(Smith County Insider Press) Carthage, Tenn. – Less than one month to qualify for the August 4th General Election. The qualifying deadline is April 7th at 12 noon. The election will consists of the State Primary Election and the Smith County General Election. The following is a list of positions that will be up for election.
U.S. House of Representatives – 6th Congressional District (Primary)
TN House of Representatives – 40th District (Primary)
County Commission – Rock City – District 4 (To fill an unexpired term)
County Commission – Carthage – District 6 (To fill an unexpired term)
Smith County Assessor of Property
Smith County Road Superintendent
School Board – Defeated – District 1
School Board – Tanglewood – District 2
School Board – Gordonsville – District 5
School Board – South Carthage – District 7
Town of South Carthage Alderman – Ward 1
Town of South Carthage Alderman – Ward 2
Petitions are available at the Smith County Election Office, located at 122 Turner High Circle, Suite 105.
As of 3/9/16, the following individuals have picked up petitions (Bold denotes that the individual has qualified):
TN House of Representatives – 40th District (Primary) – Terri Lynn Weaver
County Commission – Rock City – District 4 (To fill an unexpired term) – Shannon Minchey
Smith County Assessor of Property – Terry Collins
Smith County Road Superintendent – Steve Coble
School Board – Tanglewood – District 2 – David G. Apple and Scotty Enoch
School Board – South Carthage – District 7 – Brian Lee Smith
Town of South Carthage Alderman – Ward 1 – Hollis Lee Mullinax
Smith County Insider will keep you up-to-date on all election news. Be sure to check our new Politics Page for regular updates.
