Jefferson County Election Results

The Break Down

17, 780 Jefferson County residents exercised their right to vote in the November 6, 2012 election. That number represents only 57.81% of the registered voters in Jefferson County and is slightly lower than the turnout for the 2008 Presidential General Election. Locally and across the State Republicans showed well and carried the majority of the votes. In the Presidential race, the Republican ticket of Romney/Ryan carried 74.13% of the local vote, though incumbent President Obama took the National vote. Other Republicans on the National front also fared well in Jefferson County, with the Senate and House seats going overwhelmingly Republican. Corker, Roe and Duncan all posted more than 2/3 of the local vote. In the State, Republican Nicely was unopposed for the 8th District Senate seat. Republicans also took the House District 11 and District 17 seats with the election of Faison and Farmer, respectively. Republicans will have a Supermajority in both the State House and Senate. Locally, highly contested races in both the Jefferson County Commission and the Jefferson City Council held spotlight positions in the election. In District 3, three candidates sought the County Commission seat vacated by the late Tommy Musick. Rita Musick, the wife of the late Commissioner, had been holding the seat and was elected by 42.74% of the vote to continue in that position. She was followed by Snodgrass with 32.82% and Cameron with 24.33% of the vote. In District 7, five candidates sought one County Commission seat vacated by resignation of a former Commissioner. Jack Akard had been appointed to hold the seat until election and he will continue in that position with 35.35% of the vote. Akard was followed by Howard with 24.55%, Sawtelle with 21.33%, Parker with 10.26% and Huskey with 8.38% of the vote. Four candidates sought two open seats on the Jefferson City Council. Rocky Melton took 37.03% of the vote and Ann Cole brought in 29.19 % of the vote. Both will hold seats on the Jefferson City Council. They were challenged by Helton with 24.51% and Lloyd with 8.77% of the vote. In Baneberry, a very close race for City Commissioner went to Fandetti who garnered 122 votes to Lunsford’s 118 votes. More Jefferson County residents voted early or absentee ballots than at the polls on Election Day. 9,682 voted early or absentee and 8,098 cast their vote at the polls on Election Day. According to the Jefferson County Election Report, there were no provisional ballots in Jefferson County.