Nashvillians casting their votes in the Aug. 6 state and federal primary election will have to navigate a crowded field of candidates vying for Tennessee’s governorship, and seats in Congress and the statehouse.
The local races, on the other hand, will be much more straightforward.
That’s because Nashvillians have already thinned the field by way of the Davidson County primary election in May, teeing up a county general election that’s all but decided.
Back in May, no Republican candidates ran for any position on the ballot. That means the winners in the Democratic primary are running unopposed Aug. 6.
There were only seven county offices that featured a contested Democratic primary: three judgeships, circuit court clerk, county clerk and two school
board seats.
The rest — for sheriff, public defender, a pair of court clerks, county trustee, register of deeds and two school board seats — were unopposed in the primary and already featured only one candidate.
Here’s the full list of who will be on the ballot Aug. 6:
- Circuit court judge: Corletra Mance
- Criminal court judge: Dawn Deaner
- Public defender: Martesha Johnson
- County trustee: Erica Gilmore
- General sessions judge: Jodie Bell
- Sheriff: Daron Hall
- Circuit court clerk: Joseph Day
- Criminal court clerk: Howard Gentry
- Juvenile court clerk: Lonnell Matthews Jr.
- County clerk: Sharon Hurt
- Register of deeds: Karen Johnson
- District 2 school board: Rachel Elrod
- District 4 school board: Berthena Nabaa-McKinney
- District 6 school board: Cheryl Mayes
- District 8 school board: Erin O’Hara Block
Even the one new race on the local ballot this time around, the Oak Hill Municipal Election, should be relatively uncomplicated.
Voters in Oak Hill, one of the six smaller municipalities located within the consolidated Davidson County, will select three city commissioners. Incumbent mayor Dale Grimes and newcomers Matthew Harris and Jennifer Liepis are the only candidates listed on the ballot.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day.
If you don’t know where to vote, you can find your polling location using the Davidson County Election Commission’s finder tool at maps.nashville.gov/pollingplacefinder
Austin Hornbostel is the Metro reporter for The Tennessean. Have a question about local government you want an answer to? Reach him at ahornbostel@tennessean.com.
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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Davidson County races on Aug. 6 ballot are all but decided. Here's why
