Ballots Set for County, School Board Races

CARROLL COUNTY (February 19) — Petitions are in, and ballots are locked for the May 5 primary and August 6 general county and school board elections. The deadline for any interested candidates — party-affiliated or independent — running for county or school board seats was February 19 at noon.
Certified write-ins for any county or school board seat may be submitted to the Carroll County Election Commission for a short period of time.
The City of Clarksburg municipal election is also August 6, 2026. Interested candidates must submit completed petitions by March 10 at noon to qualify for the Clarksburg municipal race.
Carroll County Election Commission Deputy Administrator Jennifer Hilliard provided the following list of qualified candidates for the May 5 primary and August 6 general election on February 19 at 3:40 p.m.:
Circuit Court Clerk (four-year term):
Incumbent Sarah Bradberry (R)
County Mayor (four-year term):
Incumbent Joseph G. Butler (R)
Property Assessor (four-year term):
John Austin (R)
County Clerk (four-year term):
Incumbent Darlene Kirk (I)
Trustee (four-year term):
Incumbent Paula Bolen (I)
Register of Deeds (four-year term):
Incumbent Natalie McCullough Porter (D)
Chad Barnhart (R)
County Sheriff (four-year term):
Joel Pate (R)
Tim Pratt (R)
Eric Sawyers (R)
Michael A. Smith (I)
Ryan White (I)
Road Supervisor (four-year term):
The county has reduced the number of road supervisors from two to one, effective September 1, 2026.
Incumbent Ronnie Wade (I)
Otis Nesbitt (I)
William Jason Longmire (I)
Republican State Executive Committee Man:
Incumbent Ryan Ellegood (R)
Republican State Executive Committee Woman:
Incumbent Tess Robbins (R)
Democratic State Executive Committee Man:
James Benau (D)
The following county commission seats have four-year terms.
District 1 (Atwood, Cedar Grove, Lavinia) - 3 seats:
Incumbent Darrell Ridgely (R)
Incumbent Jimmy Halford (I)
Incumbent Randy Long (I)
District 2 (McLemoresville, Trezevant) - 2 seats:
Incumbent Daniel Lee Willman (R)
Incumbent Lana Y. Suite (I)
District 3 (Bruceton, Buena Vista, Sp. Grove, Vale) - 2 seats:
Brandy Boyd (R)
Will McMackin (I)
Amon Miller (I)
Dwayne Tordsen (I)
District 4 (Cannon, Hollow Rock, Macedonia) - 2 seats:
Incumbent Morris Rogers (R)
District 5 (Civic Center) - 3 seats:
Incumbent Cyril Ostiguy (R)
Incumbent Barry Mac Murphy (I)
Jimmy Crossett (R)
Paul D. Hugueley (I)
Rakaya Humphreys (I)
Anna Wheet (I)
Curt Taylor (I)
District 6 (Clarksburg, Concord, New Liberty, Westport) - 2 seats:
Incumbent Jimmy D. McClure (I)
Incumbent Philip E. Moore (I)
Madison Boyd Endres (R)
Kurt Hunley (I)
District 7 (Huntingdon Police Station) - 2 seats:
Incumbent Lori Dillahunty (R)
Incumbent Walter Smothers (I)
Jimmie Sue Staten (D)
Lynn Grice (I)
District 8 (McKenzie Senior Citizens Center) - 2 seats:
Incumbent Jay Phipps (R)
Incumbent Willie Huffman (I)
District 9 (McKenzie Church of Christ, City Hall) - 3 seats:
Incumbent Jason R. Martin (I)
Incumbent Spiridon L. Roditis (I)
Ricky Price (I)
Carroll County School Board - three seats (four-year terms)
District 1 (Lavinia, Cedar Grove, Atwood, McLemoresville, Trezevant, McKenzie Senior Citizens Center):
Incumbent Mike Foster (I)
District 2 (Bruceton, Recycling Center, Hollow Rock, McKenzie Church of Christ, McKenzie City Hall):
Incumbent Deborah Broadbent (I)
District 3 (Civic Center, Clarksburg, Concord/Westport, Huntingdon Police Station):
Incumbent Charlotte Tucker (I)
Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School District School Board - four seats
One District 16 Hollow Rock City seat (2-year unexpired):
Incumbent Johnathan Tedford (I)
One District 16 Bruceton City seat (four-year term):
Incumbent Brandy Boyd (R)
One District 16 at-large seat (four-year term):
Incumbent April Hampton (I)
Eric Daniel Gonzalez (R)
One District 15 Buena Vista seat (four-year term):
Incumbent Michael Graves (I)
Huntingdon Special School District School Board - two at-large seats (six-year term):
Incumbent Morgan Butler (I)
Incumbent Shawna Smith (I)
McKenzie Special School District School Board - four at-large seats (four-year term):
Candidates must live in Carroll County.
Incumbent Spiridon L. Roditis (I)
Brian Keith Stafford (I)
Brian Winston (I)
Renee Hobson (I)
Matthew Lane (I)
South Carroll Special School District School Board - two at-large seats (four-year term):
Keith E. Hollowell (R)
Sam Melton (I)
Brian Crum (I)
West Carroll Special School District School Board - three seats (four-year term).
One Old County seat:
Linda Black (I)
One Old Atwood seat: No candidates.
One Old Trezevant seat (2-year unexpired):
Incumbent Kelly M. Weaver (I)
Paul Mueller (I)
The City of Clarksburg will hold an election for mayor and two alderman positions on August 6.
City of Clarksburg Mayor:
Incumbent Howell W. Todd - filed 2/13
Jeff Reed - has yet to file
Two City of Clarksburg alderman positions:
Incumbent Barbara A. McClure - filed 2/18
Incumbent Judy Grant Smith - filed 2/18
Other offices on the August 6 primary midterm election ballot are David Kustoff’s U.S. Congressional District 8 seat, Bill Hagerty’s U.S. Senate seat, Bill Lee’s Tennessee Governor seat, Tandy Darby’s Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 seat and Brock Martin’s Tennessee House of Representatives District 79 seat.
Brock Martin (R) has filed a petition to for re-election to his House of Representatives District 79 seat.