August 6, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Democrat Mary Alice Carfi will be trying to unseat Republican State Senator Mark Pody in the 17th district this fall.
The rematch will take place in the Tennessee General Election in November
Both Carfi and Pody were unopposed in their respective primaries last Thursday. District-wide Pody received 31, 426 votes while Carfi got 10,453.
District 17 is made up of Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Macon, Smith, and Wilson Counties.
Last December, Pody won the seat vacated by former State Senator Mae Beavers in a special election. Pody defeated Carfi district-wide 5,990 to 5,682