Danny Williams Wins Dickson County Mayor’s Race as Voters Choose Local and State Candidates

Charlotte, TN — Dickson County voters elected Danny Williams as county mayor, returned several county officials to office and selected nominees for state and federal offices during the August 6 election.

Williams, the Republican nominee, won the county mayor’s race with 5,779 votes, or 63.83%. Independent Ben Shepard finished second with 2,276 votes, or 25.14%.

Independent Caleb Wray received 539 votes, followed by Reginald “Reggie” Weaver with 345 and Ray Ledger with 109. Six write-in votes were reported.

Williams carried both early voting and Election Day. He received 3,244 early votes, 2,426 Election Day votes and 109 absentee votes. His final margin over Shepard was 3,503 votes.

The county reported 9,278 ballots, including 5,220 cast during early voting, 3,824 on Election Day and 234 by absentee ballot. Republican participation dominated the primary portion of the election, with 6,828 Republican ballots compared with 2,155 Democratic ballots. Another 295 nonpartisan ballots were reported.

Early voting accounted for more than half of all ballots cast.

O’Shea wins closest commission race

The closest contested County Commission race came in District 3, where Republican Dennis O’Shea defeated independent Dwight McIlwain by 42 votes.

O’Shea received 374 votes, or 52.90%. McIlwain received 332 votes, or 46.96%. One write-in vote was reported.

O’Shea led the early-voting count 183–147 and narrowly carried Election Day 189–177. McIlwain led the absentee count 8–2.

In District 2, Republican Kenny McCallister won with 513 votes, or 65.35 percent. Independent John Gunn finished second with 178 votes. Chad Brown received 52, and Daniel Spencer received 42.

Republican Joey Wenck won the three-candidate District 4 contest with 320 votes, or 43.66%. Independent Mark Dawson received 232 votes, and independent David Smith received 181.

The remaining County Commission candidates faced only write-in opposition.

Randy Simpkins received 699 votes in District One. James “Cotton” Dawson received 450 in District 5. Independent Becky Spicer received 695 in District 6.

Richard Riehn received 456 votes in District 7. Jody Britt received 359 in District 8. Michael Petty received 616 in District 9, and John Stritikus received 691 in District 10.

Independent Daryl Lee “Rusty” Grove received 521 votes in District Eleven, while Johnnie Reed received 618 in District 12.

Chadwick wins School Board District 4

Republican Philip Chadwick defeated independent Christy Daniels in the contested race for the District 4 seat on the Dickson County School Board.

Chadwick received 692 votes, or 53.44 percent. Daniels received 601 votes, or 46.41 percent. Chadwick’s margin was 91 votes.

Chadwick led Daniels 447–390 during early voting and 230–179 on Election Day. Daniels led the absentee count 32–15.

In School Board District Two, Jerry Baker received 1,118 votes against ten write-in votes. Aaron Parker received 1,005 votes in District Six against 20 write-ins.

Eads returned as sheriff

Sheriff Tim Eads was reelected without named opposition. Eads received 7,334 votes, or 98.27%, while 129 write-in votes were reported.

Several other county officials also won races without named challengers.

County Clerk Luanne Greer received 7,830 votes, the largest total received by any candidate in the reported results.

Circuit Court Clerk Pam Lewis received 7,524 votes. County Trustee Glynda Barrett Pendergrass received 7,521, and Register of Deeds Shelly Yates received 7,431.

General Sessions Court Clerk Leslie Shelton received 6,932 votes.

Joshua Turnbow received 6,478 votes in the election for Circuit Court judge in Division Four of the Twenty-Third Judicial District. A total of 111 write-in votes were cast in that contest.

Blackburn carries Republican governor’s race in Dickson County

Marsha Blackburn finished first in Dickson County’s Republican gubernatorial primary, receiving 2,770 votes, or 41.36%.

John Rose finished second with 2,126 votes, or 31.74%. Monty Fritts received 1,769 votes, or 26.41 percent. Blackburn’s county margin over Rose was 644 votes.

Blackburn led during early voting and on Election Day. She received 1,622 early votes and 1,078 Election Day votes. Rose received 1,163 early votes and 931 on Election Day, while Fritts received 932 early votes and 833 on Election Day.

