The position of county mayor and/or executive was on the ballot in a number of East Tennessee counties Tuesday night.
None were as closely followed as in Knox County, where Republican Glenn Jacobs, also known for his role as longtime WWE wrestling superstar Kane, defeated Linda Haney to succeed Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett in September. Jacobs' win was announced across the nation by news outlets such as NBC News and NBC Sports, SBNation, and others.
In Campbell County, Independent E.L. Morton narrowly defeated Jack Lynch and four other Independent candidates to become mayor with 27 percent of the vote.
In Claiborne County, Joe Brooks defeated Jack Daniels and Randall "O.T." Smith with 38 percent of the vote.
In Cocke County, incumbent mayor Crystal Ottinger defeated two independent challengers to win the general election with 59 percent of the vote.
In Cumberland County, Republican Allen Foster defeated Independent Sandra Lee Davis with more than 75 percent of the vote.
In Fentress County, results for its executive race have yet to come in. J. Michael Cross is competing with Jimmy Johnson for the position.
In Greene County, Republican Kevin Morrison defeated Democrat David Foulks.
In Jefferson County, results have yet to come in. Republican Mark Potts is facing off against Independent Mike Dockery.
In Monroe County, Republican Mitch Ingram handily defeated Democrat Regina Faye Burns with 85 percent of the votes to become the next mayor.
In Morgan County, Independent Brian Langley won over four other candidates in a very close race with 31 percent of the vote. Independent Mark Keck lost by roughly 74 votes with 30 percent of the vote.
In Roane County, Ron Woody won the executive position with 73 percent of the vote over David Morgan.
In Scott County , results have yet to come down. Harold Brooks, Michael Lloyd, Dale Perdue, Rick Russ and Jeff Tibbals are competing for the mayoral position.
In Sevier County, Republican Larry Waters was declared the next mayor after he beat Independent Kimberly Denise Pierce with 69 percent of the vote.
In Union County, Jason Bailey defeated Lyn Beeler, Trever Warwick, and Ike Phillips with 48% of the vote to become mayor.
Mayoral races in a number of counties were decided in May for those who ran uncontested in the general election, including Anderson, Blount, Cumberland, Grainger, and Loudon Counties.