Upsets topple Sullivan County magistrates in Thursday election
Five magistrates lost including long-time veteran Charlie Joe Long who was defeated in the Fifth District. Ex magistrate Paul Zimmerman and newcomer Joe Mike Akard won seats. incumbents C Lake Barnes and Aldridge Woods were reelected. Final tallies show Woods with 763 votes, Barnes 608, Akard 685, Long 565, and other totals listed for Livesay Young Bacon Blair and Benedict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Squire Sam Benedict
J. Powell Hawk
Chare Joe Long
Benedict
Charlie Joe Long
Sullivan County Court
Long
Joe Mike Akard
Tennessee Eastman Electrician
C. Lake Barnes
Aldridge Woods
Jerry Bacon
Stanley Blair
Lloyd Livesay
Robert Young
Woods
Barnes
Akard
Livesay
Young
Bacon
Blair
New Faces On County Court In Sullivan Sixth District
Robert H. Roller won one of two Sullivan County Sixth District seats with 531 votes, surpassing three rivals combined. Grant Greene, the incumbent, claimed the other seat with 465. Dr. John I. Dale was ousted with 347 votes. Other candidates included R. Earl Jones 321, James Moody Jr 330, Luther Sith 100, and Ralph Mellons 78. Roller works at Holston Army Ammunition Plant in organic and nitric acid departments and farms livestock. Greene has 12 years on the county court and chairs the County Home Commission for the Aged. he works at Tennessee Eastman. Dale is an Eastman chemist.
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Long
Truty Bank and Trust Co
Barnes
Kingsport Power Company
Sullivan County Volunteer Fire Department
Woods
Tennessee Eastman
Robert H. Roller
Sullivan County Court
Grant Greene
Squire
John I. Dale
R. Earl Jones
James Moody Jr
Luther Sith
Ralph Mellons
Roller
Holston Army Ammunition Plant
Greene
County Home Commission For the
Hulse
E. L. (Curley) Scranton
Carter’s Chapel Funeral Home
Bascom Mason
Frank Mason
Jack Bales
Billy Sells
James Stanley
Parker Trent
Sam Benedict
Roger Boys
Charles Sine
Sullivan County Beer Board
State Farm Insurance Company
Boys
Zimmerman
Sine
Benedict
James Brotherton
Robert Olterman
Oldine
Chester Hall
Everette Dirksen
Hugh Hamblen
Eastman
William Lawhead
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Halli
Kingsport
Sullivan County Court results reshape district balance
Long time incumbent J Powell Hawk lost by five votes in a tight Seventh District race. New magistrates include Carl Henry in the Fifth District and Ruth Montgomery in the 11th. Incumbents re elected include J D Hickam, Carl Phillips, H Grady Reed, Don Whited, James King, Cecil Durham, Charles Keener, and Chester Hall, with notable turnouts across districts and multiple candidates vying for seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Powell Hawk
Sullivan County
Ruth Montgomery
Sullivan County Court
Jo Ann Torbett
Bristol
H. Grady Reed
Don Whited
James King
Elected Constables Vary Across 22 Districts in Tuesday Vote
Voters across 22 civil districts chose 23 constables in a Tuesday election. Many winners ran unopposed while several districts saw write in or tied results. Districts 5 and 9 show multiple candidates, and write in Ford won in District 19.
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Bristol area magistrates elected in yesterday's vote
In Bristol area elections 16 squires were chosen across Districts 1 2 3 4 8 and 17. Albert Morrell won District 1 unopposed with 203 votes. District 2 elected C Warren Fleenor with 247. opponents Burtum and Grubb had 130 and 118. District 3 seat went to Jessie Turner with 378. Thompson had 186. District 4 winners were Conley Gentry Sr 427 and J C Clark 324, with Roy Lan 312 and C R Whitaker Sr 278 also in the race. District 8 filled three seats by Wendell Gates Sr 815 Wassom Jr 803 and Clarence Carrier 695. other candidates were Carl Jenkins Jr 484 Eford Barnett 435 Robert Cox 294 and Charlie Bartley 280. District 17 led by Ralph Hart 1575 with JoAnn Torbett 1400. remaining seats went to Eugene Mahaffey 1387 Wilfred Gillenwater 1578 Bobby Icenhow 140 F S Taft 127 Carmack Carrie 1388 and Charles Hea 1082. H Van Nomtrand was eliminated with 971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Morrell
C. Warren Fleenor
Thomas Burtum
Charles Grubb
Jessie Turner
J. Phillip Thompson
Conley Gentry, Sr
J.C. Clark
Roylan
C. R. Whitaker, Sr
Wendell Gates, Sr
I. A. Wassom, Jr
Clarence Carrier
Carl Jenkins, Jr
Eford Barnett
Robert Cox
Charlie Bartley
Eugene Mahaffey
Wilfred Gillenwater
Bobby Icenhow
F. S. Taft
Carmack Carrie
Charles Hea
H. van Nomtrand
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Mark Sullivan
Mery Magstrate
Tommy Hulse
Cain
R. Stanley Trent
Diabaidi Oe
Joe Beard
Carl Henry
C.W. Ferguson
Robert Roller
Charles McNeil
Bobby Allen
Dale
Ransen
Peta Ia
L. C. Osborne
J. D. Hickam
Hickam’s
Bloomingdale Pike
Carl ‘‘Mousie" Phillipa
Bays Mountain Construction Company
Hickam
Phillips
Osborne
Mobile Homes Manufacturers Association
Orebank
Rustic Hills
Ketron High School
Hawk
Bays Mountain Construction Co
Tennessee Eastman Company
Henry
Montgomery
League of Women Voters
King
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Reed
Emory University
Whited
Oceana
McNeil
W. Ernest White
Cecil Durham
Charles Keener
Durham
Keener
White
Holston Defense Corp
Cassell Brothers, Inc
Wilbur Hendricks
James Myers Jr
Rhea Newland
W. H. Coleman
Elmo Bush
Margaret Willis
Millard Peters
Hendricks
Kingsport Press
CRU
John Bircher
A. B. Arrington
Robert Ammons
Roe Jaynes
Kenneth Hill
O. W. Ferguson
Arrington
Ammons
Jaynes
Allen
Eastman Chemical Products, Inc
Lynn Garden
Charlie Blankenbeeler
Ron McPherson
Earl Light
Preatee
Lloyd Barr
Barr
Fred Childress
Childress
State
Coe Eles Dens
E. L. Morrell
Ernest Peg" Carrier
Milton Ashburn
K. Blevins
John Clenton
J. F. Crawford, Sr
Bill A. Harris
J. R. Bailey
Sherell E. Lyon
Jack W. Jones
Wilbur Doty
Ford
Jones
Burdine
Gross
Paul A. Phipps
Charlie J. Long
Powell Hawk
District 17
Ralph Hart
JoAnn Torbett
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