David Beverly won the race for Greene County Sheriff Tuesday night, defeating David Love in the Republican Primary for the seat according to unofficial election results.
No Democrat filed for the seat, therefore Beverly will run unopposed in the August General Election.
Beverly defeated Love by 1,664 votes for the county-wide office. Beverly received 5,045 votes, while Love garnered 3,381.
| David Beverly | David Love | |
| TOTAL | 5045 | 3381 |
| Baileyton | 198 | 97 |
| Camp Creek | 245 | 269 |
| Chuckey Doak | 215 | 131 |
| Courthouse | 80 | 65 |
| Chuckey | 208 | 169 |
| Debusk | 186 | 173 |
| Doak | 211 | 127 |
| Glenwood | 178 | 155 |
| High School | 104 | 48 |
| McDonald | 142 | 48 |
| Mosheim | 209 | 151 |
| Middle School | 86 | 48 |
| Nolachuckey | 79 | 167 |
| Ottway | 133 | 106 |
| South Greene | 90 | 108 |
| Tusc View | 162 | 110 |
| West Pines | 123 | 59 |
| Absentee | 2396 | 1350 |
Beverly has served as Chief Deputy of the Sheriff’s Department since 2018.
Beverly is a lifelong resident of Greene County. He is a 1990 graduate of Greeneville High School. He attended Tusculum College for two years before working at Greene Valley Developmental Center.
He began his career with the Greene County Sheriff’s Office in 1997 as a Corrections Officer. Beverly was transferred to a dispatcher position with the Sheriff’s Office in 1999. Upon receiving his police officer standards training and becoming a commissioned officer, he was assigned to the patrol division. He completed tryouts for Special Operations (S.W.A.T.) in 2004, where he became an operator until 2012. He was promoted to leading the team as Assistant Commander in 2012. During his tenure with the GCSO, Beverly has served in command positions to include Patrol Sergeant and Patrol Lieutenant.
When Sheriff Wesley Holt was elected in 2018, he was appointed as Chief Deputy of the Department. Holt didi not run for reelection after serving eight years in the role, but endorsed Beverly in the race.
