Although the primaries will be uncontested in November, there will be a challenge in the December special election to fill the unexpired term of State Senator Mae Beavers, who resigned September 1 to run full time for Governor.
Mark Pody will run unopposed in the Republican primary, and Mary Alice Carfi will be the only candidate in the Democratic primary.
Pody, current District 46 state representative, is an insurance salesman in Lebanon. Carfi of Barnes Drive Lebanon is an attorney in Old Hickory and Mt. Juliet .
Primaries will be November 7, and the General Election will be December 19. Both elections will be in Wilson, Cannon, DeKalb, Smith, Clay and Macon counties that make up the 17th Senate District.
The qualifying deadline for candidates was Noon Thursday, September 28th.
Early voting for the primaries will be held October 18 through November 2 on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse. Early voting hours are Mondays 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesdays 9 a.m. until Noon; Wednesdays 9 a.m. until Noon; Thursdays 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Fridays 9 a.m. until Noon and Saturdays 9 a.m. until Noon.
Voting hours for election day, December 19 at all precincts will be 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Beavers’ term expires after the November elections in 2018.
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