Updated at 10:12 a.m. on April 30, 2020, to include additional candidates running for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.
Voters in Smith County will have the next opportunity to head to the polls on Thursday, August 6, 2020.
Voters will cast their votes in the State Primary Election, County General Election, and South Carthage Municipal Election.
Early voting for the August election will be held from July 17, 2020 thru August 1, 2020.
At the state level, the following offices will appear on the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives – 6th District, TN House of Representatives – 40th District.
At the county level, Smith County citizens will vote for Circuit Court Judge – Division II, Public Defender, Assessor of Property, and Road Superintendent. Additionally, voters in Districts 1, 5, 6, and 8 will vote for a County Commissioner, and voters in Districts 1, 2, 5, and 7 will elect a School Board member.
Voters who live in South Carthage will vote for an Alderman in Ward 1 and Ward 2.
Below is a complete list of candidates that have qualified to appear on the August 2020 ballot. This information is sourced from the Smith County Election Commission.
State Primary Election
U.S. SENATE
- Clifford Adkins (R)
- Natisha Brooks (R)
- Byron Bush (R)
- Roy Dale Cope (R)
- Terry Dicus (R)
- Tom Emerson, Jr. (R)
- George S. Flinn, Jr. (R)
- Bill Hagerty (R)
- Jon Henry (R)
- Kent A. Morrell (R)
- Glen L. Neal Jr. (R)
- John E. Osborne (R)
- Aaron L. Pettigrew (R)
- David Schuster (R)
- Manny Sethi (R)
- Marquita Bradshaw (D)
- Gary G Davis (D)
- Robin Kimbrough (D)
- James Mackler (D)
- Mark Pickrell (D)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – 6th District
- John Rose (R)
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Christopher Martin Finley (D)
TN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – 40th District
- Terri Lynn Weaver (R)
Independent candidate Paddy Sizemore has also qualified and will appear on the ballot in the November 3, 2020 election.
State Executive Committeewoman – 17th District
- Suanne Bone (D)
County General Election
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, DIVISION II
- Michael Collins (R)
- Branden Bellar (I)
PUBLIC DEFENDER
- Shelley Thompson Gardner (R)
COUNTY COMMISSION – Defeated – District 1
- Shannon Greene
- Helen Vose
COUNTY COMMISSION – Gordonsville – District 5
- Eddie Stout
COUNTY COMMISSION – Carthage – District 6
- Roger Mackey Duke
COUNTY COMMISSION – Elmwood – District 8
- No candidate qualified.
ASSESSOR OF PROPERTY
- Terry W. Collins
ROAD SUPERINTENDENT
- Steve Coble
- Michael Anthony Kemp
SCHOOL BOARD – Defeated – District 1
- Mark Jones
SCHOOL BOARD – Tanglewood – District 2
- David Apple
SCHOOL BOARD – Gordonsville – District 5
- Tommy Manning
SCHOOL BOARD – South Carthage – District 7
- Randy Glover
South Carthage Municipal
ALDERMAN – WARD 1
- No candidate qualified.
ALDERMAN – WARD 2
- Christy Thackxton Grisham
For additional information, please visit https://www.sos.tn.gov/elections or https://www.smithcountyelection.com/.
Be sure to keep an eye on Smith County Insider’s Politics Page for future local political and election news!
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