August 2, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
In the Tennessee Republican Primary on Thursday, August 1 Incumbent U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn defeated Tres Wittum 367,711 to 43,228 statewide. Blackburn carried DeKalb County in her primary race 880 to 86 for Wittum.
In the Tennessee Democratic Primary Gloria Johnson defeated three other candidates for the U.S. Senate nomination. Statewide, Johnson received 143, 904 votes while Marquita Bradshaw had 44,635, Lola Denise Brown 10,025, and Civil Miller-Watkins 6,420. Johnson carried DeKalb County in her primary race with 212 votes over Bradshaw with 29, Brown 10, and Watkins with 3.
Blackburn and Johnson will advance to the November Tennessee General Election. The term is for six years.
For the U.S. House of Representatives District 6, Incumbent Congressman John Rose was unopposed in the Tennessee GOP Primary and received 38,598 votes. In DeKalb County Rose had 890.
Meanwhile in the Tennessee Democratic Primary, Lore Bergman won with 8,678, defeating Clay Faircloth who had 7,468, and Cyril Focht with 4,418. Faircloth carried DeKalb County in the primary for the U.S. House District 6 with 102 votes followed by Bergman with 97, and Focht with 27.
Rose and Bergman advance to the November Tennessee General Election. The term is for two years.
Incumbent State Senator Janice Bowling in District 16 was unopposed in the Tennessee Republican Primary and received 14,896 votes. In DeKalb County Senator Bowling received 778 votes.
In the Tennessee Democratic Primary for State Senate District 16, Wayne Steele was unopposed for the nomination and received 3,051 votes. He garnered 202 votes in DeKalb County.
Scott Bean, as an independent candidate, will join Bowling and Steele on the November 5th state general election ballot for the office. The term is for four years.
For the Tennessee House of Representatives District 40, Incumbent State Representative Michael Hale was unopposed in the state GOP primary and received 4,036 votes district wide. In DeKalb County, Hale had 936 votes.
In the Tennessee Democratic Primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 40, Daniel T. Hawthorne was unopposed and had 819 district wide. In DeKalb County, Hawthorne had 214 votes.
Hale and Hawthorne now advance to the November Tennessee General Election. The term is for two years.
For Democratic State Executive Committeewoman in District 16, Rupa Blackwell received 3,173 votes district wide to fill an unexpired term. In DeKalb County, Blackwell had 211 votes.
Results of the state judicial questions are as follows:
Should Dwight Tarwater be replaced or retained on the Tennessee Supreme Court At Large? Statewide the results were 72.86% to retain and 27.14% to replace. In DeKalb County the vote was 668 to retain and 262 to replace,
Should Matthew J. Wilson be retained or replaced in the State Court of Criminal Appeals-Western Division? Statewide results were 74.06% to retain and 25.94% to replace. In DeKalb County the vote was 672 to retain and 256 to replace.