As of Monday, 151 DeKalb Countians have taken advantage of early voting.
The first three days of early voting for the August 4 elections saw 137 people vote in person and 14 by absentee.
The Tennessee Democratic Primary had 68 total ballots cast, while the Tennessee Republican Primary saw 75 total voters. Eight ballots were cast in the DeKalb County General Election, and a total of 113 people voted in the Smithville Municipal Election, including 42 property rights voters.
No voters had participated in the Dowelltown Municipal Election as of the close of business on Monday, and one person voted early in the Liberty Municipal Election.
The race for Assessor of Property is the only county-wide race on the Aug. 4 ballot. Democratic Incumbent Scott Cantrell will seek his second four-year term running against Republican challenger Shannon Cantrell.
Three school board seats are up for grabs on Aug. 4, but only one will be contested.
Incumbent and long-time 5th district member W.J. (Dub) Evins, III will face Barry Mabe and Kevin Hale in his bid for reelection to another four-year term. Running unopposed are 6th district incumbent Doug Stephens and 4th district incumbent Kate Miller.
Two candidates will vie to fill the remaining two years of an unexpired 1st district county commission term. Republican Thomas Chandler and Democrat Julie Williams Young will seek the seat vacated by the resignation of Elmer Ellis, Jr. earlier this year.
Only one of six constable races will be contested, with Republican Lee Plummer and Democrat Jason Taylor looking to take a four-year term in the 1st district.
Unopposed constable candidates are:
•2nd District—Thomas Theriaque, Republican
•3rd District—Travis Bryant; Democrat
•4th District—Paul Cantrell, Democrat
•5th District—Mark Milam, Democrat
•6th district—Carl Lee Webb, Democrat
•7th district—Johnny King, Democrat
Five candidates will seek three available aldermanic seats in Smithville.
Incumbents Shawn Jacobs, Josh Miller, and Danny Washer are running for re-election for a four-year term, while Ronald Dale Stanley and Richard Steinbach will challenge.
Dowelltown voters will choose a mayor and alderman on Aug. 4. