Republican State Representatives Terri Lynn Weaver in the 40th District and Mark Pody in the 46th District retained their seats in last week’s election.
Weaver defeated Democrat, Sarah Marie Smith, 11,354 (66.61%) votes to 5,692 (33.39%). Weaver carried all four counties in the 40th District. She took 1,884 votes to Smith’s 972. Weaver defeated Smith 2,659 votes to 1,836. In Smith County, 5,874 votes to 2,287 In Sumner County, and 937 to 597 In Trousdale County.
Pody defeated Democrat Candace Reed 9,888 (67.44%) to 4,775 (32.56%). The incumbent carried Cannon County 1,944 to 969, DeKalb County 554 to 356, and Wilson County 7,390 to 3,450.
Republican State Senator Mae Beavers ran unopposed, receiving 35,431 complimentary votes.
Republican Incumbent Bill Haslam won the Governor's race with 951,215 votes to 308,803 for Democrat Charles V. "Charlie" Brown statewide.
Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander was re-elected with 849,629 votes statewide. Democrat Gordon Ball had 437,251 votes.
Sixth District Republican U.S. Representative Diane Black retained her seat with 115,190 votes. Democrat Amos Scott Powers had 37,215 votes, and Independent Mike Winton took 9,630 votes. Black carried all nineteen counties in the district.
Constitutional Amendment #1 received 728,751 “yes” votes statewide, and 656,427 “no votes. Constitutional Amendment #2 took 831,549 “yes” votes and 533,522 “no” votes. Constitutional Amendment #3 garnered 882,259 “yes” votes and 450,066 “no” votes. Constitutional Amendment #4 received 902,673 “yes” votes and statewide 394,317 “no” votes.
A total of 4,009 voters cast ballots in DeKalb County, with 2,349 voting on election day and 1,660 during early voting or by absentee ballot.
Meanwhile, Smithvillians voted in favor of a referendum allowing retail package stores to sell liquor inside the city limits, 406 votes to 401. A referendum to allow on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages inside the city limits failed, 412 votes to 397.
The package liquor referendum passed in two city precincts, failed in two, and took one less vote in early votes and absentees. Early and absentee voters cast 259 ballots against the measure and 258 in favor, while voters at the Church of Christ Annex cast 74 votes against and 69 for the proposition. Voters at the County Complex opposed the measure 9 votes to 8, and the referendum was passed 16-12 at the Courthouse and 55-47 at the Church of God.
The on-premises consumption referendum passed in two precincts and failed in two as well, and was also voted down in early and absentees voting. The measure lost 268-250 during early and absentee voting. Voters at the Church of Christ Annex voted it down 76-69, and County Complex voters opposed it 10-7. The referendum passed 15-13 at the Courthouse, and 56-45 at the Church of God.
