George McDonald of Smith County carried six of the counties in the Tennessee 17th Senatorial District Thursday to win the Democratic nomination and the right to challenge State Senator Mae Beavers in November. Sam Hatcher won Wilson County and the portion of Sumner in the district.
McDonald received a total of 6,282 votes compared to 5,879 votes for Sam Hatcher, and 2,861 votes for Aubrey Givens.
Here’s a break down of the vote county by county:
Cannon:
McDonald- 560
Hatcher- 390
Givens-242
Clay:
McDonald- 327
Hatcher-290
Givens-204
DeKalb:
McDonald-530
Givens-452
Hatcher-417
Macon:
McDonald-586
Hatcher-198
Givens-175
Smith:
McDonald-2,389
Hatcher-692
Givens-427
Sumner(Hendersonville precinct)
Hatcher-27
McDonald-24
Givens-18
Trousdale:
McDonald-808
Hatcher-239
Givens-73
Wilson:
Hatcher- 3,626
Givens-1,270
McDonald-1,058
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