Carfi carries vote in Smith County; Pody wins the race by 308 votes

December 19, 2017

The Special 17th Senatorial District General Election was held on Tuesday, December 19, with two candidates, Mark Pody (R) and Mary Alice Carfi (D).

The election is the result of a vacancy created in the district when State Senator Mae Beavers resigned to focus on her gubernatorial campaign. The District includes DeKalb, Smith, Macon, Cannon, Clay and Wilson counties.

The following is the election results from Smith County:

Mark Pody (R) – 716 votes – 49.31%

Mary Alice Carfi (D) – 733 votes – 50.48%

Write-In – 3 votes – 0.21%

The following is the election results from the entire 17th Senatorial District:

Mark Pody (R) – 5990 votes – 51.32%

Mary Alice Carfi – 5682 votes – 48.68%

Click here to view a county by county breakdown of the election results.

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