There have been a total of 57 petitions picked up at the DeKalb County Election Commission for the upcoming Democratic and Republican primaries, as well as the August General Election. Of the 57 petitions, 26 have been returned and filed.
The list of candidates continued to grow last week. Those who have turned in their qualifying petitions at the Election Commission include:
For the Republican Primary:
Anita T. Puckett – County Mayor
Matthew N. “Matt” Adcock – County Mayor
Patrick R. Ray – Sheriff (Incumbent)
Keneth Lee Whitehead – Sheriff
James L. “Jimmy” Poss – County Clerk (Incumbent)
Susan L. Martin – Circuit Court Clerk
Sean D. Driver – Trustee (Incumbent)
Daniel A. Seber – Register of Deeds
Danny Lynn Hale – Superintendent of Roads (Incumbent)
Shane Walker – Superintendent of Roads
Mingy Kay Ball – General Sessions Court Judge
Tomas E. Chandler – County Commission, District 1
Larry L. Green – County Commissioner, District 5
Justin Douglas Adcock – County Commissioner, District 6
Boyd Bruce Malone – County Commissioner, District 7 (Incumbent)
For the Democratic Primary:
Shelby D. Reeder – Register of Deeds
Wayne Shehane – Road Supervisor
Jack E. Barton, III – County Commissioner, District 3
Jeffery David Barnes – County Commissioner, District 6 (Incumbent)
Danny L. McGinnis – County Commission, District 6
The duplicate petitions have also been filed in DeKalb County from the following candidates in the 13th judicial district:
Republican Primary:
William T. “Will” Ridley – Circuit Court Judge Part 1 – 13th Judicial District
Wesley Bray – Criminal Court Judge Part II – 13th Judicial District
Craig P. Fickling, Jr. – Public Defender13th Judicial District (Incumbent)
Gary S. McKenzie – Criminal Court Judge Part I – 13th Judicial District (Incumbent)
Bryant C. Dunaway – District Attorney General 13th Judicial District (Incumbent)
August General Election:
Independent Candidate:
Amy Turnbull Hollars – Circuit Court Judge Part 1 13th Judicial District (Incumbent)
Those who have picked up petitions for the upcoming primaries and election are:
For the Republican Primary:
Anita T. Puckett – County Mayor
Matthew N. “Matt” Adcock – County Mayor
Bradley S. Hendrix – County Mayor
Patrick R. Ray – Sheriff (Incumbent)
Keneth Lee Whitehead – Sheriff
James L. “Jimmy” Poss – County Clerk (Incumbent)
Susan L. Martin – Circuit Court Clerk
Sean D. Driver – Trustee (Incumbent)
Daniel A. Seber – Register of Deeds
Danny Lynn Hale – Superintendent of Roads (Incumbent)
Shane Walker – Superintendent of Roads
Mingy Kay Ball – General Sessions Court Judge
Brandon J. Cox – General Sessions Court Judge
Tomas E. Chandler – County Commission, District 1
Bennett Armstrong – County Commissioner, District 1
Sabrina Farler – County Commissioner, District 2 (Incumbent)
James David “Jim” Pearson – County Commissioner, District 2
Joshua Brown Chapman – County Commissioner, District 3
Tony L. “Cully” Culwell – County Commissioner, District 4
Gregory S. Matthews – County Commissioner, District 4
Jerry D. Adcock – County Commissioner, District 5 (Incumbent)
Larry L. Green – County Commissioner, District 5
Joshua E. Holloway – County Commissioner, District 5
Justin Douglas Adcock – County Commissioner, District 6
Boyd Bruce Malone – County Commissioner, District 7 (Incumbent)
Trevin Merriman – County Commissioner, District 7
Timothy Brian Reynolds – County Commissioner, District 7
Thomas Alan Hayes – Board of Education (School Board), District 2 (Incumbent)
Matthew J. Quarles – Board of Education (School Board), District 2
James W. Beshearse – School Board, District 3 (Incumbent)
Ryan Wayne Mollinet – Board of Education (School Board), District 7
For the Democratic Primary:
Tim Stribling – County Mayor (Incumbent)
Mike Foster – County Mayor
Shelby D. Reeder – Register of Deeds
Wayne Shehane – Road Supervisor
Tecia Puckett Pryor – General Sessions Court Judge
Margie Rigsby Miller – General Sessions Judge
James Waylon Kyle – County Commissioner, District 1
Julie Ann Young – County Commissioner, District 1 (Incumbent)
Billy Myron Rhody – County Commissioner, District 2 (Incumbent)
Susannah Cripps Daughtry – County Commissioner, District 3 (Incumbent)
Jenny A. Trapp – County Commissioner, District 3 (Incumbent)
Jack E. Barton, III – County Commissioner, District 3
Janice M. Fish Stewart – County Commissioner, District 4 (Incumbent)
Jeffery David Barnes – County Commissioner, District 6 (Incumbent)
Michael Paul Atnip – County Commission, District 6
Danny L. McGinnis – County Commission, District 6
Mary Elizabeth “Beth” Pafford – County Commissioner, District 7 (Incumbent)
Robert D. Parkerson, Jr – Board of Education (School Board), District 1
Scott Little – Board of Education (School Board), District 4
For the August General Election:
Robert Anthony “Tony” Luna – Independent County Commissioner, District 3
Emitt Shaun Tubbs – Independent candidate for Board of Education (Incumbent), District 7
Offices on the May primary ballots include: County Mayor; Road Supervisor; Sheriff, General Sessions Judge; Circuit Court Clerk; County Clerk; Trustee; Register of Deeds; County Commissioner seats in all seven (7) districts (two can be nominated per district); School Board members in districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7; Constable in District 4 to fill a vacancy; Circuit Court Judge Part I and Part II (13th Judicial District); Chancellor (13th Judicial District); Criminal Court Judge Part I and Part II (13th Judicial District); District Attorney General (13th Judicial District); and Public Defender (13th Judicial District).
Qualifying petitions must be returned by Noon February 17, but there is an earlier deadline for Sheriff and Road Supervisor candidates. They must have appropriate paperwork to the Peace Officer Standards Training Commission (POST) for sheriff, and the Tennessee Highway Officials Certification board, 14 days before the qualifying deadline.
While the above offices will appear on May primary ballots, candidates also have the option to run as Independent candidates who will not appear on the ballot until August. However, the same qualifying deadlines apply. Winners of the May primaries will square off against each other in the August DeKalb County General Election along with any properly qualified Independent candidates.
The local election office is open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and is located on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse.
