One upset and one comeback on Hamilton County Commission
HAMILTON COUNTY (WDEF) – A sitting Hamilton County commissioner was unseated in voting on Tuesday.
DISTRICT 1
Gene-o Shipley
Soddy Daisy commissioner Gene-o Shipley defeated incumbent Randy Fairbanks in a close race.
| Gene-o Shipley | 2096 |
| Randy Fairbanks | 1918 |
| Stacy Swallows | 957 |
Fairbanks has been on the County Commission since 2014.
Shipley wins the seat outright since there is no Democratic challenger.
DISTRICT 5
The District 5 race was all about the Democrats.
Commission Katherlyn Geter decided not to run for another term.
But the man she narrowly defeated won the seat back on Tuesday.
Greg Beck defeated three other challengers for the seat.
| Greg Beck | 1318 |
| Mike Greer | 447 |
| Nathaniel Doss III | 350 |
| Phylicia Blackmon | 217 |
He faces no Republican challenger in the fall.
DISTRICT 8
There was competition to replace Tim Boyd on the Commission after he chose not to run for re-election.
In the Republican Primary, two other elected officials squared off.
East Ridge Vice Mayor Mike Chauncey defeated school board chairman Tucker McClendon by 148 votes.
| Mike Chauncey | 1285 |
| Tucker McClendon | 1137 |
There is no Democratic challenger for the seat.
DISTRICT 10
District 10 is new after the 2020 redistricting.
It represents the Ooltewah area.
Jeffrey Eversole will represent the area after defeating Dean Moorhouse for the spot.
There is no Democrat running for the seat.
| Jeffrey W Eversole | 1905 |
| Dean Moorhouse | 1779 |
DISTRICT 11
Montrell Besley
The other new district includes Alton Park and Lookout Valley.
Montrell Besley defeated two other Democrats in the primary.
| Montrell Besley | 589 |
| Molly Blankenship | 103 |
| Sean Nix | 72 |
He will face Republican Joe Graham in November.
