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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The results are in: Kim McMillan will remain Mayor of the City of Clarksville.
McMillan was reelected with 46.87% of the vote. Bill Summers pulled in 27.14% and Jeff Burkhart trailed him at 25.79%.
The following candidates were elected to the Clarksville City Council:
Ward 1: Richard Garrett
Ward 2: Deanna McLaughlin
Ward 6: Wanda Smith
Ward 7: Geno Grubbs
Ward 10: Mike Alexander
Ward 11: Bill Powers
Clarksville voters have chosen to allow the sale of wine in grocery stores by a landslide with 72% of the vote in favor of the change, which will go into effect in July of 2016.
In Hopkinsville, Republican Carter Hendricks won the race for Mayor.
See more local results here.
On the state level, results were as follows:
Governor: Republican Bill Haslam
U.S. House of Representatives District 7: Republican Marsha Blackburn
U.S. Senate: Lamar Alexander
TN House of Rep 74th Dist: Jay D. Reedy
TN House of Rep 67th Dist: Joe Pitts
TN House of Rep 68th Dist: Curtis Johnson
See more state results here.
Four constitutional amendments were also on the ballot, including the much-debated Amendment One regarding abortion regulations in TN. Click here to see unofficial results for these amendments.
In Kentucky, Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell defeated Alison Grimes. More Kentucky results can be found here.
See photos from McMillan’s victory below:
Photos by Lee Erwin, ClarksvilleNow.com