County General Election Results are In! {unofficial}

The polls closed at 7 p.m. on August 6, 2026, for the Primary and County General Election. There were 5,934 ballots cast and the unofficial results are in. The results will be certified by the election commission in the coming weeks.
The unofficial Hardeman County results are:
COUNTY MAYOR
Brad Grantham (R) – 1,598
Todd Pulse (D) – 3,819
Chris Cox (I) – 350
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 1 POS 1
Rickey W. Griggs (D) – 703
Ben Davis (I) – 449
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 1 POS 2
Jackie Sain (I) – 944
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 1 POS 3
Michion E Gatlin (D) – 892
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 2 POS 1
Erica Woods (D) – 559
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 2 POS 2
Johnny Weems (D) – 565
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 3 POS 1
Chandra Y. Lake (D) – 546
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 3 POS 2
Cory L. Bufford (D) – 552
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 4 POS 1
Bobby Hensley (R) – 280
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 5 POS 1
Johnny Lanier (I) – 888
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 5 POS 2
David Bell (R) – 855
Shara Gatlin (D) – 187
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 5 POS 3
Jonathan D. Luttrell (R) – 316
Jeff Kennamore (I) – 363
Max Lanier (I) – 358
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 6 POS 1
Anthony Hardge (D) – 147
Dylan Stewart (I) – 225
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 7 POS 1
Russell DeBerry (I) – 577
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 7 POS 2
Tina M Bellamy (R) – 280
Terry Howell (I) – 320
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 8 POS 1
Bobby Wright (R) – 229
COUNTY COMMISSION DIS 9 POS 1
Andrew Skic (R) – 51
Joseph Dewain Jenkins (D) – 248
COUNTY TRUSTEE
Sandy Hammons (I) – 4,326
SHERIFF
David Nabors (R) – 1,738
Antonio D Parham (D) – 2,524
John K Doolen (I) – 1,586
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
Jennifer Burkeen (R) – 3,275
Eunice Minter Gudger (D) – 2,483
COUNTY CLERK
John Vickers (R) – 2,737
Tonet Griggs (D) – 3,038
REGISTER OF DEEDS
Mark Gilliam (R) – 2,937
Virlene Brown (D) – 2,729
ROAD SUPERINTENDENT
Casey Swift (D) – 4,274
ROAD SUPERVISOR DIS 1
John Mitchell (D) – 1,515
ROAD SUPERVISOR DIS 2
Trevor Bell (R) – 1,330
ROAD SUPERVISOR DIS 3
Mark McCrory (I) – 1,372
SCHOOL BOARD DIS 1 POS 1
Kenny Adkins (I) – 1,508
SCHOOL BOARD DIS 1 POS 2
Bradford T. Polk (D) – 1,457
SCHOOL BOARD DIS 1 POS 3
Quintessa “Quin” Stewart (D) – 1,071
Cecilia CC Hadley (I) – 829
SCHOOL BOARD DIS 2 POS 1
Keith N. Bollendorf (R) – 1,088
Michelle Griffin (D) – 602
SCHOOL BOARD DIS 2 POS 3
Tanisha Mitchell (D) – 574
Gene Ross (I) – 1,100
SCHOOL BOARD DIS 3 POS 1
Latreace S. Brown (D) – 713
Jennifer Barnes Aylor (I) – 1,048
CITY OF WHITEVILLE – Alderman (Vote for 3)
Phil Forbes – 89
Jessis Giles – 165
Aubrey Phillips – 131
Robert Stitts – 91
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