Election Day in Williamson County is this week. Who's running? Where to vote?
Election Day is this week with multiple local races taking place in Williamson County.
A county commission seat is on the Tuesday, Nov. 8 ballot, as well as races in Fairview, Thompson’s Station and Nolensville. In addition, Williamson voters will help decide the representative for two state Congressional districts and four state House districts. Election hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Commission District 7 candidates
The Williamson County Commission District 7 seat is on the ballot after the August death of Bert Chalfant, the county’s longest-serving commissioner.
The Republican candidate for the seat is Christopher Richards, who in May ran in the GOP commission primary. Richards, a stay-at-home dad with a passion for politics, also ran for the District 7 seat in 2018 and school board in 2016.
The Democratic Party candidate is Deborah Campbell Sparks, a 32-year Brentwood resident who is a medical consultant with grant-writing experience.
An independent candidate is David Carden, a Brentwood small business owner. Carden said he chose to run as an independent because there are local GOP groups who “wish to take us down a more extreme political path and to dictate Williamson County’s future through a culture war that will take us in the wrong direction.”
Fairview races
Two Fairview commissioners, Lisa Anderson and Rod Dawson, are vying for the city's mayoral seat, running against incumbent Debby Rainey.
Rainey became mayor after the previous mayor’s resignation in 2020. She previously served as a commissioner and vice mayor.
Dawson was elected as a commissioner in 2020. Anderson was also elected in 2020 after several years serving on the city’s planning commission.
Three candidates are vying for the city's two commission seats: Leslie Fischer-Street, Wayne Hall and Chris McDonald.
Nolensville races
Three people are running for the two open commission seats in Nolensville. The candidates are Kate Cortner, Lisa Garramone, and Jessica Salamida.
Thompson's Station races
Brian Stover is the lone candidate for mayor in Thompson's Station. Stover is currently an alderman for the town.
Two candidates are vying for two alderman seats: incumbent Shaun Alexander and Bob Whitmer.
Also, citizens have a "yes or no" vote on the ballot to allow retail package stores to sell alcoholic beverages in the town.
State, federal races
Voters will also be choosing "yes" or "no" to four constitutional amendments, ranging from union issues to an effort to strip antiquated slavery language from the state's guiding document.
Also on the ballot is governor's race with Republican incumbent Gov. Bill Lee up for reelection. He faces Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jason Martin, along with eight independents.
Williamson County is split over two congressional districts, with half the county in the 5th Congressional District and the remainder, which includes Franklin, in the 7th Congressional District.
In the 5th Congressional District, candidates include Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles, who secured the Republican nomination in August; Democratic candidate state Sen. Heidi Campbell of Nashville; and independent candidates Derrick Brantley, Daniel Cooper, and Rick Shannon.
The District 7 race candidates are Republican incumbent Mark Green, Democratic nominee Odessa Kelly and independent Steven Hooper.
The state House candidates include:
District 61 race: Gino Bulso (R) and Steven Cervantes (D)
District 63: Jake McCalmon (R) and Kisha Davis (D)
District 92, Todd Warner (R) and Angela Hughes (D)
The state Senate District 27 race has only one candidate: Jack Johnson. Also, The District 65 race has only one candidate: Sam Whitson (R).
Voting locations in Williamson County
Westwood Elementary School, 7200 Tiger Trail, Fairview
Fairview Recreation Center, 2714 Fairview Blvd, Fairview
Hillsboro Middle School, 5412 Pinewood Rd, Franklin
Independence High School, 1776 Declaration Way, Thompsons Station
Bethesda Elementary School, 4907 Bethesda Rd, Thompsons Station
Legacy Middle School, 2380 Henpeck Ln, Franklin
Creekside Elementary School, 4239 Gosey Hill Rd, Franklin
Heritage Elementary School, 4801 Columbia Pk, Thompsons Station
Longview Recreation Center, 2909 Commonwealth Dr, Spring Hill
Spring Station Middle School, 1000 Spring Station Dr, Spring Hill
Trinity Elementary School, 4410 Murfreesboro, Franklin
Clovercroft Elementary School, 9336 Clovercroft Rd, Franklin
Cool Springs Conference Center, 700 Cool Springs Blvd, Franklin
Nolensville Recreation Center, 7250 Nolensville Rd, Nolensville
Sunset Elementary School, 100 Sunset Trail, Brentwood
The John P. Holt Brentwood Library, 8109 Concord Rd, Brentwood
Edmondson Elementary School, 851 Edmondson Pk, Brentwood
Brenthaven Church, 516 Franklin Rd, Brentwood
Grassland Middle School, 2390 Hillsboro Rd, Franklin
Hunters Bend Elementary, 2121 Fieldstone Pkwy, Franklin
Pearre Creek Elementary, 1811 Townsend Blvd, Franklin
First Presbyterian Church, 101 Legends Club Ln, Franklin
County Enrichment Center, 110 Everbright Ave, Franklin
The Church of the City, 828 Murfreesboro Rd, Franklin
The Gate Church 4040, Murfreesboro Rd, Franklin
For more information about the Williamson County election go online to the Williamson County Election Commission website.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Election Day in Williamson County is this week. Who's running? Where to vote?
