Tony Salvaggio won 78.9% of the vote for Germantown mayor. Mary Anne Gibson held Alderman Position 2 by 655 votes, and Joy Williams won a school board seat.
Tony Salvaggio won the race for Germantown mayor on Tuesday with 78.9% of the vote. He beat Edgar Babian 12,880 votes to 3,308 in the unofficial count.
The figures come from the Shelby County Election Commission’s results page. All eight Germantown reporting units were in as of 10:59 p.m. Tuesday. Provisional ballots had not yet been added, and the results are unofficial until the commission certifies them.
Salvaggio holds Position 5 on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, according to the city’s board page. He will succeed Mayor Mike Palazzolo, who was not on the ballot.
The closest city race was for Alderman Position 2. Vice Mayor Mary Anne Gibson kept her seat by 655 votes over Todd Adams.
Germantown results at a glance
| Race | Winner | Votes | Share | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Tony Salvaggio | 12,880 | 78.9% | Edgar Babian, 3,308 (20.3%) |
| Alderman, Position 1 | Scott A. Sanders (unopposed) | 13,868 | 98.6% | Write-ins, 195 |
| Alderman, Position 2 | Mary Anne Gibson | 8,102 | 51.9% | Todd Adams, 7,447 (47.7%) |
| School Board, Position 2 | Heather Fisher, Republican (unopposed) | 12,986 | 96.9% | Write-ins, 409 |
| School Board, Position 4 | Joy Williams, Independent | 9,649 | 57.7% | Vicki Gandee, Republican, 7,044 (42.1%) |
Shares are of all votes cast in each race, write-ins included. The commission’s write-in report lists every Germantown write-in vote as “Not Assigned” to a registered write-in candidate.
The mayor’s race
Salvaggio led in every kind of ballot the commission counts:
- Early voting: 9,032 for Salvaggio, 2,331 for Babian
- Election Day: 3,587 for Salvaggio, 899 for Babian
- Absentee: 261 for Salvaggio, 78 for Babian
About 70% of all votes in the race were cast during early voting. There were also 127 write-in votes.
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Gibson won Position 2 with 8,102 votes to 7,447 for Adams, a margin of 4.2 percentage points. She led Adams in early voting, on Election Day and in absentee ballots, though Election Day was close: 2,179 to 2,158.
Scott A. Sanders ran unopposed for Position 1 and keeps the seat he already holds.
Germantown school board
Joy Williams, running as an independent, won School Board Position 4 with 57.7% of the vote. Vicki Gandee, the Republican nominee, had 7,044 votes.
Heather Fisher, a Republican, was unopposed for Position 2.
Both seats are on the board of Germantown Municipal School District, which runs the city’s public schools. Our Germantown schools guide lists them.
What it means for you
- A new mayor in December. The mayor and aldermen take office on the third Monday in December, the city said before the vote. This year that is Monday, Dec. 21. Our pre-election story has the background on the candidates and turnout.
- The count is not final. Provisional ballots were still to be added. The commission holds a special audit meeting on the Nov. 3 election at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, according to its agenda. Public comments at that meeting must relate to the audit.
- Check your own precinct. The commission’s results page breaks every race down by precinct and by early voting, Election Day and absentee ballots.
- Questions about the count go to the Shelby County Election Commission at 901-222-1200.
We will update this story when the results are certified. For city services and contacts in the meantime, see who to call at City Hall.
Have your say