Despite a deeply contentious election, voters in the Tennessee Valley did their civic duty without violence or intimidation at the polls on Tuesday, authorities report.
Chattanooga police did not respond to any polling locations on Tuesday, and also did not receive calls about any election-related fights or disturbances, spokeswoman Elisa Myzal said.
That calm stretched throughout Hamilton County, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, as well as throughout the region. Election officials in Meigs, Rhea, Bledsoe, Sequatchie and Marion counties all said they received no reports of violence, threats or disturbances at the polls.
“Voters wanted to vote,” said Lisa Wheeler, administrator at the Bledsoe County Election Commission. “The voters were really kind, and we didn’t have long lines. It went really good.”
In Georgia, Catoosa and Dade county election officials also reported no problems.