The DeKalb County Republican Primary will have at least one contested race next March with two people vying for the position of Assessor of Property. Incumbent Assessor Shannon Cantrell is seeing a challenge from Amy Clare Lockhart.
Cantrell and Lockhart each obtained qualifying petitions from the DeKalb County Election Commission Office on October 16. Cantrell is seeking the GOP nomination for re-election, while Lockhart is challenging for the nomination.
Others obtaining petitions were Mark Milam who is seeking the GOP nomination for re-election to the office of 5th District Constable.
The DeKalb County Republican and Democratic Parties will be holding primaries on Tuesday, March 5, for the offices of Property Assessor, Constable (districts 1-7), and Board of Education (5th & 6th districts), along with the newly created position of criminal court judge-Part III in the 13th judicial district. The primaries will be held in conjunction with the Tennessee Presidential Preference Primary.
The qualifying deadline is Thursday, December 14, at noon. The voter registration deadline for the March 5th primaries is February 5, and the early voting period will be Wednesday, February 14 through Tuesday, February 27. The Absentee ballot request deadline is Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
Independents wishing to run for Assessor of Property or Constable (districts 1-7), Board of Education (5th & 6th) districts, or for criminal court judge-Part III in the August 2024 County General Elections must also qualify by noon on Thursday, December 14 at 12 noon.
Party nominees and independents for these offices will run in the DeKalb County General Election on Thursday, August 1, 2024 and those elected will take office September 1, 2024.
The incumbents in these offices are Assessor of Property Shannon Cantrell and Constables- 1st District: Waylon Kyle, 2nd District: Darrell Johnson, 3rd District: Travis Bryant, 4th District: Lane Ball, 5th District: Mark Milam, 6th District: Jason Brown, and 7th District: Johnny King.
The school board seats up for election in 2024 are currently held by Jamie Cripps in the 5th district and Jason Miller in the 6th district.
