2018 County General Election (Maury County)

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The 2018 County General Election was held in Maury County, Tennessee on Thursday, August 2, 2018.

It was held concurrently with the Tennessee state primary election (during which both the Democratic and Republican parties selected nominees for Governor, United States Senate, United States Congress and Tennessee General Assembly that appeared on the ballot for the November 6, 2018 federal and state general election).

Background

The Maury County Republican Party went into the 2018 elections divided. Charlie Norman had been elected as county mayor as a Republican in 2014 (narrowly winning the nomination that year over former-County Commissioner Scott Cepicky in a primary), and Sonny Shackelford had served as a Republican county commissioner from District 9 (south Columbia and Bigbyville). Rather than holding a primary, the Republicans held a party convention on March 17. Rep. Sheila Butt nominated conservative activist Andy Ogles, who had planned to challenge U.S. Senator Bob Corker before Corker's resignation. Norman and Shackelford did not seek their party's nomination so that they could run as Independents instead. Sheriff Bucky Rowland and County Clerk Joey Allen also declined to seek the Republican Party ballot line (both ran and won as Independents).[1]

Meanwhile, long-time County Trustee Steve Konz retired, creating an open-seat race.[2]

Voting Sites

Simplified Map of Maury County Commission and School Board Districts, 2014-2022. For a detailed map, please see "Maury County Commission." Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury - Property Assessments. Undated. Web (tn.gov). 18 Feb. 2021.

The following voting sites were used for this election[3]:

Voting Precincts: Thursday August 2, 2018 County General Election
Name Precinct Number Description
Riverside 1-1 Riverside Methodist Church, 313 6th Avenue, Columbia
West End 1-2 West End Baptist Church, 900 W 7th Street, Columbia
First Family 2-1 First Family Baptist Church, 2790 Pulaski Highway, Columbia
Highland 2-2 Highland Park Baptist Church, 1800 Highland Avenue, Columbia
College Hill 3-1 True Vine Baptist Church, 1028 Mapleash Ave, Columbia
St. Catherine 4-1 St. Catherine's Catholic Church, 3019 Cayce Lane, Columbia
CP Church 5-1 Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1106 Nashville Highway, Columbia
Neapolis 5-2 Spring Hill High School, One Raider Lane, Columbia (Neapolis)
Santa Fe 6-1 Santa Fe School, 2629 Santa Fe Pike, Santa Fe
Spring Hill MS 6-2 Spring Hill Middle School, 2501 Clebure Road, Spring Hill
Theta 6-3 Theta Community Center, 2100 Gravel Hill Road, Columbia (Theta)
Armory 7-1 National Guard Armory, 844 N James Campbell Blvd., Columbia
Hampshire 7-2 Hampshire School, 4235 Old State Road, Hampshire
Bear Creek 8-1 E.A. Cox Middle School, 633 Bear Creek Pike, Columbia
Culleoka 8-2 Culleoka Fire Station, 2410 Valley Creek Road, Culleoka
Bigbyville 9-1 Mynder's Community Center, 3702 Bigbyville Road, Columbia (Bigbyville)
Pleasant Heights 9-2 Pleasant Heights Baptist Church, 2712 Trotwood Ave, Columbia
Mt. Pleasant 10-1 Mt. Pleasant Community Center, 501 Gray Lane, Mt. Pleasant
Rally Hill 11-1 New Lasea Church of Christ, 1570 Lasea Road, Columbia (Lasea)
Spring Hill 11-2 Winchester Community Center, 563 Maury Hill Street, Spring Hill

In-person early-voting was also conducted at the Maury County Election Commission (Arnold J. Smith Building) at 1207 Tradewinds Drive, Columbia.

