CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Incumbent Montgomery County Sheriff John Fuson won reelection again Thursday night, defeating challenger Mike Oliver.
“I’ll tell you. We could not do what we do without our families,” Fuson said in an acceptance speech at Old Glory Distilling.
Fuson had 9,225 votes to Oliver’s 6,779.
“If any of you that have ever thought about politics, you think about who is involved and the people who are right there will be with you the whole way and they give a lot of help,” Fuson said. “It’s a sacrifice, and I decided to run for sheriff one day, and my family was right there with me, and I’m proud to be where we are at today.”
Oliver said he plans to run again.
“All I can say is I’ll be back in four years,” Oliver told Clarksville Now Thursday night. “We had a great team, and had a good campaign, and I’ll be back in four years.”
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About the candidates
John Fuson has served as Montgomery County sheriff since 2012, and has spent his 23-year career with the agency. He has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Bethel University. In 2010, he was elected to the County Commission. In December 2012, he was selected to fill a vacancy in the office of sheriff. He won the next election in August 2014, and then was unopposed in the 2018 election.
Mike Oliver is a sergeant with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office with over 32 years of experience. In 2012, Oliver was promoted to sergeant over the K-9 division. In 2019, he became the supervisory sergeant over the Special Victims Unit. He is currently a supervisor in the Enforcement Bureau.
Christian Brown and Chris Smith contributed to this report.