 133 complimentary votes respectively.  

Wartrace voters also rejected a referendum to allow alcoholic consumption on the premises with 106 votes against and 103 for.  

WATAUAGA 

Incumbent Delia H. Lafleur will be joined by newcomer Richard “Woody” Woodward on the two open seats on Watauga City Commission after the two received 50 and 45 complimentary votes respectively. 

WATERTOWN 

Incumbents Caleb Barrett and Kyle Stacey will be joined by newcomer Tim Barrett on the Watertown Board of Aldermen, fending off challenges from Wes German and Bill Parrott. Incumbent Howell Roberts did not seek re-election.  

C. Barrett led the vote count with 232 followed by T. Barrett with 207, Stacey with 175, Parrott with 153, and German with 100.  

WESTMORELAND 

Alderman Alex Jones unseated incumbent David A. Leath for the mayoral seat in Westmoreland. Jones earned 376 votes to Leath’s 196.  

Incumbent Royce Adam Borders will be joined by newcomer Brian Spriggs on the Westmoreland Board of Alderman, defeating challenger Lino Larke for the two open seats. Borders earned 367 votes, Spriggs 296, and Larke 178.  

WHITE BLUFF 

Incumbents Scott G. Glover, Carl Kincaid, and Connie Reed fended off challenger Margaret “Peg” Dutcher to retain the three city council seats in White Bluff. Reed led the tally with 639 votes followed by Glover with 619, Kincaid 616, and Dutcher 544.  

WHITE HOUSE 

Incumbent John Corbitt ran unopposed and was re-elected mayor of White House with 4,525 complimentary votes. 

Newcomer Kristy Thompson defeated fellow challenger Carianne  Koschak for the Ward 2 alderman seat previously held by Jana Spicer. Thompson earned 882 votes to Koschak’s 428. 

In the Ward 3 unexpired seat race, newcomer Mollie Platt defeated challengers Rick Luft and Gianni Scramuzza for the seat. Platt earned 635 votes, Luft 263, and Scramuzza 261.  

Incumbent Sam Matthews ran unopposed and was re-elected to the Ward 1 seat with 1,005 votes.  

WHITE PINE 

Incumbents Tyler Marshall, Carolyn C. Volles, and Whitney Woods ran unopposed and were re-elected to the three open alderman seats in White Pine.  

WHITWELL 

Newcomers Cindy Graham and Brian Ashburn unseated incumbent Mike Dillon and fended off challenger Joe Sisti to take the two open seats on the Whitwell City Commission.  

Graham led the vote count with 120 followed by Kilgore with 119, Ashburn with 90, Dillon with 74, and Sisti with 41.  

WILLISTON 

Incumbent Maylon Price will be joined by newcomer April Lynn on the Williston City Commission after running unopposed for two open seats. Lynn received 79 votes and Price 84.  

WINFIELD 

Alderman Doug Wilson Jr. defeated challenger Bob Strunk 172-69 to take the mayoral seat in Winfield after incumbent Jerry Dodson did not seek re-election. 

Incumbent Melvin R. Stephens will be joined on the Winfield Board of Alderman by Robyn Mcbroom, defeating challenger Cody R. Cox for the two open seats. Stephens led the vote count with 158 followed by Mcbroom with 139 and Cox with 86.  

WOODLAND MILLS 

Newcomer Michael A. Thompson ran unopposed and received 91 complimentary votes for the open alderman seat in Woodland Mills.