Turnout

The race for Sheriff had the highest turnout, with 18,849 votes. There were 13,595 votes in the Republican primary for governor. There were 4,923 votes in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate (the top-polling race in that primary). The turnout was about half of the November 2016 presidential election (which had 35,369 votes) and 26.1 percent of the voting-age population (according to 2018 Census estimates).[4][5] There were about 50,208 registered voters in Maury County at the time, so turnout was approximately 37.5 percent of registered voters.[6]

In-person early voting was conducted between July 13, 2018 and July 28, 2018. The in-person early and absentee turnout was 10,178 (7,113 Republicans and 2,545 Democrats), or 54.0 percent of the total vote.[7]

Election Results

Countywide Offices

Winner of the 2018 county mayor election by commissioner district: red - Andy Ogles (Republican); light gray - Charlie Norman (Independent); dark gray - Sonny Shackelford (Independent). Amanda Kelton did not win any district.
County Mayor
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Andy Ogles Republican 6,843 36.5%
Amanda P. Kelton Independent 1,474 7.9%
Charlie Norman (Incumbent) Independent 5,387 28.8%
Sonny Shackelford Independent 5,031 26.9%
Total Votes 18,735 100%
Sheriff
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Sam Barnes Independent 4,369 23.2%
Bucky Rowland (Incumbent) Independent 14,480 76.8%
Total Votes 18,849 100%
County Trustee
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Randy McNeece Independent 6,905 38.7%
Janice Pruitt Independent 6,871 38.6%
Andy Wilhoite Independent 4,047 22.7%
Total Votes 17,823 100%
County Clerk
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Joey Allen (Incumbent) Independent 12,295 68.8%
Tracy Wilson Bates Independent 5,566 31.2%
Total Votes 17,861 100%

The following candidates won without opposition:

  • Circuit Court Clerk - Sandy D. McLain
  • Register of Deeds - John Fleming

County Commission

Each district elected two (2) commissioners, with the top two (2) vote-getters as winners.

County Commissioner District 1
Candidate Party Votes
Ken B. Banks Republican 395
Donna L. Cook Republican 418
Ronnie Attkisson[8] Independent 594
Don Morrow (incumbent) Independent 563
Total Votes 1,970
County Commissioner District 2
Candidate Party Votes
Craig N. Harris (incumbent) Republican 993
Eric Previti (incumbent) Independent 960
Total Votes 1,953
County Commissioner District 3
Candidate Party Votes
Talvin B. Barner (incumbent) Independent 408
Gary Stovall (incumbent) Independent 513
Total Votes 921
County Commissioner District 4
Candidate Party Votes
Connie B. Green Republican 691
Matthew S. White Republican 745
Colby Block Independent 423
Patricia Hawkins Independent 601
Total Votes 2,460
County Commissioner District 5
Candidate Party Votes
Brian McKelvy Republican 811
Scott Sumners (incumbent) Republican 930
Daniel Cooper Independent 644
Total Votes 2,385
County Commissioner District 6
Candidate Party Votes
Sue Stephenson (incumbent) Republican 1,216
Gerald W. Adkison (incumbent) Independent 940
Jordon Shaw Independent 1,131
Total Votes 3,287
County Commissioner District 7
Candidate Party Votes
Wayne Patterson Independent 1,132
Linda L. Whiteside (incumbent) Independent 1,099
Total Votes 2,231
County Commissioner District 8
Candidate Party Votes
Brendan Babcock Republican 744
Terry W. Potts (incumbent) Independent 1,027
Debbie Turner (incumbent) Independent 1,050
Total Votes 2,821
County Commissioner District 9
Candidate Party Votes
Michelle Haney Republican 1,141
Kevin Markham Republican 1,410
Richard S. Callahan Independent 798
Jerry "J.T." Thornton Independent 401
Total Votes 3,750
County Commissioner District 10
Candidate Party Votes
Allen Leon Ogilvie Independent 489
Brian D. Vick Independent 570
Thomas G. Wolaver (incumbent) Independent 746
Total Votes 1,805
County Commissioner District 11
Candidate Party Votes
David Mischke Republican 992
Dawn Bennett Independent 611
Gwynne Evans (incumbent) Independent 674
Total Votes 2,277

School Board

Odd districts were on the ballot. The only contested race was in District 5, where all candidates were write-ins. All races are non-partisan.

