Election Day is Thursday
From the Aug 4, 2026 e-EditionCARROLL COUNTY (August 3) — Thursday, August 6 is the local general elections and the political party primaries in the state and federal elections. Thursday, the local precincts open at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
Voters can visit https:/tnmap.tn.gov/voterlookup to check the voter registration record and where to vote.
Early voting closed Saturday, August 1. In total, 2,386 individuals in Carroll County placed their votes during the early voting period. Of those, 1,904 voted Republican and 408 voted Democratic.
The City of Clarksburg municipal election is also August 6, 2026.
The big elections are the primaries for Governor and Congress.
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 District 79 House of Representatives seat.
In the Republican Primary are:
Governor - Marsha Blackburn, Monty Fritts, and John Rose; United States Senate - Bill Hagerty; U.S. Congress District 8 - David Kustoff; Tn. House District 76 - Tandy Darby; Tn. House District 79 - Brock Martin; State Executive Committeeman District 79 - Ryan Anthony Ellegood; State Executive Committeewoman District 24 - Tess Robbins.
In the Democratic Primary are:
Governor - Carnita Atwater, Tim Cyr, Jerri Green, Adam Kurtz, and Kevin Lee McCants; U.S. Senate - Marquita Bradshaw, Maria Brewer, Kevin Lee McCants, Civil Miller-Watkins, and Diana Onyejiaka. U.S. House of Representatives District 8 - Dewery Gordon Bryan, Jordan D. Hinders, Heidi Kuhn, Leonard Perkins. State Executive Committeewoman District 24 - Tammy Floyd-Wade.
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)
County Sheriff (four-year term):
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)
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 - 3 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 - 4 seats
District 16 Hollow Rock City - 1 seat (2-year unexpired):
Incumbent Johnathan Tedford (I)
District 16 Bruceton City - 1 seat (four-year term):
Incumbent Brandy Boyd (R)
District 16 at-large - 1 seat (four-year term):
Incumbent April Hampton (I)
Eric Daniel Gonzalez (R)
District 15 Buena Vista - 1 seat (four-year term):
Incumbent Michael Graves (I)
Huntingdon Special School District School Board - 2 at-large seats (six-year term):
Incumbent Morgan Butler (I)
Incumbent Shawna Smith (I)
McKenzie Special School District School Board - 4 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 - 2 at-large seats (four-year term):
Keith E. Hollowell (R)
Sam Melton (I)
Brian Crum (I)
West Carroll Special School District School Board - 3 seats (four-year term):
Old County - 1 seat:
Linda Black (I)
Old Atwood - 1 seat: No candidates.
Old Trezevant - 1 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
Jeff Reed
City of Clarksburg alderman - 2 positions:
Incumbent Barbara A. McClure
Incumbent Judy Grant Smith
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