Obion County voters turn out for 2026 General Election

Obion County voters headed to the polls Tues., Nov. 3, to decide a number of local, state and federal races, with more than 8,100 ballots cast in the 2026 General Election.
According to unofficial results released by the Obion County Election Commission, a total of 8,161 ballots were cast, with all 14 of the county's 14 polling locations reporting by election night.
Republican Marsha Blackburn carried Obion County in the race for Tennessee governor, receiving 5,305 votes, or 65.72 percent of the local vote. Democrat Jerri Green finished second with 1,934 votes (23.96 percent), while independent candidate David Hatley received 550 votes (6.81 percent). Other independent candidates accounted for the remaining votes.
Blackburn also won the statewide contest, receiving 957,136 votes to Green's 902,953. Hatley finished third statewide with 195,564 votes.
In the race for the U.S. Senate, Republican incumbent Bill Hagerty received overwhelming support in Obion County, collecting 6,093 votes (76.02 percent). Democrat Marquita Bradshaw received 1,796 votes (22.41 percent).
Hagerty also won statewide reelection with 1,138,407 votes compared to 886,911 for Bradshaw. Independent candidates Robert Jones, Tharon Chandler, Andrew Gerena, Catherine Barcel Whitson, Jeremy Dean Hearn, David Sutman Jr., Yoshi D. Matthews and James William Macon III received smaller statewide totals.
In the Tennessee House of Representatives District 77 race, Republican Rusty Grills received 4,289 votes (77.94 percent) in Obion County, defeating independent candidate Erin Jerrod Reid, who received 1,214 votes (22.06 percent).
Republican Chris Hurt received all 1,804 votes cast in Obion County in the District 82 race.
In the U.S. House race reported on the county ballot, Republican Charlie Hatcher led with 5,918 votes (75.21 percent). Democrat Chaz Molder received 1,859 votes (23.62 percent), while independent candidates James A. Johnson and Micheál (Me-Haul) O'Leary received 75 and 17 votes, respectively.
Obion County voters also supported all three proposed Tennessee constitutional amendments, with each receiving more than 75 percent of the local vote.
The first amendment, addressing bail eligibility for individuals charged with certain serious criminal offenses, received majority support. The second amendment, which prohibits the state legislature from imposing a state property tax, also passed. The third amendment, expanding constitutional protections for crime victims, received support as well.
Local municipal elections also drew voters across the county, with races decided in Kenton, Obion, Samburg, South Fulton, Troy, Union City and Woodland Mills.
In Kenton, Harold W. Banks received 140 votes in the mayoral race. The six alderman positions went to Glenn P. Zarecor, Wade Simpson, Jana Ray, Jesse Griggs, Mike Watson and Tim Johns. Charles Crouson received 127 votes in the city judge race.
The Town of Obion mayoral race ended in a tie, with Angela Beemer and Rodney Underwood each receiving 140 votes. The town's six council positions went to Bradley Canada, Patsy Barker, Courtney Ainsworth, Erik D. Leto, Robert Hodge and Brittany Nye.
In Samburg, Zach Blakley, Larry Davis and Shelly Arnett were elected to the three alderman positions.
South Fulton voters selected Charles Seratt in Ward 1, Billy Williams Jr. in Ward 2 and Gerald McLeary in Ward 3 for city commissioner positions.
In Troy, Jesse Calhoun defeated Mark Watson in the mayoral race, receiving 220 votes to Watson's 117. Lana Wiseman Carson, Matt Russell, Kristi Scarborough, Chris Jones and Doug Bobo captured the five alderman positions.
Union City voters elected Terry L. Hailey as city councilman at-large over Buster Capps. Spencer Merrill-Twilla won the Ward 1 council seat, while Hal Mosier won in Ward 4. John B. Clendenin was elected to the school board at-large position, with Bedford F. Dunavant IV, Curtis McLendon and Scott Gilliam winning the respective Ward 1, Ward 3 and Ward 5 school board positions.
Michael A. Thompson received 91 votes in Woodland Mills to win an alderman position.
The election results are unofficial and remain subject to certification by the Obion County Election Commission.
A complete breakdown of the results is available through the Obion County Election Commission at www.obionvotes.com.