Unofficial Hardeman County election results show Isiah Hunt elected mayor of Grand Junction, Hickory Valley returning a full slate of town leaders, and all three proposed Tennessee constitutional amendments passing among county voters. The Hardeman County Election Commission posted the numbers overnight after the Nov. 3 general election.
The totals below include early voting and Election Day ballots, as reported by the commission at 6:20 a.m. Wednesday and published by The Magnolia Post. The results are unofficial until the election commission certifies them later this month.
Hardeman County Election Results for Town Races
Grand Junction mayor
Isiah Hunt: 48 (unofficial winner)
Cheryl D. Smith: 27
Hunt will follow longtime Mayor Curtis Lane, who was recently honored as the county’s longest-serving mayor.
Grand Junction aldermen (unofficial winners)
Steve Luellen: 76
Nichole Luellen: 60
Donna Lane (write-in): 30
Hickory Valley
Mayor: Richard “Ricky” Ayers, 20 (unofficial winner)
Aldermen (all unofficial winners): Colton J. Lax 20, Noel Toney 18, Bobby Hensley 17, Brian Lake 17, Jane Mitchell Powell 14
How Hardeman County Voted in State and Federal Races
Middleton and other Hardeman County voters also weighed in on statewide races. County totals:
Governor: Marsha Blackburn 3,059; Jerri Green 2,930; David Hatley 540. Blackburn won statewide and becomes Tennessee’s first woman elected governor, according to the Hatchie Press.
U.S. Senate: Bill Hagerty 3,516; Marquita Bradshaw 2,902
U.S. House, District 9: Brent Taylor 3,393; Justin J. Pearson 3,012
State House, District 80: Julian McTizic 3,298; Andrea Bond Johnson 2,469
State House, District 94: Ron M. Gant 598; Francine Johnson 204
District 80 also covers parts of Haywood and Madison counties, so the Hardeman numbers are only part of that race. The Magnolia Post listed Johnson as the unofficial winner across the whole district, even though McTizic, the Bolivar mayor, carried Hardeman County. The seat is open because longtime Rep. Johnny Shaw is retiring.
Constitutional Amendments
All three amendments passed easily among Hardeman County voters:
Amendment 1: Yes 3,921; No 2,351
Amendment 2: Yes 3,742; No 2,453
Amendment 3: Yes 4,148; No 1,839
What Happens Next
The Hardeman County Election Commission will announce official results once they are certified later in November. Until then, all totals are unofficial and could change slightly as the final ballots are counted.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
