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Title: Glenn Jacobs, aka Kane of WWE, takes home Knox County mayoral race
Source:
ESPN
URL Source: http://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/ ... we-wins-mayoral-race-tennessee
Published: Aug 3, 2018
Author: Tim Fiorvanti
Post Date: 2018-08-03 01:30:48 by hondo68
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Views: 1163
Comments: 4
Glenn Jacobs, the towering 6-foot-8 giant of a professional wrestler best known as Kane in the WWE, has won an election to determine the next mayor of Knox County in Tennessee on Thursday night. Jacobs, 51, had nearly two-thirds of the more than 80,000 total ballots cast, according to Knoxville ABC affiliate WATE. He was opposing Democratic nominee Linda Haney in the heavily Republican Knox County. It was a far cry from Jacobs' victory in the Republican primary race, which he won by just 23 votes back in May over Knox County commissioner Brad Anders. In a professional wrestling career that stretches back to the early 1990s, Jacobs became one of the longest-tenured performers in WWE history. He is a former heavyweight champion, and performed inside of the ring under his famous red mask as recently as July 15 at a WWE pay-per-view event in Pittsburgh. Congratulations to @KaneWWE on being elected Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee! https://t.co/I4E5YQhYCC— WWE (@WWE) August 3, 2018 For more than 20 years, Jacobs has been a resident of Tennessee where, in addition to his in-ring career, he and his wife operate a local insurance and real estate company. A variety of WWE icons traveled to Tennessee during Jacobs' campaign to help with fundraising efforts, including his on-screen brother, The Undertaker (real name Mark Calaway). Jacobs officially will take over as mayor of Knox County on Sept. 1. He previously has said he will not rule out a special appearance in the ring. 
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#1. To: All (#0)
I never knew that counties had mayors.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
The title used to be county supervisor or something like that, and then they changed it to mayor. I might have heard that in this interview.... Here, we have county commissioners, usually from four or five precincts, and then a county judge, who doesn't have to be a "real" judge, to run the commissioners' court. Which really isn't a court; more like a city council. All these people are elected by the voters.
“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken
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#2. To: hondo68 (#0)
#3. To: Lod (#2)
I never knew that counties had mayors.
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