General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Smith County Election Commission, petitions picked up and returned, Nov 3, 2026 (updated Sept 13, 2026) (accessed Oct 19, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at Tennessee voter lookup (Secretary of State).
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| County offices | |
| County Commissioner District 4 Number of seats: see your ballot | Scott Brewer, Glenn Lester |
| County Commissioner District 5 (vote for 2) Number of seats: see your ballot | Jason N. Lankford, Bill Woodard |
| County Commissioner District 8 (vote for 3) Number of seats: see your ballot | Jennifer Akers, Marshall Apple, Holly Bush, Jason T. Bush, Jessica Gibbs Dillehay, Jimmy S. Gregory, Danny J. Huff Jr., John T. Laurie |
| City & town offices | |
| Carthage Mayor | Sam Gray vs. Justin Mauldin vs. Michael Woodard |
| Carthage Alderman (vote for 3) Number of seats: see your ballot | Kennie Bryant, Gail Grigg, Kimberly "Sueann" Kees, Frances McDonald, Sam Petty |
| Gordonsville Alderman (vote for 3) Number of seats: see your ballot | Luke Pierce, Dustin (Bro) Proffit |
Also on every Smith County ballot: U.S. Senate, Governor, your U.S. House district, your legislative districts and the statewide question.
Listed: candidates whose petitions the Smith County Election Commission shows as filed and not withdrawn. Smith County also has County Commission vacancies on the Nov 3 ballot (qualifying closed Sept 9, 2026), shown below.
Copied from the county election commission's official candidate list (candidates whose petitions are shown as qualified or verified). Tennessee city races are nonpartisan. Where a council or commission elects several members, the number of seats is not on the list; check your sample ballot.
County offices (mayor, commission, sheriff and others) and school boards were elected on Aug 6, 2026; only vacancies or city races are on Nov 3.
Your exact ballot: Tennessee voter lookup (Secretary of State).
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
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