With the turnout at the August 2010 election just a measly 19.04% of registered voters, voters have sent a message. It seems that they do not feel that their vote, their voice really makes a difference. This is a trend that we as a nation need to work on changing.
The roots of the current apathy towards voting can likely be traced to the current economic uncertainty; along with concerns about job security, such as seen in the recent announcement that 700 people in Clarksville will be losing their jobs at the Quad/Graphics printing plant in North Clarksville.
Several of the incumbents running were voted out of office including:
- County Commission District 4: Benny Skinner
- County Commission District 7: Ruth Ann Milliken
- County Commission District 14: Dwain J. Etterling
- General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge for Division 1: Elizabeth Dozier “Sissy” Rankin
- School Board District 7: James T. “Jim” Mann
Photo Gallery
Photos of the August 2010 election taken by Bill Larson and Mark Haynes
Election Results (Write in Candidates not included)
| Race | Candidate | Votes | ||
| Governor | Bill Haslam | 48.78% | ||
| (Republican) | Joe Kirkpatrick | 1.57% | ||
| Basil Marceaux, Sr. | 0.65% | |||
| Ron Ramsey | 22.64% | |||
| Zach Wamp | 26.27% | |||
| Governor | Mike McWherter | 99.26% | ||
| (Democrat) | ||||
| 7th District, U.S. House | Marsha Blackburn | 99.35% | ||
| (Republican) | ||||
| 7th District, U.S. House | Greg Rabidoux | 99.29% | ||
| (Democrat) | ||||
| 8th District, U.S. House | Stephen Lee Fincher | 20.01% | ||
| (Republican) | George Flinn | 41.93% | ||
| Ron Kirkland | 31.06% | |||
| Randy Smith | 4.23% | |||
| Ben Watts | 2.71% | |||
| 8th District, U.S. House | Roy Herron | 42.80% | ||
| (Democrat) | Kimberlee E. Smith | 57.00% | ||
| 67th District, TN House | Neil Revlett | 99.23% | ||
| (Republican) | ||||
| 67th District, TN House | Joe Pitts | 99.77% | ||
| (Democrat) | ||||
| 68th District, TN House | Curtis Johnson | 99.50% | ||
| (Republican) | ||||
| 68th District, TN House | Brett Ramsey | 99.61% | ||
| (Democrat) | ||||
| 78th District, TN House | Philip Johnson | 99.65% | ||
| (Republican) | ||||
| 78th District, TN House | Danny R. Twork | 99.48% | ||
| (Democrat) | ||||
| State Committeeman District 22 | R. Wayne Oldham | 1 | ||
| (Republican) | ||||
| State Committeeman District 22 | Keith Jackson | 1 | ||
| (Democrat) | ||||
| State Committeewoman District 22 | Patricia “Pat” Allen | 99.75% | ||
| (Republican) | ||||
| State Committeewoman District 22 | Kim Smith | 99.87% | ||
| (Democrat) | ||||
| Montgomery County | Carolyn Bowers | 66.98% | ||
| Mayor | Curtis T. Mize | 32.87% | ||
| Montgomery County | Norman E. Lewis | 61.68% | ||
| Sheriff | Tyler Barrett | 38.24% | ||
| Montgomery County | Kellie A. Jackson | 99.83% | ||
| Clerk | ||||
| Montgomery County | Brenda Radford | 99.82% | ||
| Trustee | ||||
| Montgomery County | Connie W. Bell | 99.86% | ||
| Register of Deeds | ||||
| Montgomery County | John M. Gannon | 99.88% | ||
| Commission District 1 | ||||
| Montgomery County | Keith Politi | 99.43% | ||
| Commission District 2 | ||||
| Montgomery County | Ed Baggett | 64.75% | ||
| Commission District 3 | Scott Comperry | 28.85% | ||
| William B. Linscott | 6.29% | |||
| Montgomery County | Lindsey Fain | 4.71% | ||
| Commission District 4 | Arnold Hodges | 34.52% | ||
| Mark A. Riggins | 41.73% | |||
| Benny F. Skinner | 19.04% | |||
| Montgomery County | Robert W. Gibbs Jr. | 57.36% | ||
| Commission District 5 | David Starley | 42.50% | ||
| Montgomery County | Dalton Harrison | 99.05% | ||
| Commission District 6 | ||||
| Montgomery County | Kenneth D. Day | 19.24% | ||
| Commission District 7 | John Fuson | 56.20% | ||
| Ruth Ann Milliken | 24.32% | |||
| Montgomery County | Ronald Sokol | 98.44% | ||
| Commission District 8 | ||||
| Montgomery County | John M. Gennis | 100.00% | ||
| Commission District 9 | ||||
| Montgomery County | Martha J. Brockman | 54.33% | ||
| Commission District 10 | Keith A. Svadba | 45.67% | ||
| Montgomery County | Joe L. Creek | 72.75% | ||
| Commission District 11 | Donald Lucas | 27.25% | ||
| Montgomery County | Al Colvin | 46.01% | ||
| Commission District 12 | Nick Robards | 53.72% | ||
| Montgomery County | Lettie M. Kendall | 99.67% | ||
| Commission District 13 | ||||
| Montgomery County | Dwain J. Etterling | 18.84% | ||
| Commission District 14 | Tommy J. Vallejos | 49.01% | ||
| Mark J. Wojnarek | 32.14% | |||
| Montgomery County | Loretta J. Bryant | 99.74% | ||
| Commission District 15 | ||||
| Montgomery County | Robert G. Nichols | 99.77% | ||
| Commission District 16 | ||||
| Montgomery County | Jeremy Bowles | 99.51% | ||
| Commission District 17 | ||||
| Montgomery County | Glen Demorest | 99.73% | ||
| Commission District 18 | ||||
| Montgomery County | Charles D. Keene | 99.76% | ||
| Commission District 19 | ||||
| Montgomery County | Thomas “Tommy” Allen | 35.61% | ||
| Commission District 20 | Mark H. Banasiak | 64.24% | ||
| Montgomery County | Jerry W. Allbert | 99.84% | ||
| Commission District 21 | ||||
| Circuit Court Clerk | Cheryl J. Castle | 72.46% | ||
| Peggy Macias | 27.49% | |||
| General Sessions & | Merriel Bullock-Neal | 15.48% | ||
| Juvenile Court Judge | Ken Goble, Jr. | 49.97% | ||
| Division 1 | Elizabeth Dozier “Sissy Rankin | 34.49% | ||
| TN Superior Court Judge Lee | Retain | 71.36% | ||
| Replace | 28.64% | |||
| Court of Appeals Judge East | Retain | 72.02% | ||
| Replace | 27.98% | |||
| School Board | George Giles | 99.71% | ||
| District 1 | ||||
| School Board | Horace Murphy, Jr. | 99.39% | ||
| District 3 | ||||
| School Board | Jimmie M. Garland, Sr. | 99.47% | ||
| District 5 | ||||
| School Board | Josh Baggett | 34.32% | ||
| District 7 | Carol Duffin | 30.10% | ||
| James T. “Jim” Mann | 28.51% | |||
| Ben Moore | 6.97% | |||
