Voters choose Evely as county mayor
From Staff Reports
According to unofficial results of the Aug. 2 election released by the Unicoi County Election Commission, Garland “Bubba” Evely will be the next mayor of Unicoi County. Evely, the Unicoi County Republican Party nominee, received 2,133 votes to defeat independent candidates Johnny Day (611 votes) and Richard Preston (629 votes).
The Unicoi County Republican Party nominees for three seats from the Second District on the Unicoi County Commission also won their race. Jason Harris (741 votes), Matthew Rice (700 votes) and Glenn White (705 votes) will represent their district for the next four years. Harris and White have previously served on the Commission; Rice is a new member.
Independent candidates Rob Martin (248 votes) and Lisa Brewington White (247 votes) were also on the Aug. 2 ballot.
Results in uncontested races in the Unicoi County General Election are as follows:
District Attorney General: Kenneth C. Baldwin – 2,522
County Commission District 1:
Jamie Harris – 608
Marie Shelton Rice – 533
Loren Thomas – 592
County Commission District 3:
Stephen Hendrix – 777
John W. Mosley – 742
Todd Wilcox – 912
County Trustee: Paul Berry – 3,082
Sheriff: Mike Hensley – 2,838
Register of Deeds: Debbie Tittle – 3,008
Circuit Court Clerk: Darren C. Shelton – 2,991
Superintendent of Roads: Terry Haynes – 2,946
County Clerk: Mitzi Bowen – 3,076
Unicoi County Board of Education (District 1):
Cathy Thomas – 569
Tammy Edwards Tipton – 617
Unicoi County Board of Education (District 3):
Steven W. Scott – 1,013
Steve Willis – 861
Constable (District 1): Arthur Metcalf – 720
Constable (District 2): Wayne Edwards – 975
Constable (District 3): Timmy Lewis – 1,045
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In addition to electing a county mayor and three new Second District commissioners as part of the Unicoi County General Election, Unicoi County voters also cast their ballots in Tennessee Republican Primary, Tennessee Democratic Primary and voted for other uncontested offices in the Unicoi County General Election.
Unicoi County results in the Tennessee Republican Primary are as follows:
Governor:
Diane Black – 798
Randy Boyd – 523
Beth Harwell – 343
Bill Lee – 1,397
Basil Marceaux, Sr. – 7
Kay White – 57
Tennessee Senate (District 3): Rusty Crowe – 2,668
Tennessee House of Representatives (District 4):
John B. Holsclaw Jr. – 1,108
Tim Lingerfelt – 1,708
United States Senate:
Marsha Blackburn – 2,202
Aaron L. Pettigrew – 436
United States House of Representatives (District 1):
Mickie Lou Banyas – 180
James Brooks – 122
Todd A. McKinley – 421
Phil Roe – 2,230
State Executive Committeeman (District 3): Todd A. Fowler – 2,188
State Executive Committeewoman (District 3):
Sharon Fletcher Boreing – 911
Anita Hodges Taylor – 1,062
Betty J. Ziesel – 201
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Unicoi County results in the Tennessee Democratic Primary are as follows:
Governor:
Karl Dean – 240
Craig Fitzhugh – 69
Mezianne Vale Payne – 24
United States Senate:
Phil Bredesen – 302
Gary Davis – 27
John Wolfe – 14
United States House of Representatives (District 1): Marty Olsen – 292
State Executive Committeewoman (District 3): Debbie McClaskey – 263
The above county results are unofficial until they are certified by the Unicoi County Election Commission.