Who is going to pay for proposed primary elections for May 2026?

Political executive committees invited to Monday’s workshop

By Charlotte Underwood

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- On Monday afternoon, the Campbell County Commission’s Legislative Affairs Committee approved a vote to invite the executive committees of the Campbell County Republican Party and the Campbell County Democratic Party, along with all county elected officials and the county’s administrator of elections to the county commission workshop meeting on Mon., Oct. 13, 6pm, at the courthouse.

The committee members want their guests to be part of the discussion about having primaries for county offices next year and whether the county needs them. Who will be paying for the primaries is also among the questions.

According to County Commission Chairman Johnny Bruce, the parties filed paperwork earlier this year to bring back the partisan primaries for local races. The county would have to cover the cost of the primaries, according to Bruce.

“This gives us an opportunity to let those people answer those questions,” Bruce said. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-10/08/2025-6AM)