School Board Member - District 5
Candidate Votes Percent
Write In - Sherlita Denton 59 24.4%
Write In - Richard Fox 41 16.9%
Write In - David R. Moore 142 58.7%
Total Votes 242 100%

The following candidates won without opposition:

  • District 1 - Kristin C. Parker.
  • District 3 - Natasha Hopkins
  • District 7 - Will Sims
  • District 9 - Chad Howell
  • District 11 - Tommy Dudley

Constables

Constable District 2
Candidate Party Votes Percent
John Tomlinson Independent 928 70.7%
Aaron Yarbrough Independent 384 29.3%
Total Votes 1,312 100%
Constable District 3
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Timothy A. Clark Independent 351 62.7%
Tracey Myatt Independent 210 37.3%
Total Votes 561 100%
Constable District 4
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Joshua Cozart Independent 797 55.6%
Joel Willoughby Independent 636 44.4%
Total Votes 1,433 100%
Constable District 7
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Jeffrey A. Galberth Independent 635 44.2%
Darrell D. Thrasher (incumbent) Independent 803 55.8%
Total Votes 1,438 100%
Constable District 10
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Michael Ray Cothran Independent 572 46.8%
Steve Mangrum Independent 650 53.2%
Total Votes 1,222 100%
Constable District 11
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Roland Stickel Republican 1,056 67.6%
Robert Medina (incumbent) Independent 507 32.4%
Total Votes 1,563 100%

The following constables were elected without opposition:

  • District 1 - Terry M. Chandler, Jr.
  • District 5 - Tim W. Holt (incumbent)
  • District 6 - Joey Potts (incumbent)
  • District 8 - Marvin Cox (incumbent)
  • District 9 - Jeffrey Hardy, Jr.

Judicial Races

General Sessions Judge Part I (unexpired term)
Candidate Party Votes Percent
Douglas K. Chapman Republican 10,438 60.5%
Larry M. Roe, Jr. Independent 3,091 17.9%
Jessica Sloan-Elam Independent 3,721 21.6%
Total Votes 17,250 100%

Other Races of Note

These are highlights from the primary election that occurred concurrently:

  • Bill Lee won the Republican primary for Tennessee governor in Maury County with 48.6 percent of the vote in a crowded field.
  • Scott Cepicky, a former county commissioner and county GOP chairman, won the Republican primary for Tennessee state House of Representatives, District 64, with 53.3 percent of the vote versus 46.7 percent for county commissioner Michael Fulbright.
  • Scott DesJarlais won the Republican primary for U.S. House, District 4, in Maury County with 73.0 percent of the vote.
  • Karl Dean won the Democratic primary for Tennessee governor in Maury County with 82.7 percent of the vote, defeating state Rep. Craig Fitzhugh.
  • Mariah Phillips won the Democratic primary for the U.S. House, District 4, in Maury County with 44.0 percent of the vote, defeating Chris Hale and Steven Reynolds.
  • Justin Kanew won the Democratic primary for U.S. House, District 7, in Maury County with 55.7 percent of the vote, defeating Matt Reel.

References

  1. ↑ Bennett, James. "Ogles accepts GOP’s nomination for county mayor." The Daily Herald. 18 March 2018. Web (columbiadailyherald.com). 18 Feb. 2021.
  2. ↑ Bennett, James. "Trustee Konz decides not to seek re-election in 2018." The Daily Herald. 10 Oct. 2017. Web (columbiadailyherald.com). 18 Feb. 2021.
  3. ↑ Powell, Jay. "Election Day 2018: Time to vote." The Daily Herald. 1 Aug. 2018. Web (Daily Herald archives). 18 Feb. 2021.
  4. ↑ "November 2016 General Election (PDF)." Maury County Election Commission. Undated. Web (maurycounty-tn.gov). 18 Feb. 2021.
  5. ↑ "County Population by Characteristics, 2010-2019" U.S. Census Bureau. 22 June 2020. Web (census.gov). 16 Feb. 2021.
  6. ↑ Powell, cited above.
  7. ↑ "Early and Absentee Voters for the August 2, 2018 Primary Elections." Tennessee Secretary of State. Undated. Web (tnsos.org). 19 Feb. 2021.
  8. ↑ Atkisson previously represented District 4. He died in 2019 and Ken Banks was appointed to fill the seat.

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