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Presidential primary is today in Tennessee

Posted at 8:36 am March 3, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The presidential and county primary elections are today in Tennessee.

It’s Super Tuesday, and voters in 14 states, including Tennessee, will help select the Democratic Party nominee for president. More than 1,300 delegates are at stake.

Candidates still running for president in the Democratic primary are former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii.

Other candidates appear on the ballot, but they have ended or suspended their campaigns. That includes candidates who have dropped out in the past few days: Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, and Tom Steyer.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: 2020 Election, Anderson County, Federal, Government Tagged With: Anderson County Election Commission, Ann Coria, election, Johnny Alley, presidential primary, primary election, Super Tuesday, Tennessee

Anderson: Barker elected sheriff; incumbents win in Oak Ridge

Posted at 9:40 pm August 2, 2018
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Russell Barker

Russell Barker

Note: This story was last updated at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 3.

Russell Barker, a Republican, won the race for Anderson County sheriff on Thursday, beating Mark Lucas, a Democrat, in a race decided by about 2,000 votes, according to unofficial results.

Meanwhile, four incumbents were re-elected in two Anderson County Commission districts where there was a challenger in Oak Ridge.

Barker is a detective sergeant with the Clinton Police Department who has served as director of the Seventh Judicial District Crime Task Force in Anderson County. Lucas is chief deputy of the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department.

Barker had 7,684 votes (57.79 percent), compared to 5,613 votes (42.21 percent) for Lucas, according to the unofficial results posted after all 27 precincts had been counted Thursday night.

Anderson County Sheriff Paul White is retiring at the end of his third four-year term, and he did not seek re-election.

In another contested race, Regina Copeland, the Republican director of the 911 center, defeated Ebony Capshaw, a Democrat, by a 69.74 percent to 30.26 percent margin (8,981 votes to 3,987). The last elected trustee, Rodney Archer, is now executive director of the County Officials Association of Tennessee, and Myron Iwanski, a former county commissioner and commission chair appointed to the trustee job through this August election, did not seek the job in the election. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2018 Election, Anderson County, Anderson County, Front Page News, Government, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Alden Souza, Anderson County Commission, Anderson County Election Commission, Anderson County Sheriff, Anderson County trustee, Anthony Allen, Bob Smallridge, Catherine Denenberg, Chuck Fritts, Denver Waddell, Donnie Rosenbalm, Ebony Capshaw, J. Shain Vowell, Jerry Creasey, Jerry White, Jimmy Bouchard, John Ragan, Joshua Anderson, Mark Alderson, Mark Lucas, Nathaniel Varner, Paul White, Phil Yager, Philip Warfield, Regina Copeland, Rex Lynch, Richard Dawson, Rick Meredith, Robbie Fulton, Robert A. Jameson, Robert McKamey, Russell Barker, Steve Emert, Steve Mead, Terry Frank, Theresa Scott, Tim Isbel, Tracy Wandell

Anderson County candidate forum is Tuesday

Posted at 1:04 am July 8, 2018
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The Anderson County Candidate Forum will be held at the Oak Ridge High School Amphitheater on Tuesday.

The forum is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10.

Candidates who have opponents and are running for sheriff, trustee, mayor, Circuit Court clerk, and Anderson County Commission District 6 and 7 have been invited to speak and answer questions, a press release said.

Candidates who have no opposition and are running for county clerk, register of deeds, road superintendent, Anderson County Board of Education District 6 and 7, County Commission District 8, and Oak Ridge Board of Education have been invited to be introduced. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2018 Election, Anderson County, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Board of Education, Anderson County Candidate Forum, Anderson County Commission, Anderson County Election Commission, Anderson County general election, Charlie Hensley, Circuit Court Clerk, county clerk, Dan Robbins, Gene Patterson, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, mayor, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge municipal election, register of deeds, road superintendent, sheriff, state Democratic primary, state Republican primary, trustee

Register to vote in August election by Tuesday

Posted at 12:28 pm July 2, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The deadline to register to vote in the August 2 election is Tuesday, July 3.

WYSH Radio in Clinton reported that the rest of the Anderson County Courthouse will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday (July 3 and 4) for the Independence Day holiday, but the Anderson County Election Commission office will be open for its regular business hours on Tuesday, July 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. so that you can register to vote.

The August 2 election includes the Anderson County general election and state and federal primary elections.

See the Anderson County Election Commission website here.

Filed Under: 2018 Election, Anderson County, Federal, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Election Commission, Anderson County general election, August 2 election, register to vote, state and federal primary elections

Anderson County Chamber hosts county election candidate forum

Posted at 10:34 pm March 13, 2018
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The Anderson County Chamber of Commerce will host a forum in Clinton this month for candidates in the Anderson County primary election in May.

