Randy FairbanksDISTRICT 1Includes northern Hamilton County, Soddy-Daisy, Sale CreekRegistered voters: 19.881Voting precincts: Includes Bakewell 1-2, Dallas 1-2, Falling Water, Flat Top Mountain, Mowbray, Northwoods 1-2, Sale Creek and Soddy-Daisy 1-4 precincts
District 1: Fairbanks is clear choice
By the normal rules of a county general election, Randy Fairbanks — the Republican primary nomination winner with no Democratic opposition — should be waltzing to a victory in the Aug. 7 Hamilton County general election.
And he probably still will.
But Board of Education member and Soddy-Daisy political gadfly Rhonda Thurman, pouting after Fairbanks, a certified public accountant, defeated her crony, longtime District 1 powerhouse Fred Skillern, decided that she would run a write-in campaign for the County Commission seat held by her mentor.
Fairbanks still should win the seat handily.