Election next Tuesday
By Michael Butler
By the numbers, there are 24 candidates vying for postions in the upcoming Aug. 25 municipal election in Tallassee. Just four candidates are unopposed. It could be an interesting Tuesday.
Two races have more than two candidates. The race for mayor includes; inucmbent Johnny Hammock, Danny Ingram and John Stonaker. There are also three candidates in the race for City Council Ward 3; incumbent Damian Carr, Jahazel Hooks and Willie Smith.
Ward 5 councilman Terrel Brown is the only member of the council without opposition. Three school board members will begin new four year terms without election night drama; Kami Scarborough (Ward 1), Sonja Moore (Ward 3) and Lacey Brewer (Ward 7).
Since 2000, the highest total of votes cast in a mayor's race has been 1,505 in 2008. That election was won by George McCain over Bobby Payne and Judy Mann. In 2012, 1,354 citizens voted in the mayor's race when Bobby Payne won back the seat over McCain and Fred Randall Hughey. More turned out for the runoff that year than in the primary with 1,455 voters.
For the last election in 2016, 1,218 votes were cast with four candidates in the mayor's race. Hammock defeated McCain in a runoff. The overall vote was down to 1,041 total votes cast in the runoff.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Polling locations include; Tallaweka Baptist Church, God's Congregational Holiness Church and the Tallassee Community Library. Poll workers will be wearing masks. Hand sanitizers will be available. Plexiglass shields will also be in place.
1300 WTLS/106.5 FM and Tallassee Times on Facebook Live will have election coverage begining at 6 p.m.
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(I) John Hammock
Danny Ingram
John Stonaker
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Tommy Gresham
(I) Jeremy Taunton
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(I) Sarah Hill
Matthew Miller
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(I) Michael "Don" Bryant
Alisha Miller
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(I) Damian Carr
Jahazel Hooks
Willie Smith
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William M. Hall
(I) Darrell Wilson
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Jeff Branch
(I) Ruthanne McCaig
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Melanie Goodman
(I) Donald Rex Ledbetter Jr.
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(I) William C. Godwin
Michael Stough
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Anderson "Andy" Coker
Heather Miller
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Fred Randall Hughey
(I) David Stough
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YEAR |
MAYORAL CANDIDATES |
TOTALS |
1996 |
Bobby Payne (Unopposed) |
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2000 |
Bobby Payne
Raymond Pettitt
Donald Ray Hornsby |
1,051
300
29 |
2004 |
Bobby Payne (Unopposed) |
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2008 |
George McCain
Bobby Payne
Judy Mann |
876
591
38 |
2012 |
Bobby Payne
George McCain
Fred Randall Hughey |
580
479
325 |
2012
Runoff |
Bobby Payne
George McCain |
782
673 |
2016 |
Johnny Hammock
George McCain
Jeanna Kervin
Trey Taylor |
498
251
235
234 |
2016
Runoff |
Johnny Hammock
George McCain |
781
261 |
Aug. 23, 2016 General Election Results
Oct. 4, 2016 Runoff Results
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