The candidate forum will be moderated by Gene Patterson, community relations lead for Consolidated Nuclear Security, which manages and operates the Y-12 National Security Complex.

The candidate forum will be hosted by the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce Government/Community Relations Committee. It is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, at The Ritz Theater at 119 North Main Street in downtown Clinton. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the concession stand will be open, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2018 Election, Anderson County, Anderson County, Business, Front Page News, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, Anderson County Circuit Court Clerk, Anderson County Clerk, Anderson County Election Commission, Anderson County mayor, Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank, Anderson County primary election, Anderson County road superintendent, Anderson County Sheriff, Anderson County trustee, candidate forum, early voting, Ebony Capshaw, Gene Patterson, Gray Long, Jeff Cole, Leesa Arowood, Lewis Ridenour, Mark "Hollywood" Whaley, Mark Lucas, May 1 primary election, Michael Yarnell Foster, Regina Copeland, Rex Lynch, Russell Barker, Scott Burton, Scott Gillenwaters, Steve Emert, Terry Frank, Tim Shelton, William T. Jones

Agle, Fillauer re-elected to Oak Ridge Board of Education

Posted at 10:52 pm November 8, 2016
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Oak-Ridge-Schools-Angi-Agle-March-28-2016

Angi Agle

 

Angi Agle and Keys Fillauer, the two incumbents on the Oak Ridge Board of Education, have been re-elected to four year-terms, according to unofficial election results in Anderson and Roane counties.

Agle received the most votes, a total of 7,830 in the two counties. She earned 6,643 in Anderson County and 1,187 in Roane County.

Fillauer, the current school board chair, collected 7,196 between the two counties. He had 6,049 votes in Anderson County and 1,147 in Roane County.

A third candidate, Myra Mansfield, finished with about 1,800 votes fewer than Fillauer, or 5,686. She received 4,657 in Anderson County and 729 in Roane County. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Education, Front Page News, K-12 Tagged With: Anderson County Election Commission, Angi Agle, election results, Keys Fillauer, Myra Mansfield, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Roane County Election Commission

Term-limit candidates trail in early voting

Posted at 9:05 pm November 8, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Bob Smallridge

Bob Smallridge

 

Note: This story was updated at 1:30 a.m.

Seven of the eight candidates who said they will support term limits if elected to a new charter commission are behind in early voting, according to unofficial results posted on the Anderson County Election Commission website on Tuesday evening.

In District 1 (Claxton, Bull Run), Floyd Grisham, the term-limit candidate, trails V.L. Stonecipher by 1,019 early votes to 831. A third candidate, Tim Risden, had 286 early votes.

In District 2 (Clinton), Jim Cooper, the term-limit candidate, is behind Mark Alderson, an Anderson County commission 1,430 to 922.

In District 3 (Andersonville, Norris), Steve Emert, the Anderson County Commission chair, leads former commissioner Dusty Irwin, the term-limit candidate, 1,541 to 1,323.

In District 4 (Rocky Top), Tim Isbel, an Anderson County commissioner, is ahead of Dennis Hashbarger, the term-limit candidate, 773 to 620. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Anderson County, Front Page News, Government Tagged With: Anderson County Charter Commission, Anderson County Election Commission, Bob Smallridge, David Stanley, Dennis Hashbarger, Dusty Irwin, Floyd Grisham, Howard Farmer, Hugh Ward, Jerry White, Jim Cooper, Kathy Moore, Marjorie Mott Lloyd, Mark Alderson, Robert McKamey, Steve Emert, Steve Mead, term limits, term-limit candidates, Theresa Scott, Tim Isbel, Tim Risden, V.L. Stonecipher

Agle, Fillauer lead in early voting for school board

Posted at 8:35 pm November 8, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak-Ridge-Schools-Angi-Agle-March-28-2016

Angi Agle

 

Note: This story was updated at 11 p.m.

Angi Agle and Keys Fillauer, the two incumbents for Oak Ridge Board of Education, lead in early voting in Anderson County, according to unofficial results posted on the Anderson County Election Commission website on Tuesday evening.

Agle had 4,591 early votes, and Fillauer, the current board chair, had 4,195.

A third candidate, challenger Myra Mansfield, had 2,992.

Agle and Fillauer also have leads in early voting in Roane County, according to unofficial results posted at 8:33 p.m. Tuesday. Agle leads with 973 early votes, and Fillauer had 960.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Election Commission, Angi Agle, Keys Fillauer, Myra Mansfield, Oak Ridge Board of Education, school board

Dodson, Hope, Vogel lead in early voting for City Council

Posted at 8:28 pm November 8, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Jim Dodson Cropped

Jim Dodson

 

Note: This story was updated at 9:15 p.m.

Jim Dodson, Chuck Hope, and Hans Vogel lead in early voting in Anderson County for Oak Ridge City Council, according to unofficial results posted on the Anderson County Election Commission website on Tuesday evening.

