Camden, Tenn.--Benton County voters elected a new County Mayor and re-elected its Sheriff.
Mark Ward is the new County Mayor by a large margin, defeating current County Mayor Brett Lashlee as well as Challenger Randy Shannon, who had served as the Interim County Mayor while Lashlee was deployed overseas.
Totals were: Ward, 2109 votes; Shannon, 1090; and Lashlee 959 votes.
Lashlee said last night: “Congratulations to my opponent Mayor-elect Mark Ward, all the winners of your respective races and also thanks to all the candidates who put forth efforts and energies and the desire of the “will to serve” in bettering our Benton County.
Benton County Sheriff Kenny Christopher won reelection by a big margin over Challenger Josh Hedge. Christopher received 2,835 votes and Hedge won 1,260 votes.
Here are the Benton County results from the County Election Commission:
Benton County Unofficial Results
Mayor:
Brett Lashlee:959
Randy Shannon: 1090
Mark Ward: 2109 win
Circuit Court Clerk:
David Johnson: 1615
Sam Rainwaters: 2483 win
District 1 Commission:
Keith Arnold: 234 win
Henry Berry: 109
Marty Douglas: 234 win
Chris Hatley: 116
Angela Hollowell Hern: 191
Carlos Jones: 100
Ward A Plant: 190
Stephen Stokes: 292 win
District 2 Commission:
Deborah L Bain: 330 win
Dayna Jo McKelvy Ferguson:325
Kenneth Miller: 347 win
Rocky Presson: 359 win
District 3 Commission:
Bret Malcolm Burke: 336 win
Gary Furr: 366 win
Frank P Lashlee Jr: 204 win
Samuel L. Shaw: 138
Faye Waldrum: 180
School Board D1:
Jessica Bell: 209
Justin Thornton: 374 win
School Board D2:
Crystal “Cristy” Baldwin: 190
Mark Hargis: 322 win
Gina Ragan: 215
School Board D3:
Kimberly J Hartley: 251
Marko G Winters: 347 win
Trustee:
Beverly Beal: 2229 win
Tamela Allen-Hollowell: 555
Rebecca Lusk: 1291
Sheriff:
Kenny Christopher: 2835 win
Josh Hedge: 1260
District 4 Commission:
Alice T. Douglas: 286
Dwayne Fowler: 390 win
Sonny Hall: 378 win
Phil Melton: 348 win
District 5 Commission:
Rachelle Hill: 202
Jimmy Lee Kenniston: 336 win
Tony Litle: 145
Michael Nunnery: 408 win
Rosanne Kelley Ward: 391 win
District 6 Commission:
Bobby Burcham: 125
Darrel Hicks: 246 win
Terry Kiehn: 326 win
Jerry Price: 260 win
Dustin Tubbs: 211
School Board D4:
Shanna Lynn Kennon: 521 win
School Board D5:
Mike Holladay: 274
Brent Hedge: 415 win
School Board D6:
Rebecca J Burcham: 263
Robert D Thompson: 269 win
Unopposed Races:
General Sessions Judge
John W Whitworth: 3038
County Clerk
Wanda McLarty Malin: 3352
Register of Deeds
Sonya R Volz: 3268
Highway Superintendent
Barry Buck Carter: 3067
Circuit Court Judge D24 1
Brent Bradberry: 2673
Circuit Court Judge D24 2
Bruce Irwin Griffey: 2862
Chancellor D24
Vicki Hodge Hoover: 2788
District Attorney D24
Neil Thompson: 3005
Public Defender D24
Robert Tas Gardner: 2648
State Republican Primary:
Governor
Bill Lee: 2114
US House D7
Mark E Green: 1294
US House D8
Danny Ray Bridger Jr: 137
Gary Dean Clouse: 52
Bob Hendry: 138
David Kustoff: 339 win
TN House D74
Jay D Reedy: 1705
TN Exec Committeeman D24
Ryan Ellegood: 798
Jim Poe: 818 win
TN Exec Committeewoman D24
Tess Robbins: 1571
State Democratic Primary:
Governor
Carnita Faye Atwater: 117
Jason Brantley Martin: 247 win
JB Smiley Jr: 84
US House D7
Odessa Kelly: 212
US House D8
Tim McDonald: 84 win
Lynnette P Williams: 80
TN House D74
None
TN Exec Committeeman D24
None
TN Exec Committeewoman D24
None
Photo: Sheriff Kenny Christopher, top, listens to the radio as returns come in from Benton Co. last night. (Allison Lambright photo).