There will be three new faces on the Cookeville City Council including two incumbents.
Incumbent Laurin Wheaton was the top vote-getter in the race for Council Members. Wheaton won the first seat with 16 percent of the vote and could be the new Mayor of Cookeville.
Candidate Luke Eldridge took the second seat with 12 percent of the vote. Incumbent Eric Walker was third with 11.6 percent of the vote. Chad Gilbert in fourth with 10.6% and newcomer Ali Bagci with 10.9 percent of the vote to round out the five seats.
In the race for the five Cookeville City Council seats, early numbers on Thursday reflected similar trends. Incumbent Mark Miller lost his seat, coming in 6th place for the five seats at 9.31 percent.
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