EARLY VOTING FOR STATE AND COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTION STARTS APRIL 15TH
The 2026 election cycle in Cumberland County, Tennessee (and surrounding areas) includes an early voting period from Wednesday, April 15 to Thursday, April 30, 2026, ahead of the May 5, 2026 County Primary Election.
This primary covers certain state judicial offices and county offices called by political parties (this marks the first partisan election for the county commission).
It is followed by the August 6, 2026 General Election, which includes independent candidates for county offices, the state primary, and various local races.
Cumberland County
May 5, 2026 – Cumberland County Primary Election
– County Mayor
- Michael Findley (Republican)
- (Incumbent) Allen Foster (Republican)
– County Commission (2 seats per district)
1st District
- (Incumbent) Wiley Potter (Republican)
- (Incumbent) Sue Ann York (Republican)
2nd District
- (Incumbent) Tom Isham (Republican)
3rd District
- Craig Clark (Republican)
- (Incumbent) Karen B. Shanks (Republican)
4th District
- Gary Adams (Republican)
- (Incumbent) David H. Gibson (Republican)
- Cam Wyatt (Republican)
5th District
- Rich Dabkowski (Republican)
- (Incumbent) Jack Davis (Republican)
- (Incumbent) Terry Lowe (Republican)
6th District
- (Incumbent) Joe Sherrill (Republican)
- (Incumbent) Wendell Wilson (Republican)
- John Womack (Republican)
7th District
- (Incumbent) Jerry Cooper (Republican)
- Ralph Randall Reagan (Republican)
8th District
- Keith Burgess Jr. (Republican)
- (Incumbent) Greg Maxwell (Republican)
- (Incumbent) Deborah Holbrook (Democrat)
9th District
- (Incumbent) Colleen Mall (Republican)
- (Incumbent) John L. Patterson Jr. (Republican)
- John Wedgworth (Republican)
- James Janecek (Democrat)
– Board of Education (1 seat per district)
1st District — None (no Republican candidate qualified)
3rd District
- (Incumbent) Sheryl L. Nichols (Republican)
5th District
- Chris Seals (Republican)
7th District
- Blair Woodcock (Republican)
9th District
- Dan Schlafer (Republican)
– County Trustee
- Jill Ritzman (Republican)
- (Incumbent) Kim Tollett Wyatt (Republican)
– Sheriff
- (Incumbent) Casey D. Cox (Republican)
– Circuit Court Clerk
- (Incumbent) Jessica R. Burgess (Republican)
– County Clerk
- (Incumbent) Jule Bryson (Republican)
– Register of Deeds
- (Incumbent) Trey Kerley (Republican)
- Steve Powell (Republican)
– Road Superintendent
- Kevin Music (Republican)
- (Incumbent) Stanley Hall (Independant)
August 6, 2026 – Cumberland County General Election (independents) and State Primary
– County Commission (2 seats per district, independent candidates)
3rd District
- Wendell Houston (independent)
- (Incumbent) Darrell Threet (independent)
4th District
- Jonathan Miller (independent)
7th District
- Tyler Sisco (independent)
– Board of Education (1 seat per district, independent candidates)
1st District
- Kevin J. Dean (independent)
- Rolf Weeks (independent)
3rd District
- Michael Dibiccaro (independent)
5th District
- (Incumbent) Nicholas J. Davis (independent)
7th District
- (Incumbent) Jon Matthews (independent)
– State Primary Offices (candidates who picked up papers; qualifying deadline March 10, 2026)
U.S. House of Representatives – 6th Congressional District
- Lore Bergman (Democrat)
- Mike Croley (Democrat, not filed yet)
Tennessee Senate – 15th District
- (Incumbent) Paul Bailey (Republican)
Tennessee House of Representatives – 25th District
- (Incumbent) Cameron Sexton (Republican, not filed yet)
Monica Mowdy (Democrat)
Democratic State Executive Committeeman – 15th District
- None
Democratic State Executive Committeewoman – 15th District
- Sara Kruszka
- (Incumbent) Anne Ferrell Quillen
Republican State Executive Committeeman – 15th District
- (Incumbent) Mike Callahan
Republican State Executive Committeewoman – 15th District
- (Incumbent) Linda Clark
– Road Superintendent
- (Incumbent) Stanley Hall (Independant)
Roane County
– City of Harriman, City Council
- – Johnny “Knobby” Brackett (Petition: 2026-01-09, Filed: 2026-01-15)
- – Alicia Harris (Petition: 2026-01-14)
- – Bear Tidwell (Petition: 2026-01-09, Filed: 2026-01-12)
– City of Harriman, City Council (Unexpired Term)
- – Lonnie H. Wright (Petition: 2026-01-12)
– City of Oak Ridge, Board of Education
