Mix Of Incumbents, New Arrivals To Make Up County Commission After Thursday’s Election

The makeup of the Greene County Commission was decided Thursday during Greene County’s Local General Election.

The County Commission will see some new and familiar faces according to unofficial results, but all 21 members of the governing body will be Republicans.

The top three finishers in each commission district will take seats on the commission in September.

All election results reported Thursday night are unofficial until certified by the Greene County Election Commission.

The following vote tallies are the results of the County Commission races.

1st District

1. David McLain – 799
2. Dale “Bud” Tucker- 770
3. Kathy Crawford- 587
4. Christopher Stone – 535
5. Write-ins- 10

Republicans McLain, Tucker, and Crawford will take seats on the commission after defeating independent candidate Stone. Crawford is an incumbent. Tucker will be returning to the commission after a four year hiatus after not running for reelection in 2022, and McLain will be joining the governing body for the first time.

2nd District

1. Chase Murray- 953
2. Brad Peters- 855
3. Travis Hoxie- 804
4. Joshua Franklin- 236
5. Marie Marsh- 209
6. Reagan Arrowood- 206
7. Write-ins- 1

Republicans Murray, Peters, and Hoxie defeated Democrat Franklin, and independent candidates Marsh and Arrowood. Murray and Peters are incumbents, while Hoxie will be joining the commission for the first time.

3rd District

1. Jason Cobble- 1,051
2. Jan Kiker- 1,017
3. Robin Quillen- 936
4. Donald Townsend- 472
5. Write-ins- 12

Republicans Cobble, Kiker, and Quillen, all incumbents, defeated Democratic candidate Townsend to return to the commission.

4th District

1. Edwin J. (E.J.) Swatsell- 928
2. Bryan Jones- 922
3. Lyle Parton- 846
4. Write-ins- 25

Republicans Swatsell, Jones, and Parton won election to the Greene County Commission in an uncontested race. Parton is an incumbent, while Swatsell and Jones will be new members of the commission.

5th District

1. Wesley Holt- 1,098
2. Gary Shelton- 997
3. Terry Cannon- 982
4. Write-ins- 26

Republicans Holt, Shelton, and Cannon will take seats on the County Commission after running uncontested. Shelton is an incumbent, while Holt and Cannon will be first time commissioners.

6th District

1. Josh Kesterson- 701
2. Larkin Clemmer- 695
3. Tony Jones- 692
4. John Waddle Jr.- 318
5. Write-ins- 6

Republicans Kesterson, Clemmer, and Jones won the three District 6 seats up for election Thursday, defeating Democratic candidate Waddle. Clemmer is an incumbent, while Kesterson and Jones will be new members of the commission after defeating the other incumbent, Waddle.

7th District

1. Lisa Bowman Anderson- 673
2. Paul Burkey- 622
3. Teddy Lawing- 608
4. Write-ins- 19

Republicans Anderson, Burkey, and Lawing, all incumbents, won reelection to their commission seats in an uncontested race Thursday.

TURNOUT AND RESULTS BY PRECINCT

A total of 9,633 ballots were cast during Thursday’s local general and state and federal primaries out of 47,989 registered voters in Greene County, with 9,633 voting in the state and federal Republican Primary and 1,173 casting ballots in the state and federal Democratic Primary. That is about an 20% voter turnout.

A link to unofficial results broken down into each of the 17 voting precincts can be found below.

Unofficial Results- Greene County (by Precinct)- August 6, 2026, Election