Brenda Dotson could have been the first Democrat elected to the Sumner County Commission since the 1990s when she tied the District 13 race with Republican Terri Boyt. Instead of going to a runoff election though, the commission chose to seat Boyt.
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Sumner County Commission votes to seat a Republican who was tied with her Democratic opponent
The Republican-led commission could have chosen to send the race to a runoff in November, but opted to seat Republican Terri Boyt instead.
A Democrat and Republican tied for a Sumner County Commission seat. Commissioners get to decide whether to seat the Republican, anyway.
A race for a county commission seat in Sumner County, north of Nashville, ended in a tie last month. Now the county commission has the choice to either hold a runoff or select their preferred candidate. That decision is on Thursday’s agenda. But commissioners may have already made up their mind.
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