A total of 1,211 people have taken advantage of early voting for the August 5th elections through Friday. Saturday, July 31st is the last day for early voting at the courthouse.
One hundred forty one people voted on Friday, July 30th including 137 in person and four by absentee. Forty seven voters cast ballots in the Tennessee Republican Primary, 83 in the Tennessee Democratic Primary, and eleven voted only in the county general election. Two voted in the Dowelltown Municipal Election.
To date, 1,211 have voted including 453 in the Republican Primary, 682 in the Democratic Primary, 75 in the general election only, and eleven in the Dowelltown Municipal election.
Early Voting will be held Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on the first floor of the courthouse.
Meanwhile in the three counties of the 40th State Legislative District combined (Smith, DeKalb, and Macon), the first seven days of early voting through Friday, July 23rd reveal that 1,877 persons have voted in the Tennessee Republican Primary and 1,864 have cast ballots in the Tennessee Democratic Primary.
In the counties of the 17th State Senatorial District combined through Friday, July 23rd, a total of 6,234 have voted in the Tennessee Republican Primary and 4,490 in the Tennessee Democratic Primary.
Turnout by county through Friday, July 23rd is as follows:
Smith County:
680- Republican Primary
1,277- Democratic Primary
Macon:
997 -Republican Primary
305- Democratic Primary
DeKalb:
200-Republican Primary
282-Democratic Primary
Clay::
369 -Republican Primary
355- Democratic Primary
Cannon:
329- Republican Primary
349- Democratic Primary
Trousdale:
240- Republican Primary
442- Democratic Primary
Wilson:
2,706- Republican Primary
1,389- Democratic Primary
Sumner (Hendersonville precinct)
713- Republican Primary
91- Democratic Primary