Election
BY ANGELA BONILLA, NICHAELA SHAHEEN & KARA WILLIS
Montgomery County incumbents win 2 races Incumbents Mark Keough and Charlie Riley have won the Republican primary races for Montgomery County judge and Precinct 2 commissioner, respec- tively, according to voting results from Montgomery County Elections. The results are in Keough, who won with 51% of the vote over Mack, will face James Graf, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, in the November election. Meanwhile, Riley won the election over chal- lenger Bob Harvey by 2,082 votes, or about 8% more than Harvey’s total, according to Montgomery County Elections. A total of 17.06% of registered Republican voters and 6.71% of Democratic voters voted in the election, according to unocial results from Montgomery County. Shenandoah, Oak Ridge North plan elections A number of candidates have led for the May 2 election in Shenandoah and Oak Ridge North. What to expect Shenandoah City Council positions 1 and 5 are on the ballot along with the race for mayor, according to Shenandoah’s election website. Incumbent Ron
3 justice of the peace primaries decided Three Montgomery County Republican primaries for justice of the peace races were decided March 3. Brittany Gable-Hale defeated incumbent Jay Mac Sanders with 52.18% of the vote in the Precinct 3 race. Scott Carson won the Republican nomina- tion in the justice of the peace primary for Precinct 1 with 51.27% of the vote and Billy Masden won for Precinct 5 with 76.51%. John A. Lagway Jr. was uncontested on the Democratic primary ballot for Precinct 1. What they’re saying “Last night [election night] proved what hard work will do ... I’m going to treat every- body fair,” Masden said. “ ... My decisions will always be based on evidence.”
Primary election results
Incumbent
Winner
51% Mark Keough 49% Wayne Mack Montgomery County judge
45.97% Bob Harvey 54.3% Charlie Riley Montgomery County Precinct 2 commissioner
SOURCE: MONTGOMERY COUNTY ELECTIONSCOMMUNITY IMPACT
Quote of note In a March 4 Facebook post, Keough thanked his family and supporters for electing him to his third term as Montgomery County judge. “I am deeply honored and humbled that you have once again placed your trust in me to continue serving as your county judge,” Keough said in the post. “Thank you for standing strong, for believing in proven leadership, and for choosing a record of results over political noise. I won’t let you down.” Raymaker will not seek re-election for Position 1. For the mayoral race, candidates include John Escoto and Ron Raymaker. Candidates for Position 1 are Ernest N. Sumrall and Gary Henson, neither of whom are incumbents. Candidates for Position 5 include incumbent Frank Robinson and challenger David Teague. What else? Residents of Oak Ridge North will see a mayoral race, with incumbent Paul Bond facing Russell S. Dudley.
Election day voting locations
Shenandoah • Shenandoah City Hall, 29955 I-45 N., Shenandoah
Oak Ridge North • Oak Ridge North Municipal Building, 27424 Robinson Road, Oak Ridge North
For early voting locations, visit https://elections.mctx.org
SOURCES: OAK RIDGE NORTH, SHENANDOAHCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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