May 7, 2017 - City and School Elections were held Saturday, May 6, 2017 across Shelby County with the following unofficial results: (results will not be official until they have been canvased by their City Council or School Board of Trustees)
City of Joaquin
Mayor
Bill Baker (Incumbent) - 50 votes (25 early voting, 25 election day)
Pat Gray - 82 votes (36 early voting, 46 election day)
Two (2) At large City Council Position
Joseph Long (Incumbent) - 55 votes (25 early voting, 30 election day)
Cathy Atkinson - 58 votes (26 early voting, 32 election day)
LeeVern Stotts Gilliam - 31 votes (21 early voting, 10 election day)
Mike Cummings Jr. - 75 votes (28 early voting, 47 election day)
Joaquin ISD (Three (3) Board of Trustee Postitions, 3-year terms)
Jimmy Hamilton (Incumbent) - 178 votes
J.M. Wilson - 105 votes
Chad Alford - 107 votes
Brandon Neal - 194 votes
Chrisco Bragg (Incumbent) - 183 votes
Tam Hearnsberger (Incumbent) - 209 votes
City of Tenaha (Three (3) City Council Positions, 2-year terms)
Craig Richard Gray - 68 votes (18 early voting, 50 election day) *Possible Run-off
Orinthia Johnson - 62 votes (16 early voting, 46 election day)
Natalie Harris (Incumbent) - 69 votes (16 early voting, 53 election day)
DeWayne Reese - 51 votes (13 early voting, 38 election day)
Durand Steadman - 96 votes (24 early voting, 72 election day)
Lee Gibbs - 68 votes (15 early voting, 53 election day) *Possible Run-off
- 120 votes for, 54 votes against - Local Option Election per Ordinance 2017-01-24-2 -- To Legalize: The Legal Sale of Beer and Wine for Off-Premises Consumption Only
- 68 votes for, 103 votes against - Local Option Election per Ordinance 2017-01-24-3 -- The Increase of the Municipal Sales and Use Tax in the City of Tenaha to a Rate of 2%
Note: This is an unofficial tabulation of results. Provisional ballots have not been considered in the totals listed above.
Tenaha ISD (Two (2) Board of Trustee Positions)
Janice Barton - 75 votes (9 early voting, 66 election day)
Tracy Collins - 160 votes (28 early voting, 132 election day)
Vickie Jernigan (Incumbent) - 104 votes (28 early voting, 76 election day)
City of Timpson (Three (3) City Council Positions)
Tiffany Curtis Collins - 78 votes (26 early voting, 52 election day)
George Grace (Incumbent) - 63 votes (19 early voting, 44 election day)
Kyle Allen (Incumbent) - 74 votes (18 early voting, 56 election day)
Janell Baker (Incumbent) - 62 votes (17 early voting, 45 election day)
Charleston Johnson - 86 votes (30 early voting, 56 election day)
Total number of ballots cast - 146 (42 early voting, 104 election day)
Timpson ISD (Three (3) Board of Trustee Positions)
Steven Burgay - 138 votes (18 early voting, 120 election day)
Christopher Crockett - 81 votes (16 early voting, 65 election day)
Joyce Wolfe - 76 votes (11 early voting, 65 election day)
Brinson Stewart - 93 votes (13 early voting, 80 election day)