Bill Hagerty received 6,013 votes as the only named Republican candidate for the United States Senate.

Matt Van Epps received 5,974 votes in the Republican primary for Tennessee’s Seventh Congressional District, while Kerry Roberts received 5,633 votes in the Tennessee Senate District 23 primary.

Keenan wins Republican District 78 primary

Perry Keenan defeated John Louallen in the Republican primary for Tennessee House District 78.

Keenan received 1,579 votes, or 56.01 percent. Louallen received 1,235 votes, or 43.81 percent. Five write-in votes were reported.

Keenan carried every voting category in Dickson County. He led Louallen 25–13 among absentee voters, 887–650 during early voting and 667–572 on Election Day. Keenan ultimately won the Republican nomination once Cheatham County votes were factored in.

Jody Barrett received 3,204 votes in the Republican primary for Tennessee House District 69 in Dickson County. Barrett faced no primary opponent.

Alex Joyner received 5,249 votes for Republican State Executive Committeeman in District Twenty-Three. Mary Ann Parks received 5,234 votes for Republican State Executive Committeewoman.

Green dominates Democratic gubernatorial primary

Jerri Green easily carried Dickson County in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Green received 1,479 votes, or 71.55 percent. Carnita Atwater finished second with 274 votes, or 13.26 percent.

Tim Cyr received 122 votes, Kevin Lee McCants received 102 and Adam “Ditch” Kurtz received 77. Thirteen write-in votes were reported.

Green led Atwater by 1,205 votes and carried absentee voting, early voting and Election Day.

Bradshaw leads Democratic Senate field

Marquita Bradshaw finished first in Dickson County’s Democratic primary for the United States Senate.

Bradshaw received 936 votes, or 48.17 percent. Maria Brewer placed second with 482 votes, or 24.81 percent.

Kevin Lee McCants received 273 votes, Diana Onyejiaka received 137 and Civil Miller-Watkins received 108. Seven write-in votes were reported.

Darden Copeland won the county’s Democratic vote for Tennessee’s Seventh Congressional District with 1,095 votes, or 56.10 percent.

Saletta Holloway finished second with 351 votes. Vincent Dixie received 292, and Joshua Warren Sales received 208.

Murray and Capes-Gwinn win Democratic House primaries

Rachael Murray defeated Van Harris in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 69.

Murray received 602 votes, or 63.24 percent. Harris received 345 votes, or 36.24 percent. Murray’s margin was 257 votes.

Hillary Capes-Gwinn defeated Aniya Farmer in the Democratic primary for House District 78.

Capes-Gwinn received 519 votes, or 57.60 percent. Farmer received 379 votes, or 42.06 percent. Capes-Gwinn won by 140 votes.

No Democratic candidate qualified for Tennessee Senate District 23. The contest recorded 84 write-in votes.

Mark Conwell received 1,542 votes for Democratic State Executive Committeeman. No candidate qualified for the Democratic State Executive Committeewoman position, which received 87 write-in votes.

Charlotte voters select mayor and council

Garland Breeden was elected mayor of Charlotte with 232 votes. Three write-in votes were reported.

Seven candidates competed for six Charlotte City Council seats.

Donnie Allen led the field with 199 votes. Ben Killebrew received 176, Jim Robertson received 170, Melinda Miller received 169, Mika Sesler received 162 and Chris “Turtle” Deloach received 158.

Those six candidates finished above the cutoff for the six available seats.

Justin Caleb Story received 139 votes.

Renfroe elected White Bluff city judge

Andrew Renfroe was elected White Bluff city judge with 419 votes, or 99.52 percent. Two write-in votes were reported.

Dickson County supports retaining judges

Dickson County voters supported retaining all three appellate judges included in the available results.

Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Kyle Hixson received 5,236 retain votes, or 74.35 percent. A total of 1,806 voters selected replace.

Supreme Court Justice Mary Wagner received 5,297 retain votes, or 75.16 percent. Replace received 1,751 votes.

Court of Appeals Judge William Phillips received 5,224 retain votes, or 74.78 percent. Replace received 1,762 votes.

Each judge received approximately three-fourths support among voters who participated in the retention election.