Independent candidate Lewis Cosby pulled out of the Knox County mayoral race on Wednesday, a day after the primary, and threw his support to the Republican nominee.
via KnoxNews Cosby drops out of Knox County mayoral race; says he’ll back Burchett.
and VolunteerTVÂ Cosby quits mayor’s race, will support Burchett
and WBIRÂ Lewis Cosby drops out of Knox County mayoral race to support Tim Burchett
State Sen. Tim Burchett walked away Tuesday night with the Republican nomination for Knox County mayor and an avalanche victory margin of more than 85 percent, according to unofficial results.
“I’m just overwhelmed,” he said. “I never take victory for granted, and I never take the voters for granted. But at this margin, it’s hard for me to comprehend.”
His opponent, former Sheriff Tim Hutchison, won just under 15 percent of the primary vote. Tuesday night marked his first defeat at the polls in at least 20 years.
via Burchett blowout in Knox Co. primary.
On Friday, however, a traditional Hutchison ally dropped a bombshell by calling the former sheriff a liar who was in fact deeply involved in the controversial meeting.
6th District Commissioner Greg “Lumpy” Lambert, who has always admitted to his role in the back-room politicking over who would replace commissioners removed by a state Supreme Court decision on term limits, contacted the News Sentinel on Friday and said that Hutchison orchestrated some of the deals that ultimately led a jury to find that commissioners had violated the state Open Meetings Act.
via Lambert: Hutchison part of ‘Black Wednesday’.
Gene Patterson over at WATE has some analysis on the truthfulness of both mayoral candidates current TV ads:
TV ads for two candidates in the Knox County’s mayor’s race began airing last week, so 6 News put them to the truth test.
Republican state Sen. Tim Burchett and former Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison unveiled new 30 second spots. The two ads are very different in their approaches for appealing to voters.
via WATEÂ Ads by Burchett, Hutchison in Knox mayor’s race put to truth test.
Georgiana Vines has a good analysis on the money aspect of the Knox County Mayor’s race.
State Sen. Tim Burchett and former Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison are drawing support from the business community in their quest to win the Republican nomination for Knox County mayor on May 4, although Burchett has more donors overall.
Hutchison raised $25,426 in the first three months of 2010 and has $42,891 on hand without using any of the nearly $19,000 he has in his leftover sheriff’s campaign fund. Burchett raised $38,879 in the past three months and has $103,067.93.
via Georgiana Vines Vines: Examining mayoral donations.
Daily News | Ben Farmer | 
May 6, 2010 7:58 am | 
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