Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton were the favorites Tuesday in the Tennessee Presidential Preference Primary including in DeKalb County where each candidate carried every precinct.
Trump carried DeKalb County in the Republican Primary with 1,240 votes. Ted Cruz was a distance second place finisher locally with 600 votes followed by Marco Rubio with 344 , Ben Carson 175, and John Kasich with 88.
Clinton defeated challenger Bernie Sanders in DeKalb County 641 to 286.
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Meanwhile in the DeKalb County Democratic Primary Incumbent Assessor of Property Scott Cantrell received 805 complimentary votes to claim the Democratic nomination. Cantrell was unopposed Tuesday but he will face Republican nominee Shannon A. Cantrell in the August 4 DeKalb County General Election.
Democratic nominees for Constable and their vote totals Tuesday are as follows:
FIRST DISTRICT: Jason C. Taylor 82
THIRD DISTRICT: Travis Bryant 90
FOURTH DISTRICT: Paul Cantrell 133
FIFTH DISTRICT: Mark Milam 121
SIXTH DISTRICT: Carl Lee Webb 105
SEVENTH DISTRICT: Johnny King 85
Taylor will face Republican nominee Lee Plummer for First District Constable in the August 4 General Election.
Republican nominee Tom Theriaque will be unopposed for Second District Constable in August.
A total of 3,500 DeKalb County voters cast ballots in the Primaries Tuesday including 2,524 on election day and 976 either during early voting or by absentee. Republican Presidential Primary Voters outnumbered Democrats 2,495 to 971.
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