July 24, 2022
By: Dwayne Page
Early voting turnout for the August 4 elections is on pace to eclipse the May primaries in DeKalb County.
As of Saturday, a total of 1,400 have cast ballots during the early voting period from July 15-23 with six days remaining, Monday-Saturday, July 25-30. In May, a total of 3,579 voted in the primaries combined including 1,661 on election day, 1,815 during early voting, and 103 by absentee.
The total turnout through Saturday, July 23 breaks down as follows: 1,400 including 1,339 in person and 61 by absentee. From the total, 1,100 have voted in the Tennessee Republican Primary and 234 in the Tennessee Democratic Primary while 66 have voted only in the General Election without participating in either state primary.
The municipal election total turnout is as follows: Smithville Municipal Election- 394; Alexandria 34, Liberty 21, and Dowelltown 15.
The Saturday only (July 23) turnout was as follows:
Courthouse: 128 total including 124 in person and 4 absentees, 107 (GOP Primary), 15 (Democratic Primary), 6 (General Election Only), 44 (Smithville Municipal Election), 5 (Liberty Municipal Election), 3 (Alexandria Municipal Election), 1 (Dowelltown Municipal Election).
The DeKalb County Election Commission has provided an early voting turnout breakdown (July 15- 23) by precinct as follows:
Alexandria- 79; Temperance Hall-46; Liberty-104; Snow Hill-63; Smithville Church of God-300; Rock Castle-1; Courthouse-282; Johnson Chapel-37; County Complex-168; Keltonburg-71; Blue Springs-51; and Smithville Church of Christ Annex-198: TOTAL 1,400.
The following is the total early voting turnout breakdown (July 15-23) in the Tennessee Republican Primary by precinct:
Alexandria-65; Temperance Hall-35; Liberty-85; Snow Hill-51; Smithville Church of God-230; Rock Castle-0; Courthouse-214; Johnson Chapel-26; County Complex-137; Keltonburg-58; Blue Springs-43; and Smithville Church of Christ Annex-156: TOTAL 1,100.
The following is the total early voting turnout breakdown (July 15-23) in the Tennessee Democratic Primary by precinct:
Alexandria-12; Temperance Hall-9; Liberty-16; Snow Hill-10; Smithville Church of God-46; Rock Castle-1; Courthouse-53; Johnson Chapel-9; County Complex- 25; Keltonburg-11; Blue Springs-7; and Smithville Church of Christ Annex-35: TOTAL 234
Early voting will be Monday through Saturday, July 25-30 as follows: The DeKalb County Courthouse in Smithville: Monday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.; Wednesday 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.; Thursday 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. until Noon. Early voting will also be held at the DeKalb County Fairgrounds in Alexandria on Monday, July 25 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Each early voting site is for any properly registered DeKalb County voter.