Sumner County Election results: Who won in all the local races?

Editor's note: Results published tonight are unofficial until certified by the Sumner County Election Commission.

Unofficial election results are in for Sumner County, where a handful of local races were decided Nov. 5, including Sumner County Sheriff, Hendersonville Mayor and a Sales and Use Tax Rate Referendum in Gallatin.

Thousands flocked to the polls to cast ballots early and on Election Day.

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Sumner County has 140,848 registered voters and 98,706, or a little more than 70%, voted in this election, according to the Sumner County Election Commission, which also reported that 66,981 residents voted early during this cycle.

Here are the local race recaps, with all precincts reporting, including early and absentee votes:

Sheriff Unexpired Term

Eric M. Craddock: 79,681

Write-In: 1,362

Eric M. Craddock, the current interim Sumner County Sheriff, was officially elected to office Tuesday.

Craddock was appointed to the job after longtime Sumner County Sheriff Roy "Sonny" Weatherford died at the age of 65 while attending the 2024 Sheriffs' Association Conference in Pigeon Forge on Aug. 2.

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City of Gallatin Alderman at-Large

P. Shawn Fennell: 15,746

Write-In: 252

Incumbent P. Shawn Fennell was re-elected in an uncontested race to serve as Alderman at-Large in Gallatin.

City of Gallatin Alderman District 1

Paul T. Jones: 2,355

Write-In: 15

Paul T. Jones won an uncontested race for District 1 Alderman in Gallatin.

City of Gallatin Alderman District 2

Todd Alexander: 2,100

Aaron Allison (Incumbent): 1,629

Write-In: 13

Todd Alexander secured the majority vote for District 2 Alderman in Gallatin, replacing incumbent Aaron Allison.

City of Gallatin Sales and Use Tax Rate Referendum

For: 10,696

Against: 8,993

Gallatin's sales tax referendum calls for an increase of half a penny per dollar for the purpose of increasing investment in city services like parks, roads and public safety.

The ordinance passed on first reading on July 2 and passed on second reading on Aug. 20, according to the Sumner County Election Commission.

City of Goodlettsville City Commissioner (3)

Billy Barnfield: 1,413

Jennifer Duncan: 1,779

Cisco Gilmore: 1,645

Stuart Huffman: 547

Jesse Walker: 1,364

Write-In: 23

Write-In: 6

Write-In: 2

Billy Barnfield, Jennifer Duncan and Cisco Gilmore were elected to serve as City Commissioners for Goodlettsville.

Incumbent Stuart Huffman was not re-elected.

City of Hendersonville Mayor

Jamie Clary: 25,595

Write-In: 483

Incumbent Jamie Clary was re-elected as Hendersonville Mayor on Nov. 5.

Clary has served as the Mayor of Hendersonville since 2016, when he beat out three opponents for the seat. He was re-elected in 2020, securing a majority vote.

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He ran unopposed this year.

City of Hendersonville Alderman Ward 1

Mark A. Skidmore: 3,585

Write-In: 42

Incumbent Mark A. Skidmore was unopposed in his bid for the Alderman Ward 1 seat in Hendersonville.

City of Hendersonville Alderman Ward 1

Mark Burgdorf: 2,495

Ed Forbes: 1,388

Write-In: 26

Incumbent Mark Burgdorf won the majority vote Tuesday and was re-elected as Ward 1 Alderman in Hendersonville over challenger Ed Forbes.

City of Hendersonville Alderman Ward 2

Don Ward: 3,436

Write-In: 24

Don Ward was elected in an uncontested race as Ward 2 Alderman in Hendersonville.

City of Hendersonville Alderman Ward 3

Andy Kaczmarek: 1,576

Jeff Sasse: 1,598

Write-In: 29

Incumbent Jeff Sasse narrowly beat out challenger Andy Kaczmarek for the Ward 3 Alderman seat in Hendersonville by a margin of 22 votes.

City of Hendersonville Alderman Ward 4

Karen Dixon: 2,967

Frank Pinson: 2,262

Write-In: 17

Incumbent Karen Dixon was re-elected to the Ward 4 Alderman seat in Hendersonville.

City of Hendersonville Alderman Ward 5

Christina Moran Baker: 2,363

Rachel Collins: 2,926

Write-In: 25

Incumbent Rachel Collins was re-elected to the Ward 5 Alderman seat in Hendersonville, defeating challenger Christina Moran Baker by about 600 votes.

City of Hendersonville Alderman Ward 6

Mark Evans: 2,731

Jim Waters: 2,026

Write-In: 10

Mark Evans won the majority vote for Ward 6 Alderman in Hendersonville, unseating incumbent Jim Waters.

City of Millersville City Commissioner (3)

Lincoln Atwood: 723

Jeremy Crumpton: 389

Dustin Darnall: 627

Alisa Huling: 579

Jesse Powell: 613

M. Lynn Smith: 390

Write-In: 12

Write-In: 0

With three commission seats up for grabs, Lincoln Atwood, Dustin Darnall and Jesse Powell won election on the Sumner County side of Millersville. The city is split between Robertson and Sumner Counties, so the candidates appear on both ballots.

Incumbent Alisa Huling secured a little more than 17% of votes in Sumner County. She fared better on the Robertson ballot, edging Powell out of the top three there, but once the votes were counted in both counties Tuesday, the race was separated by only 9 votes, making it too close to call.

Powell had 834 votes to Huling's 825.

Millersville has seen a slew of personnel changes over the last several months, as city officials have battled accusations of fraud, financial turmoil, corruption and more.

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City of Portland Alderman (4)

Charles Cole: 1,628

Vince Ellis: 1,800

Latoya Holcomb: 1,549

Jody McDowell: 2,474

Bob Tooker: 1,088

Brian Woodall: 2,376

Write-In: 28

Write-In: 8

Write-In: 3

Write-In: 2

Incumbents Jody McDowell and Brian Woodall, Charles Cole and Vince Ellis were elected as Portland Aldermen by a majority vote on the Sumner County side of the city, which, like Millersville, is split between Robertson and Sumner Counties.

Incumbent Latoya Holcomb secured a little more than 14% of votes in Sumner County.

The winners were the same in Robertson County as they were in Sumner County, election results show.