(UNDATED) – Early voting continues for voters in Municipal Elections in Bedford, Mitchell, and Oolitic.
The rain kept voting turnout down at the Lawrence County Courthouse and Emerson Gym in Mitchell on Saturday.
As of noon on Saturday, only 10 people voted at the Lawrence County Courthouse and 35 people voted at Emerson Gym. Voting will continue Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The office is closed daily from Noon until 1 p.m. for lunch at the Lawrence County Courthouse.
Early voting will continue on November 2nd at the Lawrence County Courthouse and Emerson Gym in Mitchell from 8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. and at Oolitic Town Hall on November 2nd from 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.
On Election Day voters can vote at any voting center in Lawrence County. Polls will be open on November 5th from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m.
The Voting Centers are located at:
- Lawrence County Courthouse
- Parkview Intermediate
- Stalker Elementary
- Mitchell Community Center
- Emerson School Gym on 9th Street
Bedford Contested Races Include:
Bedford Mayor:
- Sam Craig – Republican
- Rowena Cross- Najafi – Democrat
Bedford City Council District 3:
- Brad Bough – Republican
- Ed Bay – Independent
Bedford City Council District 5:
- Penny May – Republican
- Clarice A. Guy – Democrat
Mitchell Contested Races:
Mitchell Mayor:
- J.D. England – Republican
- Eugene Pud Terrell – Democrat
Mitchell City Council District 1:
- Michele ‘Wilfong’ Smith – Republican
- Larry Caudell – Democrat
Mitchell City Council District 3:
- Perry Reynolds – Republican
- Joey D. Slone – Democrat
Mitchell City Council District 4:
- Daniel Talbot – Republican
- Everett Ferrell – Democrat
Mitchell City Council At-Large ( vote 1)
- George James – Republican
- Martha J. Arnold- Democrat
Town of Oolitic Races:
Clerk-Treasurer:
- Jessica Staggs – Republican
- Glenn Gross – Citizens Party
At-Large Council Seats (Vote 5):
- Johnny “Bob” Dillion – Republican
- Phillip Hensley – Republican
- Tangie Jenkins – Republican
- Bill Kendall – Republican
- Dirk Sears – Republican
- Mary A. Berry – Citizens Party
- Daniel Brooks – Citizens Party
- Suzanne Sharp – Citizens Party
