Marshall County Republican Chris Freeland won the State Representative seat for district 6 last night.
Freeland defeated retired teacher Linda Story Edwards by more than 5000 votes.
He says one of his priorities is economic development in the area.
"I want to go out, and meet with these companies and try to lure them here," said Freeland. "See if there's a spot that they can have in our counties that will be good for their businesses. A good fit."
Freeland has said he has a goal of collaborating with state leaders to attract more business to the region. District Six is Marshall and Lyon counties and was previously held by Democrat Will Coursey.
Chris Freeland is a businessman who owns Freeland Broadcasting, which operates WCBL, WCCK and Marshall County Daily. He previously served four terms as a Benton city councilman.