Hamilton County voted for Jerri Green, Marquita Bradshaw and Anna Golladay, while Marsha Blackburn won the governor's race statewide. Here are the county, legislative and town results.
Hamilton County voters backed the Democratic candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and Congress on Tuesday. Statewide, Republican Marsha Blackburn won the governor’s race.
All 94 county precincts have reported, according to the Hamilton County Election Commission’s unofficial results, last updated at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The results stay unofficial until they are certified.
Turnout was 56.3%. The commission counted 125,941 ballots from 223,809 registered voters. Of those, 70,058 were cast before Election Day.
The top of the ticket in Hamilton County
- Governor: Democrat Jerri Green won the county with 63,364 votes, or 50.6%. Republican Marsha Blackburn had 50,673, or 40.5%. Independent David Hatley had 8,820, or 7%.
- U.S. Senate: Democrat Marquita Bradshaw had 62,609 votes, or 50.4%. Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty had 59,388, or 47.8%.
- U.S. House, District 3: Democrat Anna Golladay had 63,155 votes, or 50.9%. Republican Rep. Chuck Fleischmann had 58,377, or 47%.
Green’s county margin was 12,691 votes. Bradshaw’s was 3,221 and Golladay’s 4,778.
Statewide
Blackburn won the governor’s race across Tennessee. She had 957,136 votes to Green’s 902,953, with all 95 counties reporting, according to the Tennessee Secretary of State’s final unofficial results. Hatley had 195,564.
The 3rd Congressional District also takes in Anderson, Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Polk, Rhea and Roane counties, so Hamilton County’s count does not decide it. We could not load the state’s district-wide and statewide totals for the House and Senate races Thursday. This story will be updated with them.
The three constitutional amendments
Hamilton County voters approved all three proposed amendments to the Tennessee Constitution:
| Amendment | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|
| 1, holding defendants without bail for some violent crimes | 75,450 (62.2%) | 45,850 (37.8%) |
| 2, banning a state property tax | 77,373 (64.3%) | 43,005 (35.7%) |
| 3, crime victims’ rights | 86,961 (73.7%) | 31,034 (26.3%) |
What each amendment does is set out in our Election Day story.
State Senate and state House
These are the Hamilton County counts, with every county precinct in each district reporting:
| District | Winner | Votes | Runner-up | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 11 | Bo Watson (R) | 41,395 (52.9%) | Tim Roberts (D) | 36,789 (47.1%) |
| House 26 | Greg Martin (R), unopposed | 18,164 | ||
| House 27 | Michele Reneau (R) | 15,088 (53.7%) | Paige Quirin (D) | 12,999 (46.3%) |
| House 28 | Yusuf A. Hakeem (D) | 13,008 (72.4%) | Demetrus “Meechie” Coonrod (I) | 3,441 (19.1%) |
| House 29 | Greg Vital (R) | 15,585 (61.9%) | Ryan V. Scofield (D) | 9,606 (38.1%) |
| House 30 | Esther Helton Haynes (R) | 11,611 (51.2%) | Art Rymer (D) | 11,071 (48.8%) |
In House District 28, Johnny Horne, an independent, had 1,526 votes. The closest race was House District 30, where Helton Haynes led by 540 votes.
Town races
Chattanooga had no city races on the ballot. Eight other Hamilton County towns elected local officials. All results below are from the commission’s unofficial count.
East Ridge, about five miles southeast
- Mayor: Brian Williams, unopposed, 4,852 votes.
- City Council, two seats: David Tyler (2,027) and Robert “Bob” Gilreath (1,949) finished first and second. Marty Von Schaaf had 1,910, Caroline Rossman 1,838 and James L. C. Meyers 1,591.
- City court clerk: Misty D. Chauncey had 2,617 votes to Patricia E. Cassidy’s 2,544, a 73-vote gap.
- Charter amendment: passed, 4,183 for and 1,386 against.
Red Bank, about four miles north
- Commission, three seats: Hollie Berry (2,648), Jamie Fairbanks-Harvey (2,647) and Chad Bullard (2,024) took the top three places. David R. Smith had 1,824.
- Charter referendum: passed, 3,141 for and 929 against.
Signal Mountain, about eight miles northwest
- Town Council, four seats: Clay Crumbliss (2,603), P. Andrew Coyle (2,025), Austin Scofield (1,619) and Jami Wolbers (1,569) finished in the top four. Rufus Marye was fifth with 1,512, 57 votes behind Wolbers. Five other candidates trailed.
Collegedale, about 11 miles east
- Commission, two seats: Jessica Fields (1,161) and Tonya Sadler (1,084) finished first and second. Volker Henning had 1,025, 59 votes short of second place. Bryan Barrett had 928 and Christopher Twombley 472.
Soddy-Daisy, about 14 miles north
- Commission, two seats: Jay Branum (2,474) and Mark Penney (2,345) finished ahead of Marcus Keith (1,822).
Lakesite, Ridgeside and Walden
- Lakesite Commission, two seats: Wayne Behlau (497) and Michelle Wilson (439). Jessica Dobosh had 382.
- Ridgeside Commission, three seats: Robert E. Steel III (199), Liz Doescher (189) and Shawn Ryan (173). Nicole Budd had 133.
- Walden alderman: Angela Cassidy, unopposed, 735 votes.
- Walden referendum: failed, 533 against and 499 for.
What it means for you
- These are unofficial results. The totals can change before the count is certified.
- Close races, like the East Ridge clerk’s race and the last Signal Mountain and Collegedale seats, are the ones to watch until the count is certified.
- Precinct-by-precinct results are on the commission’s results site.
- Registration, absentee rules and future election dates are in our voting guide.
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