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Election day tomorrow
Almost 2400 vote early
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With the general election set for tomorrow, 2,399 local voters cast ballots during the 14 day early voting period, which ended Saturday. Absentee voters accounted for 146 ballots, while 2,253 voted in person.

 

The Tennessee Republican Primary saw 866 voters participate, 696 voted in the Tennessee Democratic Primary, and 835 cast ballots only in the DeKalb County General Election without voting in either state primary. Three provisional ballots were cast.

 

Polls will open at all sixteen precincts at 8 a.m. Tomorrow, and will close at 7 p.m. Voters in DeKalb will choose a county mayor, sheriff, general sessions judge, county clerk, circuit court clerk, register of deeds, trustee, road supervisor, all 14 county commissioners, five school board members, and three vacant constable seats.

 

Smithville and Dowelltown's municipal elections will also be held on Aug. 7. A mayor and two aldermen will be chosen in Smithville, while three aldermen will be elected in Dowelltown.

 

Five judges in the 13th Judicial District will be on the ballot, as well as a District Attorney General and Public Defender. Voters will also be asked whether to retain several state judges.

 

Democrats and Republicans statewide will choose nominees for governor, senator, representatives, state senators, state representatives and state executive committeemen and women. Winners will move on to the November Tennessee General Election.

 

The early voting turnout by day is as follows

 

Friday, July 18: 213.

 

Saturday, July 19: 115.

 

Monday, July 21: 211.

 

Tuesday, July 22: 153.

 

Wednesday, July 23: 147.

 

Thursday, July 24: 210.

 

Friday, July 25: 178.

 

Saturday, July 26: 135.

 

Monday, July 28: 187.

 

Tuesday, July 29: 144.

 

Wednesday, July 30: 132.

 

Thursday, July 31: 223.

 

Friday, August 1: 173.

 

Saturday, August 2: 178.

 

The following is the early voting turnout by precinct:

 

Alexandria: 122.

 

Temperance Hall: 66.

 

Edgar Evins State Park: 6.

 

Liberty: 96.

 

Dowelltown: 66.

 

Snow Hill: 143.

 

Church of God: 514.

 

Cherry Hill: 12.

 

Rock Castle: 3.

 

Courthouse: 439.

 

Johnson Chapel: 60.

 

County Complex: 301.

 

Belk: 48.

 

Keltonburg:103.

 

Blue Springs:87.

 

Church of Christ:330.