Voters in Smith County will have the next opportunity to head to the polls on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
Voters will cast their votes in the State General Election, County Special Elections, Carthage Municipal Election, and Gordonsville Municipal Election.
The Voter Registration Deadline is October 5th. Early voting for the November election will be held from October 14th through October 29th. Absentee ballots may be requested from August 5th through October 27th.
At the state level, the following offices will appear on the ballot: U.S. President/Vice-President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives – 6th District, TN House of Representatives – 40th District.
At the county level, Smith County citizens in Districts 3 and 6 will vote for a County Commissioner to fill unexpired terms.
Voters who live in Carthage will vote for three alderman seats.
Residents of Gordonsville will cast ballots for mayor and two aldermen.
Below is a complete list of candidates that have qualified to appear on the November 2020 ballot. County and municipal candidates have until August 27th to withdraw. This information is sourced from the Smith County Election Commission and Tennessee Secretary of State.
State General Election
U.S. PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
Joe Biden/ Kamala Harris (D)
Jo Jorgensen/Jeremy “Spike” Cohen (I)
Kanye West /Michelle Tidball (I)
Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente/Darcy G. Richardson (I)
Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (I)
U.S. SENATE
Bill Hagerty (R)
Marquita Bradshaw (D)
Yomi “Fapas” Faparusi Sr. (I)
Jeffrey Alan Grunau (I)
Ronnie Henley (I)
G. Dean Hill (I)
Aaron James (I)
Steven J. Hooper (I)
Elizabeth McLeod (I)
Kacey Morgan (I)
Eric William Stansberry (I)
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – 6th District
John Rose (R)
Christopher Martin Finley (D)
Christopher B. Monday (I)
TN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – 40th District
Terri Lynn Weaver (R)
Paddy Sizemore(I)
Smith County Special Election
COUNTY COMMISSION – New Middleton/Brush Creek/Hickman – District 3
Josh Brown
Stephanie H. McCaleb
COUNTY COMMISSION – Carthage – District 6
No candidate qualified. The qualifying period is currently ongoing. The petition deadline is September 9th. The withdrawal deadline is September 12th.
Carthage General Election
ALDERMAN (3 Seats)
Stephen Babcock
Barbara Kannapel
Jesse Peters
Gordonsville General Election
MAYOR
Ronnie Burton
James M. (Duck) Gibbs
John Potts
ALDERMAN (2 Seats)
Sam Bowles
Jessica Dillard-Biggs
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!
