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JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- With a local primary election on the horizon in May, the landscape for this election season is different like no other since 1996; the last time there was a local primary. The ballot for May is set, and we have the match-ups below and which election or elections each candidate will participate.
There are several candidates running unopposed. They are Joe Coker for County Attorney, Monty Bullock for Trustee, Bobby Vann for Circuit Court Clerk, Brittany Miller Foust for Register of Deeds, Jeffrey Miller for District 1 School Board, Ronnie Lasley for School Board District 4 and Crystal Creekmore for District 5 School Board, Barney Cox for 1st District Constable, Don E. Farmer for 2nd District Constable, Johnny Jones for Constable- 3rd District and Dewey Madison for 4th District Constable.
Sheriff
Darryl Chapman for Sheriff- Republican will be on the May ballot
*Wayne Barton for Sheriff- Republican will be on the May ballot
County Attorney
*Joe Coker- Republican will be on the May and August ballot
County Court Clerk
Tyler King- Independent will be on the August ballot
Lance J. Wilson- Republican will be on the May ballot
Maria Partin- Republican will be on the May ballot
County Mayor
*Jack Lynch- Independent will be on the August ballot
Jimmy Jeffries- Republican will be on the May and August ballots
County Commission
*M. David Adkins- 1st District- Independent will be on the August ballot
Joshua A. Etters- 1st District- Republican will be on the May ballot
*Zachary Marlow- 1st District-Independent will be on the August ballot
David Greene- 1st District- Republican will be on the May ballot
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Jerry Brown- 2nd District- Republican will be on the May ballot
*Beverly Stanfield Hall- 2nd District- Independent will be on the August ballot
David Longmire- 2nd District- Independent will be on the August ballot
Lonnie Weldon- District 2- Independent will be on the August ballot
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*Dewayne Baird- 3rd District- Republican will be on the May ballot
*Lawrence Rusty Orick- 3rd District- Independent will be on the August ballot
Jason Shetterly- 3rd District- Independent will be on the August ballot
*Scott Stanfield- 3rd District- Independent will be on the August ballot
Anthony Terry- 3rd District- Republican will be on the May ballot
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Devin Oakes- 4th District- Independent will be on the August ballot
*Johnny “Coach” Bruce- 4th District – Independent will be on the August ballot
Marlana Lester- 4th District- Independent will be on the August ballot
Ray C. Perry- 4th District- Republican will be on the May ballot
Chris Stanley- 4th District- Republican will be on the May ballot
Nathan Treadway- 4th District- Republican will be on the May ballot
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Ferlin “Clay” Morgan- 5th District- Independent will be on the August ballot
Pauline Walden Roberts- 5th District- Republican will be on the May ballot
Dwight E. Osborn- 5th District- Independent will be on the August ballot
Ralph Davis- 5th District- Independent will be on the August ballot
Katrena Reynolds- 5th District- Independent will be on the August ballot
Suzette Davenport- 5th District- Independent will be on the August ballot
Trustee
*Monty Bullock- Independent will be on the August ballot
Circuit Court Clerk
*Bobby Vann- Republican will be on the May and August ballot
Register of Deeds
*Brittany H. Foust- Republican will be on the May and August ballot
School Board
*Jeffrey Miller- 1st District- Republican will be on the May and August ballot
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Christopher James Lee Honeycutt- 2nd District- Republican will be on the May ballot
Brooke Longmire Dorton- 2nd District- Independent will be on the August ballot
Marvin T. Rutherford- 2nd District- Democrat will be on the May and August ballot
Emily Suzanne Gaylor- 2nd District- Republican will be on the May ballot
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*Randy Heatherly- 3rd District- Republican will be on the May and August ballot
Jacob Perkins-3rd District- Independent will be on the August ballot
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*Ronnie Lasley- 4th District- Independent will be on the August ballot
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*Crystal Creekmore- 5th District, Independent will be on the August ballot
Constable
Barney Cox- 1st District- Republican will be on the May and August ballot
Don E. Farmer- 2nd District- Independent will be on the August ballot
*Johnny Jones- 3rd District- Independent will be on the August ballot
*Dewey Madison- 4th District- Independent will be on the August ballot
There is not a candidate for Constable for the 5th District
State Representative
*Dennis Powers for State Representative- Republican 36th District will be on the August ballot
Noah Smith for State Representative- Republican 36th District will be on the August ballot
*Incumbent
In 2025, the political parties of Campbell County asked for a primary election, and December 22 was the first day candidates began picking up petitions.
The county primary election will be held May 5 with the general election slated for Aug. 6.
This will be the first primary in Campbell County since March 1996.
The call for a primary was set in motion in a letter sent to the election commission by the Democratic Party of Campbell County.
“People think there is no competition out there,” said Chairman of the Democrat Party Joann Vaughn. The Democrats have been attending community events and Vaughn said the reception has been “great.”
A letter was also sent by the Republican Party calling for a county primary election.
“Party affiliation and adhering to its values should start at the local level,” said Aaron Evans, Chairman of the Republican Party.
Candidates can opt to run as an Independent but would forfeit any support that could come with a party affiliation, both Evans and Vaughn said.
“All of the work that is put into an August election will be put into the May election,” Mallory Rosenfeld, Administrator of Elections, said.
The following county position term limits are up for election in 2026:
- County Mayor
- County Clerk
- County Commission, three (3) per district, there are five (5) districts
- County Attorney
- Circuit Court Clerk
- County Trustee
- Register of Deeds
- Sheriff
- School Board Member, one (1) per district, there are five (5) districts
- Constable, one (1) per district, there are five (5) districts
(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 03/02/2026-6AM- IMAGE COURTESY UNSPLASH.COM)