Election results: Rutherford Co. Property Assessor, school board incumbents take win

Scott Broden, Murfreesboro Daily News Journal
Updated ·2 min read

The Rutherford County Election Commission posted the following voting counts from 30 of 30 voting centers reporting in the county primary:

Note: The count remains unofficial until the Rutherford County Election Commission certifies the results at 5 p.m. March 18.

Republican primary

Property Assessor

Rutherford County Property Assessor campaigns for reelection in the Republican primary at the SportsCom polling center in Murfreesboro.
Rutherford County Property Assessor campaigns for reelection in the Republican primary at the SportsCom polling center in Murfreesboro.

Rob Mitchell, incumbent: 14,068 (66.67%)

Virgil Gammon: 6,969 (33.03%)

Note: GOP winner will face no qualifying competition in Aug. 1 election.

Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 6

Butch Vaughn: 2,153 (72.69%)

Chase Williams: 801 (27.04%)

Note: GOP winner will face no qualifying competition in Aug. 1 election.

Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 2

Stan Vaught: 1,840 (66.40%)

Nicholas Rourke: 923 (33.31%)

Note: GOP winner will face independents Robert Brooks and John Duncan in Aug. 1 election

Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 3

 Caleb Tidwell, incumbent: 2,548 (64.54%)

Tim Holden: 1,390 (35.21%)

Note: GOP winner will face Democrat Tiffany Fee and independent Lorri Johnson in Aug. 1 election

Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 5

Claire Maxwell, incumbent: 1,495 (98.61%)

Note: Maxwell is unopposed in primary and Aug. 1 election.

Rutherford County Highway Superintendent

Greg Brooks: 18,946 (99.31%)

Note: Brooks is unopposed in primary and Aug. 1 election.

President

Donald Trump: 18,251 (75.06%)

Nikki Haley: 4,815 (20.07%)

Ron DeSantis: 401 (1.67%)

Chris Christy: 108 (0.45%)

Vivek Ramaswamy: 99 (0.41%)

Ryan Binkley: 54 (0.23%)

Asa Hutchinson: 28 (0.12%)

David Stuckenberg: 21 (0.09%)

Smyrna referendum

Should Smyrna government eliminate town's General Sessions Court and transfer criminal cases to Rutherford County General Sessions Courts in downtown Murfreesboro?

No: 3,329 (71.42%)

Yes: 1,332 (28.58%)

Democratic primary

President

Joe Biden, incumbent: 4,408 (90.61%)

Note: No other Democrat listed on ballot

Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 3

Tiffany Fee: 496 (98.61%)

Note: Fee is unopposed in Democratic primary. She'll face independent Lorri Johnson, and winner of Republican primary between Caleb Tidwell and Tim Holden in the Aug. 1 election.

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David Ussery shows Emma North the new voting machine as he sets it up and goes over the new procedure during early voting at Middle Tennessee Association of Realtors on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.
David Ussery shows Emma North the new voting machine as he sets it up and goes over the new procedure during early voting at Middle Tennessee Association of Realtors on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

2024 Election dates

  • March 5: Primary for U.S. President, Rutherford County property assessor and highway superintendent, and seats for the county and Murfreesboro school boards

  • Aug. 1: election for county and Murfreesboro offices and primaries for state and federal offices

  • Nov. 5: Election Day for president, and other offices for federal, state, Smyrna, La Vergne and Eagleville governments

Source: Rutherford County Election Commission

This article originally appeared on Murfreesboro Daily News Journal: March 5: Rutherford Co. Property Assessor, school board incumbents win

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