Claiborne voters chose Smith 1512 to 824 in the primary. Claiborne County’s other State Representative, Gary Hicks in District 9, was unopposed in the primary and also has no Democratic challenger in November. In the gubernatorial primaries, Claiborne voters chose the same candidates that won statewide by nearly the same margins. Claiborne voters chose Johnson 2,292 to 2,201. Claiborne voters chose Bailey 2,856 to 1,361.