Eric H. SwaffordPOLL HOURSThere will be two voting booths available on the ground floor of the Bledsoe County Courthouse on Main Street. Polls hours are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST Saturday.Source: Bledsoe County Election Commission
Saturday’s nonpartisan showdown for mayor of Pikeville, Tenn., will pit a former state representative against a two-term incumbent and a local resident who has run for city and county posts in the past.
Two-term city Mayor Greg Johnson, a Democrat and a member of the Bledsoe County Commission, will be challenged by former Republican state Rep. Eric H. Swafford, first elected to the state House in 2004, and occasional candidate Randy Sharp, whose name has been on the ballot for city and county seats a few times over the years, records show.
All three candidates point to jobs and business growth as primary concerns for Pikeville.
Sharp, a 47-year-old local contractor and Realtor, said he loves his town and wants to find ways to generate more revenue for it without putting more of a burden on taxpayers. He’ll put his work experience to use, he said.