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Wlaf1450Local primary election is Tue., May 5, local general election & state primary is Thu., Aug. 6, 2026
JACKSBORO, TN. (WLAF)- There is a half day left to request a petition and to file a petition for public office. If you are planning to seek a local office here in Campbell County, regardless of your party affiliation and whether you are running in the May or August elections, your qualifying deadline is today, Thursday, February 19, 2026, at noon.
Since December 22, the first day of being able to pick up a petition to run for office in a 2026 Campbell County Election, May 5 or August 6, 73 petitions have been requested. Of those 73 petitions, 51 have been returned to the Campbell County Election Commission Office.
There was a lot of activity at the Election Commission Office on Wednesday though no one requested a petition. However, five petitions were filed, four for county commission. Brooke Longmire Dorton turned in her petition to run as an Independent for School Board, 2nd District. Those filing petitions running for county commission were Chris Stanley, Republican, District 4, and Independents David Longmire District 2, Ralph Davis and Dwight Osborn each for District 5.
Qualifying deadline for both local elections is today, Thursday, February 19, 2026, at noon.
Early voting for the May Primary election runs from Wednesday, April 15 through Thursday, April 30, 2026.
Sheriff
Darryl Chapman for Sheriff- Republican
*Wayne Barton for Sheriff- Republican
County Attorney
*Joe Coker- Republican
County Court Clerk
Tyler King- Independent
Larry D. Norman- Independent
Lance J. Wilson- Republican
Maria Partin- Republican
County Mayor
*Jack Lynch- Independent
E.L Morton- Republican
E.L. Morton- Independent
Jimmy Jeffries- Republican
James A. Gross- Republican
Laura Ann Ayers-Colvin- Republican
County Commission
*M. David Adkins- 1st District- Independent
Joshua A. Etters- 1st District- Republican
Kimberly Fox- 1st District- Republican
*Zachary Marlow- 1st District-Independent
Courtney Vinsant- 1st District-Independent
Ronald Greene- 1st District- Republican
Tena Violet- 1st District- Republican
Jerry Brown- 2nd District- Republican
Tyler Dumont- 2nd District- Republican
*Beverly Stanfield Hall- 2nd District- Independent
David Longmire- 2nd District- Independent
Michael G. Witt- District 2- Republican
Lonnie Weldon- District 2- Independent
*Dewayne Baird- 3rd District- Republican
*Lawrence Rusty Orick- 3rd District- Independent
Philip Jason Shetterly- 3rd District- Independent
*John S. Stanfield- 3rd District- Independent
E.L. Morton-3rd District- Independent
E.L. Morton- 3rd District- Republican
Anthony Terry- 3rd District- Republican
*Charles E. Baird-4th District-Independent
Devin Oakes- 4th District- Independent
*Johnny “Coach” Bruce- 4th District – Independent
Josh Parker- 4th District- Republican
Raymond C. Perry- 4th District- Republican
Chris Stanley- 4th District- Republican
Julie Lester- 4th District- Independent
Doyle Williamson, Sr.- 4th District- Independent
Nathan Treadway- 4th District- Republican
*Erica C. Simpson- 4th District- Independent
Ferlin “Clay” Morgan- 5th District- Independent
Pauline Walden Roberts- 5th District- Republican
Dwight E. Osborn- 5th District- Independent
Ralph Davis- 5th District- Independent
Katrena Reynolds- 5th District- Independent
Suzette Davenport- 5th District- Independent
Noah Lay- 5th District- Independent
Trustee
*Monty Bullock- Independent
Circuit Court Clerk
*Bobby Vann- Republican
Register of Deeds
*Brittany H. Foust- Republican
School Board
*Jeffrey Miller- 1st District- Republican
Christopher James Honeycutt- 2nd District- Republican
Ashley Dorton- 2nd District- Independent
Marvin T. Rutherford- 2nd District- Democrat
Emily Suzanne Gaylor- 2nd District- Republican
Brad Collette for School Board 2nd District-Independent
*Randy Heatherly- 3rd District- Republican
Jacob Perkins-3rd District- Independent
*Ronnie Lasley- 4th District- Independent
Isaac Jones- 4th District- Republican
*Crystal Creekmore- 5th District, Independent
Constable
Barney Cox- 1st District- Republican
Don E. Farmer- 2nd District- Independent
*Johnny Jones- 3rd District- Independent
*Dewey Madison- 4th District- Independent
Glennis Monday for Constable 5th District- Independent
Petition Filed with Campbell County Election Commission
*Bobby Vann- Circuit Court Clerk- Republican
Laura Ann Ayers Colvin for Republican Executive Committee Woman- Republican 13th District
*Dennis Powers for State Representative- Republican 36th District
Noah Smith for State Representative- Republican 36th District
*Incumbent
Earlier this year the political parties of Campbell County asked for a primary election 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 02/19/2026-6AM- IMAGE COURTESY UNSPLASH.COM)