A local meteorologist said voters will find clear skies and 70 degree temperatures when they hit the polls to cast their ballots in today’s Bristol and Bluff City elections.
“It’s going to be absolutely gorgeous, there’s going to be no reason not to vote,” NewsChannel 11 Meteorologist Mark Reynolds said Monday as he delivered the forecast.
Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at five precincts in the two cities. Depending on where they live, voters will pick from a slate of candidates seeking spots on their city’s board of mayor and aldermen, city council or board of education.
Bluff City
Bluff City voters today will choose either incumbent Mayor Todd Malone or challenger LonGene Leonard to lead their city for the next four years. They also will pick two people from a list of five candidates to fill seats on the Bluff City Board of Mayor and Aldermen. All are for terms of four years.
Incumbent Aldermen Don Weaver and Irene Wells are seeking re-election, and facing challengers Robert Miller, Betty O’Dell and Sierra Summers.
City residents who normally cast ballots at the Piney Flats Fire Hall precinct will vote at the Bluff City Middle School precinct during today’s election. There are 896 registered voters in the city, said County Elections Administrator Jason Booher, who is predicting a 30 percent voter turnout for this contest.
Bristol
Booher said he’s expecting a 15 percent turnout for Bristol’s city election, where voters will pick from candidates seeking spots on the Board of Education and City Council.
Aaron Brooks and Kelly Buskell are running for the school board’s 1st District seat while Jason Rush is going against incumbent Tony Turner for the 4th District seat. Both are for four-year terms.
Former Tennessee High School Principal Nelson Pyle is running unopposed for the board’s 3rd District Seat. Incumbent Gwen Ellis also is running unopposed for her seat representing the board’s 5th District.
Candidates must live in a particular district to seek that seat on the school board, but voters come from all over the city, Booher said. The same rings true for Bristol City Council elections, he said.
In this contest, Danny Marshall is running against incumbent Margaret Feieraband for her seat representing the city’s south district, while incumbent David Shumaker and challenger Steven Willinger are running for the council’s west district seat.
Michael Hilton’s name also will appear on the ballot for the west district seat, but he has suspended his campaign because he owns a liquor store and is barred from serving on council.
Incumbent Joel Staton is unopposed for his seat representing the east district.
For both elections, the city’s eight precincts will be combined into four. Voters who normally cast ballots at the Valley Pike precinct will go to Holston View; Buffalo Ruritan voters will go to Avoca; East High School voters to the YWCA; and the Sullivan County Office Building voters will go to Anderson Elementary School.
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