Dodson, running for City Council for the first time, had 4,088 early votes. Hope, the only incumbent, had 3,398. Vogel, who is also making his first run, received 2,544.

There are three open seats on the seven-member City Council. Two incumbents, Trina Baughn and Charlie Hensley, did not seek re-election.

Dodson, Hope, and Vogel also have a lead in early voting in Roane County, according to unofficial results posted at 8:33 p.m. Tuesday. Hope led with 853 early votes, Dodson had 786, and Vogel had 762. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Election Commission, Anne Garcia Garland, Charlie Hensley, Chuck Hope, early voting, Hans Vogel, Jim Dodson, Joe Lee, Mark LeNoir, Oak Ridge City Council, Trina Baughn, Wende Doolittle

Term limits: Who could no longer serve if two-term limit was in place now?

Posted at 1:20 pm October 26, 2016
By John Huotari 3 Comments

Jerry Creasey

Jerry Creasey, an Anderson County commissioner from Oak Ridge, could no longer serve if a two-term limit were in place now. Now in his seventh term, Creasey is the longest-serving commissioner. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 6:15 p.m.

If the proposed two-term limit was in place now, Jerry Creasey, the longest-serving Anderson County commissioner, could no longer serve.

Neither could Mark Alderson, who is in his fifth term; Chuck Fritts or Jerry White (both are in their fourth terms); or Whitey Hitchcock, Robert McKamey, or Tracy Wandell (all three are in their third terms).

Creasey is in his seventh term, according to information from the Anderson County Election Commission.

It’s not clear if Myron Iwanski would be term-limited at this point. Iwanski is in his sixth term, but those terms were interrupted by his service as interim Anderson County mayor from January 2011 to August 2012—after former mayor Rex Lynch resigned and before current mayor Terry Frank was elected. Whether Iwanski would be term-limited would depend upon whether term limits, assuming a two-term limit was enacted, were consecutive or lifetime limits.

Assuming Iwanski was term-limited, though, that would mean that eight of the 16 commissioners, or half of them, would be past their second term and not able to serve if a two-term limit were in place.

No term limits are in place now, and they can’t officially be proposed, debated, or recommended to voters until after the eight-member Anderson County Charter Commission is elected November 8. Whether they are even considered is likely to depend upon which candidates are elected. The Charter Commission is not obligated to consider term limits, but it will have the authority to do so. (See a story on the Charter Commission process here.) [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Anderson County, Front Page News, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Charter Commission, Anderson County Election Commission, Chuck Fritts, Floyd Grisham, Jerry Creasey, Jerry White, Jim Cooper, Mark Alderson, Myron Iwanski, Phil Yager, Philip Warfield, Rex Lynch, Rick Meredith, Robert McKamey, Shain Vowell, Steve Emert, Steve Mead, term limits, Terry Frank, Theresa Scott, Tracy Wandell, Whitey Hitchcock

Reminder: Forum tonight features candidates for Anderson County Charter Commission

Posted at 9:26 am October 6, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

A forum tonight will feature the Oak Ridge candidates for Anderson County Charter Commission.

The forum will start at 7 p.m., Thursday, October 6, in the City Room (A-111) at Roane State Community College at 701 Briarcliff Avenue in Oak Ridge.

Here are the Oak Ridge candidates: [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Anderson County, Government Tagged With: Anderson County Charter Commission, Anderson County Election Commission, Bob Smallridge, candidates, David G. Stanley, election, forum, Hugh B. Ward Jr., Joe Jarret, Kathy Edwards, Kathy Moore, Knox County, Knox County Charter Review Commission, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Marjorie Mott Lloyd, Mark Stephens, Roane State Community College, Shelby County, Steve Mead, term limits, Theresa Scott

Not sure what the Charter Commission is? Hear from candidates on Tuesday

Posted at 10:19 am September 19, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce has a forum for candidates for the Anderson County Charter Commission on Tuesday morning.

It’s the first candidate forum for the November 8 election.

The Charter Commission candidate forum will start at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 20, in the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce’s Joyce Conference Room. It’s free and open to the public.

There are 20 candidates for eight seats on the new Charter Commission. The Tuesday morning forum at the Oak Ridge Chamber will feature candidates from the county’s District 6, District 7, and District 8, which all include parts of Oak Ridge.

There are seven candidates for those three seats: [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Anderson County, Front Page News, Government, Government, Slider Tagged With: Anderson County Charter Commission, Anderson County Election Commission, Bob Smallridge, candidate forum, David G. Stanley, Hugh B. Ward Jr., Kathleen D. Moore, Marjorie Mott Lloyd, Mark Stephens, November 8 election, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge City Council, state representative, Steve Mead, term limits, Theresa Scott

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