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White County and Cleveland unofficial election results – June 9, 2020
Updates are posted below for unofficial results for local contested races only in White County's General Primary, as well as the Cleveland special elections for mayor and the Ward 2 city council seat and a countywide ESPLOST referendum.
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(11 of 11 precincts reporting – Absentee and in-person early voting ballots have been counted)
(Some provisional ballots remain to be counted.)
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
ESPLOST Referendum**
YES – 70.94% – 5,206 votes
NO – 29.06% – 2,133 votes
**Notes: Voters are essentially being asked whether or not to continue a 1% Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) to begin in 2023 after the current ESPLOST expires.
Cleveland Special Elections
Mayor
Annie Sutton – 306 votes
Josh Turner – 342 votes
Ward 2 – City Council
Felicia Sutton – 270 votes
Rebecca Yardley – 307 votes
Republican Primary Races
Sheriff**
Aaron Autry – 29.55% – 2,170 votes
William Garrett – 3.85% – 283 votes
Rick Kelley – 51.63% – 3,792 votes
John Murphy – 12.06% – 886 votes
Jeffrey JB Ramey – 2.9% – 213 votes
**Notes: There are no Democratic candidates for the November general election.
Probate Judge**
Don Ferguson – 44.4% – 3,242 votes
Cam Greene – 9.65% – 698 votes
Carol Jackson – 38.51% – 2,812 votes
Randall Townley – 7.53% – 550 votes
**Notes: Ferguson and Jackson are expected to head to runoff election. There are no Democratic candidates for the November general election.
Chairman, White County Board of Education**
Carly Adam – 33.09% – 2,369 votes
Missy Jarrard – 66.91% – 4,790 votes
**Notes: There are no Democratic candidates for the November general election.
District 1, White County Board of Commissioners**
Terry Goodger – 76.91% – 1,276 votes
Jerry Nicholson – 23.09% – 383 votes
**Notes: There are no Democratic candidates for the November general election.