Ready to vote? Here's who's running and how to get done early in Clarksville-Montgomery County

Jimmy Settle, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle
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The second election of 2022 begins in Montgomery County with early voting Friday, and it will feature a new voting wrinkle and much at stake at both the state and local levels.

This State Primary and County General Election will, among other things, decide who the next Montgomery County mayor will be, as well as determine the next sheriff, judges and other county officials, while also selecting political party nominees for the state legislature.

Those state-level nominees will then move on to the Nov. 8 State General and Clarksville City Election, which is scheduled to be the third and final election of the year.

The early voting period for the Aug. 4 election runs from July 15-30, with the main voting location continuing to be the Election Commission offices in Veterans Plaza, 350 Pageant Lane.

Early voting starts Friday in Clarksville-Montgomery County and residents like Darlene Hendrix, shown in this file photo from the May primary, will be headed to the polls.
Early voting starts Friday in Clarksville-Montgomery County and residents like Darlene Hendrix, shown in this file photo from the May primary, will be headed to the polls.

However, in an experimental move, there will also be early voting on select dates at the alternate location of Clarksville Regional Airport, 200A Outlaw Field Road.

Previously: Leadership Clarksville and Chamber of Commerce hold political forums

From earlier this year: Montgomery County Primary election results: Find it all here

“The airport voting location will not be open every day, and will have shortened hours until it catches on with voters,” said Elizabeth Black, local administrator of elections.

“We are excited about the addition of a second early voting site and hope it helps our voters by providing another convenient location to early vote."

Voters must be able to show a Tennessee, or federally-issued photo identification when visiting the polls.

Here are the early voting dates and times:

At the election commission

  • July 15: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

  • July 16: 8 a.m.-12 noon

  • July 18, 19 and 20: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

  • July 21: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

  • July 22: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

  • July 23: 8 a.m.-12 noon

  • July 25: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

  • July 26: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

  • July 27: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

  • July 28: 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

  • July 29: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

  • July 30: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

At Clarksville Regional Airport

  • July 18: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

  • July 20: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

  • July 22: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

  • July 25: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

  • July 26: 1-4 p.m.

  • July 27: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

  • July 28: 1-4 p.m.

  • July 29: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

  • July 30: 8 a.m.-12 noon

Here are the contested races on the Aug. 4 ballot

State Primary

Tennessee House of Representatives District 67 (R)

John W. Dawson

Tommy J. Vallejos, Sr.

Tennessee House of Representatives District 67 (D)

Ronnie L. Glynn

Tennessee House of Representatives District 68 (R)

Curtis Johnson

(Monica Meeks, running as an independent in District 68, will appear on the Nov. 8 State General Election ballot only)

Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 (R)

Jeff Burkhart

Kent Griffy

Deanna McLaughlin

State Executive Committeeman District 22 (R)

Doug Englen

Patricia (Pat) Allen

State Executive Committeeman District 22 (D)

Charles Uffelman

Karen D. Sorenson

State Executive Committeeman District 23 (R)

Larry Hillis

Mary Ann Parks

County General Election

Montgomery County Mayor

Wes Golden (R)

Jo Ellen "Jodi" O'Connor (I)

Sheriff

John S. Fuson (R)

Mike Oliver (I)

Circuit Court Judge Part III

Joel Wallace (R)

Kimberly Turner (I)

Chancellor

Ben Dean (R)

Laurence M. McMillan, Jr. (I)

General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge Division II

Reid Poland (R)

Merriel Bullock-Neal (D)

James Bagby (I)

Circuit Court Clerk

Wendy Davis (R)

Faye Rennell Hobson (I)

County Commission District 2

Jason D. Knight (R)

John (JM) Genis (I)

Charles D. Keene (I)

Dennis J. Potvin (I)

County Commission District 4

Ascension "Big Sarge" Lopez (R)

Rickey Ray (I)

County Commission District 5

Rashidah A. Leverett (D)

Lori J. Mason (I)

County Commission District 6

Michael Lankford (R)

Randy Allbert (I)

County Commission District 7

Nathan Burkholder (R)

Tony Eldridge (I)

Rocky Sickel (I)

County Commission District 11

Christine S. McKinney (D)

Joe L. Creek (I)

County Commission District 12

Carmelle Chandler (D)

Joey Dasinger (I)

County Commission District 14

Billy Burgett (D)

Joshua Beal (I)

County Commission District 16

Joshua Wikholm (R)

Lisa Prichard (D)

County Commission District 17

Sam Houston (R)

Chris Rasnic (D)

County Commission District 18

Kyong Suk Dawson (R)

Ryan Gallant (D)

County Commission District 19

William "Billy" Frye (I)

Garland V. Johnson (I)

County Commission District 20

Autumn Simmons (R)

Michael Walker (I)

County Commission District 21

Jerry Allbert (I)

David Wayne Shelton (I)

School Board District 1

John Crespo (R)

Carol A. Berry (D)

School Board District 3

Janet M. Peterson (R)

Herbert A. Nelson (D)

Ambar Marquis (I)

School Board District 5

Brad Morrow (R)

Jimmie M. Garland (D)

Ballot source: Montgomery County Election Commission

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This article originally appeared on Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle: Clarksville-Montgomery County election: Who's running, how to vote