Tennessee voters approved all four amendments to the state constitution on Nov. 4 in the general election. In Franklin County, all four amendments were overwhelmingly supported. In the Sewanee precinct, voters rejected Amendment 1 about abortion and Amendment 3 about a state income tax. The local results, however, had no impact on the statewide outcomes.
Bill Haslam (R) was re-elected as governor. Lamar Alexander (R) will return to the U.S. Senate for his third term representing the state.
Scott DesJarlais (R) defeated Lenda Sherrell (D) of Monteagle in the race for the 4th Congressional District seat of the U.S. House of Representatives; DesJarlais will return to the House for his third term. David Alexander (R) will return to the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 39th District.
Turnout at the Sewanee precinct was 44.6 percent, with 841 voters. In the county, turnout was 36.6 percent; there were 9,980 voters.
In local elections, the only contested race for Sewanee Community Council was in District 3. The new representatives for this area will be Annie Armour and Pixie Dozier. Armour received 62 votes; and Dozier, 55 votes. Paul Evans received 41 votes.
In Monteagle, voters approved the sale of wine in grocery stores. Voters in Tullahoma voted in support of a similar measure.
For the full Franklin County precinct reports, go to <www.franklincotn.us/election_results>.
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