- – Heather G Hartman (Petition: 2026-01-12, Filed: 2026-01-16, Party: R)
- – Laura McLean (Petition: 2026-01-09, Filed: 2026-01-23, Party: R)
– U.S. House of Representatives – 3rd Congressional District
- – Donnie Lynn Ownby (Petition: 2026-01-16, Party: I)
– State of Tennessee, House of Representatives – 32nd District
- – Shane Best (Petition: 2026-01-13, Party: R)
- – Melissa Caldwell Browder (Petition: 2026-01-09, Filed: 2026-01-20, Party: R)
- – David “Peabody” Ledford (Petition: 2026-01-09, Party: R)
- – Jack L Stockton (Petition: 2026-01-20, Filed: 2026-01-23, Party: R)
- – Paul Suarez (Petition: 2026-01-20, Filed: 2026-02-11, Party: R)
- – Ali Simpson (Petition: 2026-01-09, Filed: 2026-02-03, Party: D)
– State of Tennessee, House of Representatives – 41st District
- – Ed Butler (Petition: 2026-01-09, Filed: 2026-01-16, Party: R)
– Democratic State Executive Committeewoman, 12th District
- – Carol V Abney (Petition: 2026-01-13, Filed: 2026-02-13, Party: D)
– Republican State Executive Committeeman, 12th District
- – Ronald Berry (Petition: 2026-01-13, Party: R)
- – Ben Gann (Petition: 2026-01-09, Filed: 2026-01-22, Party: R)
– Republican State Executive Committeewoman, 12th District
- – Eva Brown (Petition: 2026-02-05, Party: R)
– Circuit Court Clerk
- – Ann Goldston (Petition: 2025-12-22, Filed: 2026-01-20, Party: R)
– County Attorney
- – Greg Leffew (Petition: 2025-12-22, Filed: 2026-01-15, Party: R)
– County Clerk
- – Norma Christine Fink (Petition: 2026-02-18, Filed: 2026-02-19, Party: I)
- – Keaton Bowman (Petition: 2025-12-22, Filed: 2026-01-02, Party: R)
- – Connie Cook (Petition: 2025-12-22, Filed: 2025-12-31, Party: R)
– County Commission, District 1
- – Ronald Berry (Petition: 2025-12-23, Filed: 2026-01-21, Party: R)
- – Tony Cofer (Petition: 2026-01-09, Filed: 2026-01-21, Party: R)
- – Randy L. Kirby (Petition: 2025-12-29, Filed: 2026-01-22, Party: R)
- – Chris Lehman (Petition: 2025-12-23, Filed: 2026-01-08, Party: R)
- – Brian Taylor (Petition: 2025-12-29, Filed: 2026-01-09, Party: R)
– County Commission, District 2
- – Greg Ferguson (Petition: 2026-01-09, Filed: 2026-01-28, Party: I)
- – Brad Goss (Petition: 2026-02-05, Filed: 2026-02-11, Party: I)
- – Chris Ahler (Petition: 2026-01-09, Filed: 2026-02-18, Party: R)
- – Junior Hendrickson (Petition: 2025-12-22, Filed: 2026-01-12, Party: R)
- – Mike Kittrell (Petition: 2026-01-20, Filed: 2026-02-17, Party: R)
– County Commission, District 3
- – Billy McCall (Petition: 2026-02-13, Filed: 2026-02-17, Party: I)
- – Ben Gann (Petition: 2025-12-22, Filed: 2026-01-22, Party: R)
– County Commission, District 4
- – Charlotte Bowers-Cunningham (Petition: 2025-12-23, Filed: 2026-02-12, Party: I)
- – Lance Duff (Petition: 2025-12-29, Filed: 2026-01-23, Party: R)
- – Kirk Gaertner (Petition: 2026-01-14, Filed: 2026-01-22, Party: R)
– County Commission, District 5
- – Mike Hooks (Petition: 2025-12-23, Filed: 2026-01-27, Party: R)
– County Commission, District 6
- – Carolyn C Granger (Petition: 2026-01-08, Party: I)
- – Jeffrey L (Jeff) Parkison (Petition: 2026-01-30, Filed: 2026-02-13, Party: I)
- – David Brackett (Petition: 2026-01-12, Filed: 2026-02-17, Party: R)
- – Nancy Hamilton (Petition: 2025-12-30, Filed: 2026-02-12, Party: R)
- – Ben Wilson (Petition: 2025-12-23, Filed: 2026-01-16, Party: R)
– County Commission, District 7
- – Shannon Hester (Petition: 2025-12-23, Filed: 2026-02-13, Party: R)
- – Travis Parks (Petition: 2025-12-22, Filed: 2026-01-13, Party: R)
– County Executive
- – Wade Creswell (Petition: 2025-12-22, Filed: 2025-12-22, Party: R)
- – Brian Mullins (Petition: 2026-01-16, Filed: 2026-02-04, Party: R)
– Register of Deeds
- – Sharon Brackett (Petition: 2025-12-22, Filed: 2026-01-22, Party: R)
– Sheriff
- – David Michael Laxton (Petition: 2025-12-22, Filed: 2025-12-23, Party: R)
- – Tim Phillips (Petition: 2025-12-22, Filed: 2025-12-31, Party: R)
– Trustee
- – Chris Mason (Petition: 2025-12-22, Filed: 2026-01-09, Party: R)
– School Board, District 1
- – Larry D. Brackett (Petition: 2026-01-13, Filed: 2026-01-29, Party: I)
– School Board, District 2 (Unexpired Term)
- – Baron Tapp (Petition: 2025-12-22, Filed: 2026-01-08, Party: R)
– School Board, District 3/4
- – Larry Sam Cox (Petition: 2026-01-30, Filed: 2026-02-04, Party: I)
- – Jessica Lancaster Hunsaker (Petition: 2026-02-09, Filed: 2026-02-19, Party: I)
