It’s your choice
Farragut’s fifth Town mayor, Markli or Williams, will take office Aug. 23 — more than 4,800 early Farragut voters; county general plus state, federal primaries at stake
(All polling locations open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
• 66-North (Farragut I), Farragut Middle School, 200 West End Ave.
• 66-South (Farragut II), Farragut High School, 11237 Kingston Pike
• 65-North (Concord North), Farragut Primary School, 509 N. Campbell Station Road.
• 65-West, Farragut Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive
• 62-Hardin Valley Elementary School, 11445 Hardin Valley Road
Farragut voters flooded Town Hall during the 14 days of early voting, logging in more than 4,800 votes in contested races for Town mayor and aldermen, county general and state and federal primaries.
Town precinct volunteers reported strong voter participation Saturday, July 28, which was the last day of early voting (began July 13).
Overall Farragut tallies were reported at 2,485 votes cast from Precinct 66N and 2,321 cast from 66S.A
Chris Davis, assistant administrator of elections with Knox County Election Commission, said Monday, July 30, that early voting was up more than 400 voters in the North District and more than 500 in South District versus the prior election. “Voting is up in Farragut,” he added.
Overall, 43,755 Knox County residents took advantage of the opportunity to vote early.
Farragut’s new mayor, either Alderman Ron Williams or Alderman Robert “Bob” Markli, plus new and re-elected aldermen — Scott Meyer, unopposed North Ward alderman in his first election, and current interim Mayor Ron Pinchok, who would reassume his duties as an unopposed alderman representing South Ward — were presumed to be the people’s choices following the Thursday, Aug. 2 voting.
The new Board of Mayor and Aldermen will be sworn into office at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 23, in Farragut Town Hall (11408 Municipal Center Drive). It will precede Town’s BOMA meeting — the new board’s first to preside.
In addition to county general, primaries for state representative seats (District 14, Farragut, and District 89, Hardin Valley) and state senate (District 7, Farragut) are coupled with 2nd Congressional District primary.
Other elected offices with representation in the Farragut and Hardin Valley areas feature state primaries in District 14 and District 89 (state House of Representatives) and District 7 (state senate); plus the 2nd District U.S. Congressional primaries to replace 30-year representative John J. “Jimmy” Duncan Jr.
