Several Cumberland County incumbents will keep their seats and move forward to the county general election Aug. 6 after Tuesday’s primary election.
Republican candidates Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster; County Trustee Kim Tollett Wyatt; Register of Deeds Trey Kerley, who all faced opponents in the primary will retain their seats and appear on the Aug. 6 general election ballot.
Republican candidates Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox; Circuit Court Clerk Jessica R. Burgess; and County Clerk Jule Bryson were all unopposed.
Republican incumbent Stanley Hall will run as an independent on the Aug. 6 county general election. He will face off against Kevin Music, who was unopposed in the primary.
That trend continued in contested races among County Commission candidates in their first partisan primary. Fifth District incumbents Jack Davis and Terry Lowe led votes over newcomer Rick Dabkowski. All three ran as Republicans.
In the 9th District, incumbents Colleen Mall and John Patterson were victorious over John Wedgworth in the Republican primary. They will be opposed by Democrat James Janecek in the August general election.
Unofficial tallies for opposed races are:
County Mayor
Allen Foster 5088
Michael Findley 1315
County Commission, 5th District
Rich Dabkowski 327
Jack Davis 484
Terry Lowe 520
County Commission, 9th District
Colleen Mall 764
John Patterson 655
John Wedgworth 533
Trustee
Jill Ritzman 2257
Kim Tollett Wyatt 4181
Register of Deeds
Trey Kerley 4368
Steve Powell 1926
For complete voting totals in all offices including county commission and board of education, see Friday’s Crossville Chronicle.