Businessman Bill Lee Has Won The Republican Nod For Tennessee Governor. 1st District Congressman Dr. Phil Roe Won The Republican Primary. Locally, It Was Not A Good Night For Incumbent Sheriff’s. Independent Candidate Jeff Cassidy Beat Sheriff Wayne Anderson Nearly 2-1. In Greene County, Republican Wesley Holt Was The Winner Over Sheriff Pat Hankins And Johnson County Sheriff Mike Reece Was Defeated By Eddie Tester. In Sullivan County, County Mayor Richard Venable Held Onto His Seat, Teresa Jacobs Is The New County Clerk And Donna Whitaker Won The Job Of Assessor Of Property. In Washington County, Republican Joe Grandy Beat Independent James Reeves For The County Mayor’s Job. In Hawkins County, Jim Lee Is The New County Mayor. In Greene County Kevin Morrison Will Take Over As County Mayor. In Johnson County, County Mayor Larry Potter Was Defeated By Mike Taylor. In Carter County, Rusty Barnett Is The New County Mayor And Sheriff Dexter Lunceford Retained His Sheriff’s Job.