Voting in Williamson County: Here are the candidates for the Aug. 4 election
Voting is underway in Williamson County for the Aug. 4 countywide elections. Here's a look at who's on the ballot.
Candidate are listed with political parties — "D" for Democrat, "R" for Republican and "I" for independent candidates. Incumbent candidates are noted.
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Contested county races
County Clerk:
Deborah C. Sparks, D
Jeff Whidby, R (incumbent)County Commission District 1 (voters choose two):
Ricky D. Jones, R (incumbent)
Lisa H. Lenox, R
LaRhonda J. Williams, DCounty Commission District 3 (voters choose two):
Jeff Graves, R; Matthew Harakas, D
Daniel T. Jordan, I
Jennifer Moore Mason, R (incumbent)County Commission District 4 (voters choose two):
Tom Atema, I
Gregg B. Lawrence, R (incumbent)
Pete Stresser, RCounty Commission District 5 (voters choose two):
H. Evan Bledsoe, I
Michael B. Gallik, I
Greg Sanford, R
Mary Smith, RCounty Commission District 10 (voters choose two):
Meghan Guffee, R (incumbent)
David Landrum, R (incumbent)
Courtenay D. Rogers, D
Kenneth Townsend, DCounty Commission District 11 (voters choose two):
Sean R. Aiello, R (incumbent)
Brian Beathard, R (incumbent)
Johnna D. Carter-Haynes, DCounty Commission District 12 (voters choose two):
Brian Clifford, R
Erin Crawford, D
Steve Smith, R (incumbent)County Mayor:
Rogers Anderson, R (incumbent)
Stephen "Coach" Done, I
School board
Each Williamson County School Board race is contested by at least two candidates. For the Franklin Special School District race, voters will select three candidates.
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School Board District 2:
Dan Cash, R (incumbent)
Tiffany A. Eccles, ISchool Board District 4:
Robert A Britton, D
Josh Brown, R (incumbent)
Del W. Wright, ISchool Board District 6:
Kristan A. Bidinger, I
Jay Galbreath, R (incumbent)
Debbie Pace, ISchool Board District 8:
Kenneth M. Chilton, I
Donna O. Clements, RSchool Board District 10:
Jennifer Haile, D
William "Doc" Holladay, I
Eric Welch, R (incumbent)School Board District 12:
Drason Beasley, R
Nancy Nelson Garrett, I (incumbent)Franklin Special School District Board (voters choose three):
Allena McFarland Bell, I (incumbent)
Robin B. Newman, I (incumbent)
Laura A. Stendel, D
Timothy Stillings, I (incumbent)
Uncontested county races
This is the general election for several countywide races. Several candidates are running unopposed following the county's partisan primary election in May.
Circuit Court Clerk:
Debbie McMillan Barrett, R (incumbent)Circuit Court Judge, 21st Judicial District, Division I:
Joseph "Woody" Woodruff, R (incumbent)Circuit Court Judge, 21st Judicial District, Division II:
Deana C. Hood, RCircuit Court Judge, 21st Judicial District, Division III:
Michael W Binkley, R (incumbent)Circuit Court Judge, 21st Judicial District, Division IV:
Deanna Bell Johnson, R (incumbent)County Commission District 2 (voters choose two):
Judy Lynch Herbert, R (incumbent); Elizabeth "Betsy" Hester, R (incumbent)County Commission District 6 (voters choose two):
Erin Nations, R (incumbent); Paul L. Webb, R (incumbent)County Commission, District 7 (voters choose two):
Bert Chalfant, R (incumbent); Tom Tunnicliffe, R (incumbent)County Commission, District 8 (voters choose two):
Barb Sturgeon, R (incumbent); Drew Torres, RCounty Commission, District 9 (voters choose two):
Chas Morton, R (incumbent); Matt Williams, R (incumbent)District Attorney General, 21st Judicial District:
Kim R. Helper, R (incumbent)Fairview municipal judge:
Shannon L. Crutcher (incumbent)Fairview municipal court clerk:
Gina MangrumGeneral Sessions Judge, Part I:
Denise Andre, R (incumbent)General Sessions Judge, Part II:
Tom Taylor, R (incumbent)Juvenile Court Clerk:
Margaret Gurley Mahew, RJuvenile Court Judge:
Sharon Guffee, R (incumbent)Public Defender, 21st Judicial District:
Greg Burlison, R (unopposed)Register Of Deeds:
Sherry Anderson, R (incumbent)Sheriff:
Dusty Rhoades, R (incumbent)Trustee:
Karen Paris, R (incumbent)
State and federal races
Voters will also choose candidates in partisan primary races for statewide and federal offices.
Democratic primaries
Tennessee Governor:
Carnita Faye Atwater
Jason Brantley Martin
JB Smiley Jr.U.S. House of Representatives, 5th District:
Heidi CampbellU.S. House of Representatives, 7th District:
Odessa KellyTennessee House of Representatives, 61st District:
Steven M. CervantesTennessee House of Representatives, 63rd District:
Kisha DavisTennessee House of Representatives, 92nd District:
Angela HughesState Executive Committeeman, 28th District:
Seth James Campbell
Gregory D. HannersState Executive Committeewoman, 28th District:
Vicki S. Hale
Republican primaries
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Tennessee Governor:
Bill Lee (incumbent)U.S. House of Representatives, 5th District:
Geni Batchelor
Jeff Beierlein
Natisha Brooks
Beth Harwell
Timothy Bruce Lee
Andy Ogles
Stewart T. Parks
Kurt Winstead
Tres WittumU.S. House of Representatives, 7th District:
Mark E. Green (incumbent)Tennessee State Senate, 27th District:
Gary Humble
Jack Johnson (incumbent)Tennessee House of Representatives, 61st District:
Gino Bulso
Bob RavenerTennessee House of Representatives, 63rd District:
Laurie Cardoza-Moore
Jake McCalmon
James SloanTennessee House of Representatives, 65th District:
Sam Whitson (incumbent)Tennessee House of Representatives, 92nd District:
Matt Fitterer
Jeff Ford
Todd Warner (incumbent)State Executive Committeeman, 27th District:
Steve AllbrooksState Executive Committeewoman, 27th District:
Cyndi MillerState Executive Committeewoman, 28th District:
Angie McClanahan
Julie Quan
Cole Villena covers Williamson County at The Tennessean, part of the USA Today Network — Tennessee. Reach Cole at cvillena@tennessean.com or 615-925-0493. Follow Cole on Twitter at @ColeVillena and on Instagram at @CVinTennessee.
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