'Down a couple of thousand': Early voting results in 11% turnout prior to Aug. 4 election

Jay Powell, The Daily Herald
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Results from early voting, which ended last Saturday, show an approximate 11% voter turnout prior to Election Day on Thursday.

According to the Maury County Election Commission, 7,520 voters showed up during the early voting period between July 15-30. This included 5,962 Republican, 1,460 Democratic and 98 General votes.

In Maury County, there are 67,842 registered voters, with a population now estimated to be more than 100,000.

Maury County Election Administrator Brandi Cothron said this year's early voting and absentee numbers were slightly less than the previous 2018 primary, which drew 10,222.

A man is checked into a polling station early voting in Columbia, TN.
A man is checked into a polling station early voting in Columbia, TN.

"We're down a couple of thousand this time. I don't know why, but you can never predict why, or maybe there will be lots of voters who decide to vote on Thursday," Cothron said. "Hopefully, that's the case and we'll have a really good turnout tomorrow."

Previous coverage: Time is ticking to cast your vote in the Aug. 4 election

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Thursday's election will include numerous races, including votes for a new Maury County Mayor, 11 seats on the Maury County Commission, six seats on Maury County Schoolboard, as well as multiple state races and elections for general sessions and circuit court judges.

Uncontested races include votes for Maury County Sheriff, District Attorney, Maury County Trustee, Maury County Clerk and Register of Deeds.

Polls will open starting at 7 a.m. Thursday and will close at 7 p.m., with results announced as they come in throughout the night. Registered voters must also bring a Tennessee issued license of ID along with their voter card.

For more information about the Aug. 4 election, including voting locations, visit the Maury County Election Commission's website at www.MauryCounty-TN.gov.

Voters cast their ballots during early voting in Columbia, TN.
Voters cast their ballots during early voting in Columbia, TN.

Cothron added that voters should also check their updated voting cards following the county's recent redistricting, as some precinct locations might have changed.

"The ballot is a little long this year with so many candidates, so be prepared to be at the booth for just a little bit," she said. "And be sure to look at your voter card to see where you are supposed to vote. And if there are any questions, of course they can call our office and we can tell them where to go if they are unsure."

Candidates running in the Aug. 4 election include:

Tennessee House of Representatives District 64 (Primary)

  • Scott Cepicky (Republican Incumbent)

  • Jason Gilliam (Republican)

  • Jameson Manor (Democratic)

Tennessee House of Representatives District 71 (Primary)

  • Kip Capley (Republican)

  • Jason Rich (Republican)

  • Mitchell Skelton (Republican)

  • Bill White (Republican)

  • David P. Carson II (Democratic)

Maury County Mayor

  • David Baker

  • Shelia K. Butt

  • Charlie Norman

Maury County Commission

District 1

  • Kaliente Conway Glenn

  • Pam Huffman

  • Gerald E. Strahan (Republican Nominee)

  • Bernard Maurice Thomas (Republican Nominee)

District 2

  • Patricia J. Hollingsworth (Republican Nominee)

  • Eric Previti (Republican Nominee and Incumbent)

District 3

  • Talvin Barner (Incumbent)

  • Gary Stovall (Incumbent)

District 4

  • Charles D. Martin (Republican Nominee and Incumbent)

  • Connie Green (Republican Nominee and Incumbent)

  • Carl McCullen

District 5

  • Debbie Boehems

  • Vincent W. Fuqua (Republican Nominee)

  • Brandon K. Nutt

District 6

  • Jason Blackstock

  • Kathy Lynn/Low Grodi (Republican Nominee)

  • Cynthioa S. Hestla (Republican Nominee)

  • Susan C. Stephenson (Incumbent)

District 7

  • Jeremy Humphrey (Democratic Nominee)

  • Aaron Thomas Miller (Republican Nominee)

  • James K. Morrow (Republican Nominee)

  • Joseph C. Sims

  • Wayne Patterson (Incumbent)

  • Aaron Yarbrough

District 8

  • Ray B. Jeter II (Republican Nominee)

  • Gabriel L. Howard (Republican Nominee)

  • Debbie Notley

District 9

  • Jerry A. Bridenbaugh (Republican Nominee)

  • Thomas Kevin Markham (Republican Nominee and Incumbent)

District 10

  • Danny G. Grooms

  • Timothy L. Johnston

  • Adam M. Martin (Republican Nominee)

  • Mark D. Stooksbury (Republican Nominee)

  • Tommy Wolaver (Incumbent)

District 11

  • Chad A. Brothers (Republican Nominee)

  • Gwynne Evans (Incumbent)

Maury County Board of Education

District 1

  • Kristin H. Shull (Republican Nominee)

District 3

  • Anson Anderson (Republican Nominee)

  • Lee Brooks

  • Jamila Bumpas Brown

District 5

  • David Moore (Incumbent)

  • Laura C. Nutt (Republican Nominee)

District 7

  • Deborah G. Buonomo (Republican Nominee)

  • Will Sims (Incumbent)

District 9

  • Chad Howell (Incumbent)

  • Stephen D. McGee (Republican Nominee)

District 11

  • Benjamin Baeker

  • Jackson Tyler Carter (Republican Nominee)

Judges in the 22nd Judicial District 

General Sessions Court Judge Part I 

  • Douglas K. Chapman (Republican Nominee and Incumbent)

General Sessions Associate Judge Part I

  • Bobby Sands (Incumbent)

General Sessions Court Judge Part II

  • J. Lee Bailey III (Republican Nominee and Incumbent)

Circuit Court Judge, Part I

  • David L. Allen (Republican Nominee and Incumbent)

Circuit Court Judge, Part II

  • John Russell "Russ" Parks (Republican Nominee and Incumbent)

Circuit Court Judge, Part III

  • Christopher V. "Chris" Sockwell (Republican Nominee and Incumbent)

  • Lee Brooks

Circuit Court Judge, Part IV

  • Caleb Bayless (Republican Nominee)

  • Sammy Patterson

District Attorney General

  • Brent Cooper (Republican Nominee and Incumbent)

District Public Defender

  • Travis Jones (Republican Nominee and Incumbent)

Circuit Court Clerk

  • Sandy D. McClain (Incumbent)

Maury County Sheriff

  • Bucky Rowland (Incumbent)

Register of Deeds

  • John Fleming (Incumbent)

County Trustee

  • Randy McNeece (Incumbent)

County Clerk

  • Joey Allen (Incumbent)

Constable

District 1

  • Terry M. Chandler (Incumbent)

  • Tim W. Holt (Republican Nominee)

District 2

  • Jeff Hardy

  • Jerry Tomlinson (Incumbent)

District 3

  • Timothy A. Clark (Incumbent)

District 4

  • David Coombes

District 5

  • Sam Barnes

  • Richard Green

District 6

  • Chad E. Jones

  • Joey Potts (Incumbent)

District 7

  • Kip Carpenter

District 8

  • Nicholas Bell

  • Bobby Cox

  • Ronald L. Shelton (Republican Nominee)

District 9

  • Jerry W. Dickey

District 10

  • Steve Mangrum (Incumbent)

District 11

  • No qualified candidates

State Executive Committeewoman District 28

  • Angie McClanahan (Republican and Incumbent)

  • Vicky S. Hale (Democratic)

  • State Executive Committeeman District 28

  • David Crux (Republican)

  • Gregory D. Hanners (Democrat and Incumbent)

This article originally appeared on The Daily Herald: Maury County Aug. 4 election: Early voting results