Primary Day Results for Cannon

Primary day in Cannon County and the results held few surprises for a ballot that contained many uncontested races.

The United States Senate race that will determine the successor to the seat currently held by Lamar Alexander.  On the Republican side of the ballot, Dr. Manny Sethi won Cannon County over Bill Haggerty by a vote of 817 to 772.  Haggerty however won the state with 51 percent of the vote.

On the Democratic side of the Senate race, James Mackler won in Cannon County, however Marquita Bradshaw will be on the ticket in November.

In the race for District 6 of the United State House of Representatives, the incumbent, John Rose was unopposed on the Republican side for a second term.  Rose will face the Democratic Christopher Martin Finley.

On the state office level, House of Representative Clark Boyd was un-opposed and was given 1,430 votes.  No candidate qualified on the Democratic side.  Boyd will have a second term.

Circuit Court Judge Division IV District 16, the incumbent Jo Atwood won in Cannon County by a vote of 1,139 to 720 over John G. Mitchell, III.

In the race for Assessor of Property, incumbent Angela M. Schwartz was un-opposed.  The lack of an opponent was un-noticed by voters in the county as Schwartz earned more votes than any other candidate on the ballot, 1,652.

In the Road Commissioner race, all incumbents were un-opposed, Terry Horn (Zone 1) was re-elected with 1,629 votes, Doyle Duke (Zone 2) 1,590 votes and Jimmy H. Williams (Zone 3) with 1,528 votes.

Three seats on the County Board of Education were on the ballot this year.  The candidates were un-opposed, new to the board will be Wade McMackins in District 1 (409 votes), Derrick R. Mullins in District 4 (253 votes) Current Board Chairman Javin Fann District 4 representative will return for an additional term (317 votes).

The only vacant seat on the ballot not determined by the primary is one of the District 5 seats on the County Commission.   Lacey Buchanan who was on the ballot had informed the Commission that she could not serve on the commission due to conflict of interest.  That determination was mde  was made after she had qualified for the race and was unable to have her name removed.  Once Buchanan resigned again, the commission will be able to appoint a replacement.

1,281 persons visited the polls on primary day.  746 person voted early and 90 voted absentee bringing the vote in the county to 2,117.