The 2026 election cycle in Cumberland County, Tennessee, and surrounding areas features an early voting period for the May 5, 2026 County Primary Election running from Wednesday, April 15 through Thursday, April 30, 2026.

This primary includes certain state judicial offices and county offices selected through partisan processes, marking the first time the county commission election is partisan. It will be followed by the August 6, 2026 General Election, which will feature independent candidates for county offices, the state primary, and various local races.

The Cumberland County Election Commission office suffered major fire damage on Thursday, March 26, 2026. As a result, a temporary office has been established at the former Lansford Kawasaki location, 2876 N. Main Street, Crossville, TN 38555.

Early voting for the May 5 primary will take place at this new facility on North Main, with hours Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and Saturday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Election Day polling sites on May 5 remain unchanged.

Cumberland County Candidates:

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)
• (Write-in for anyone interested in running)

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)

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)