Michael Hale Defeats State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver in GOP Primary

August 5, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

Its not often that an incumbent officeholder loses a primary but that is what happened to 40th District State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver Thursday.

Smithville businessman Michael Hale secured the Republican nomination for the office in a decisive win over the 14 year veteran state lawmaker. Weaver was defeated district wide 6,696 to 4,542 and she will leave office when her term is completed. Hale will face Tom Cook, the Democratic nominee , in the November 8th Tennessee General Election. Cook, a resident of the Silver Point community of DeKalb County was unopposed in the Tennessee Democratic Primary on Thursday.

Weaver lost every county in the district but her home county of Smith and it was even close there at 1,678 to 1,534. Hale won DeKalb, his home county, with 2,392 votes compared to 1,152 for Weaver. Hale also carried Jackson County 1,175 to 722; Cannon 1,422 to 830; and Wilson 173 to 160.

Cook, the Democratic nominee, received 1,464 votes in the district including 504 in DeKalb County.

August 5, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The Board of Education will have one new member beginning next month.

Eric Ervin, a Republican, will succeed Kate Miller on the school board from the 4th district. Miller chose not to seek re-election. Ervin won the seat in the DeKalb County General Election Thursday beating two other opponents, Dr. Scott Little, a Democrat, and Independent Tony Poss. Ervin got 324 votes compared to 230 for Little and 148 for Poss.

Meanwhile Seventh district member Shaun Tubbs, an Independent defeated Republican Ryan Mollinet 323 to 205.

The other three incumbents up for re-election were unopposed including 1st district member Danny Parkerson, who received 441 votes; Republican Alan Hayes in the 2nd district with 513 votes; and 3rd district Republican Jim Beshearse with 525 votes.

The terms of office are for four years and begin September 1.

August 5, 2022
By: Dwayne Page

The 14 member DeKalb County Commission will be made up of nine new members starting next month and overall, eight seats will be held by Republicans compared to four by Democrats and two by Independents.

In the General Election Thursday, three incumbents were defeated including Democrat Julie Young in the 1st district, Democrat Janice Fish Stewart in the 4th district, and Republican Bruce Malone in the 7th district.

Two new members were elected from the 1st district including Republican Tom Chandler, who won Thursday with 303 votes and Independent Daniel D. Cripps who received 225 votes. Republican Bennett Armstrong lost with 178 votes and Young came in last with 140 votes. Shaee Flatt, another incumbent 1st district commissioner who was appointed in 2021 to fill a vacancy did not seek election to a full term.

The second district incumbent commissioners were re-elected. Republican Sabrina Farler won with 389 votes and Democrat Myron Rhody received 307 votes. Republican Jim Pearson came up short losing with 255 votes.

Third district incumbent Democratic Commissioner Susannah Cripps Daughtry, who was also appointed in 2021 to fill a vacancy, was elected to her first full term Thursday winning with 260 votes but it was independent candidate Tony Luna who led the ticket in the district with 289 votes. Republican Tim Perricone narrowly lost with 250 votes and former county commissioner Jack E. Barton, III had 230 votes in a losing effort.

The fourth district will have two Republican commissioners in Tony “Cully” Culwell who won with 335 votes and Greg Matthews who garnered 270 votes. Commissioner Janice Fish Stewart came in third losing with 237 votes and former commissioner Wayne Cantrell, an Independent, lost with 199 votes. Another incumbent 4th district commissioner, Dr. Scott Little, a Democrat chose not to seek re-election but instead made an unsuccessful bid for a seat on the school board.

The fifth district will be represented by two GOP commissioners, Larry Green and Glynn Merriman, who both ran unopposed Thursday. Green received 414 votes and Merriman polled 359. Incumbent 5th District Commissioner Anita Puckett chose not to seek re-election but instead made an unsuccessful run for the GOP nomination for County Mayor in May.

Democratic 6th district incumbent Commissioner Jeff Barnes, the longest serving current member at 20 years, was re-elected with 267 votes but Republican Justin Douglas Adcock was the top vote getter in the district with 311. Republican Doug Stephens fell just short of being elected with 259 votes and former commissioner Danny McGinnis, a Democrat, got 112 votes in a losing run. Incumbent GOP 6th district commissioner Matt Adcock elected not to seek re-election but instead ran for and won the office of County Mayor.

Seventh district incumbent Beth Pafford, a Democrat, was re-elected with 248 votes but Republican Timothy Brian Reynolds led the pack in the district with 271 votes, Incumbent Republican Bruce Malone lost with 206 votes.

The terms of office are for 4 years each to begin September 1.

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