ROGERSVILLE — Republican J. Todd Ross defeated Democrat Terry Risner to win the Hawkins County Sessions Court judgeship. Ross received 4,064 votes, ahead of Risner’s 1,245.
In the contested Hawkins County Board of Education races, District 2 incumbent board member Burl Smith was unseated by newcomer Chris Christian by a vote of 566 to 334. In the District 3 race, incumbent Kurt Cornett was defeated by former board member Kathy Cradic 363 to 147 with a third candidate, newcomer Darin McClellan, receiving 79 votes.
The only other contested county race was for the District 3 constable seat in which Republican Jerry Matlock defeated Democrat Joshua Bellamy 455 to 110.
Of Hawkins County’s 35,332 registered voters, only 5,898 voted in Thursday’s election — or 16.7 percent.