Fields wins District 2; Hullander new trustee
Political neophyte Jim Fields defeated three-term District 2 Hamilton County Commissioner Richard Casavant among contested races Tuesday night.
Elsewhere, District 9 Commissioner Bill Hullander knocked off incumbent Carl Levi in the Republican primary race for trustee. He had no Democrat opposition.
Other primary winners among commissioners were incumbent Republican Fred Skillern in District 1, incumbent Democrat Warren Mackey in District 4, incumbent Democrat Greg Beck in District 5, incumbent Republican Larry Henry in District 7, Republican Tim Boyd in District 8 and Republican Hamilton County School Board member Chester Bankston in District 9.
Primary wins set up contested races in District 6 between incumbent Democrat John Allen Brooks and Republican Joe Graham and between Mr. Boyd, a Republican, and Democrat Kenny Smith.