COCKE COUNTY COMMISION SEAT TIED AND TO BE DETERMINED IN NOVEMBER BY SPECIAL ELECTION
The Cocke County Commission had to determine how to settle a tie between two commission seat candidates after reviewing a provisional ballot on Tuesday.
On Aug. 15 they decided to wait until November to see who will take a seat on the commission. Commissioner Barry Ford said they would send the votes back to District 3 for a special election.
Incumbent Terry Dawson and challenger Tracy Stepp each got 420 votes in the Aug. 4 contest for Cocke County Commission District 3, Post 2.
The single provisional ballot could have broken the tie. However, the race remained a tie after the ballot was reviewed Tuesday because the person did not vote in the commission race.
