New Mayor elected in South Fulton

by Benita Fuzzell

Kent Greer will be the next Mayor of the City of South Fulton after the Nov. 5 election, receiving 63.20% of the vote in the city, and garnering 517 votes. Billy Williams, who currently serves as a South Fulton City Commissioner,  received 244 votes in the Mayor's race and Ronnie Irvan, 57 votes, according to unofficial election night results.

In the South Fulton City Commissioner's race Ward 1, Jake Clapper ran unopposed, and received 89 votes. In the Ward 4 Commissioner's race for the City of South Fulton, incumbent Cody Caksackkar received the bid with 161 votes, and opponent Rodman E. Arnold Sr. received 102 votes.

In Obion County, Tenn., Republican candidate for President of the United States Donald J. Trump and running mate Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance received 82.14% of the vote, with 10,595 votes cast for the Trump ticket.

Democrat Kamala D. Harris, Presidential candidate and her running mate, Vice-Presidential candidate Tim Walz received 2,221 votes, 17.22% of the voters.

Independent Robert F. Kennedy, Presidential candidate, and running mate Nicole Shanahan received 64 votes; Independent Jill Stein, Presidential candidate and her running mate, Vice-Presidential candidate Samson Lebeau Kpadenou, received 5 votes; and Independent party Presidential candidate Claudia De La Cruz and Vice-Presidential candidate Karina Garcia received 3 votes.

For United States Senate, Obion County voters chose Marsha Blackburn, R, receiving 10,377 votes and Gloria Johnson, D, received 2041 votes.

Independent candidates for U.S. Senate, Tharon Chandler , Pamela Jeanine "P." Moses and Hastina Robinson received 92, 58 and 29 votes, respectively.

David Kustoff, R, was Obion County's choice for U.S. House of Representatives with 10,323 votes, followed by Democrat Sarah Freeman with 1,992 votes and Independent James Hart, 213 votes.

John D. Stevens, R, received 10,521 votes from Obion County, for Tennessee Senate, District 24, and Rusty Grills, R, received 7,686 votes from Obion Countians, for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 77.

Chris Hart, R, received 2,824 votes from Obion Countians for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 82.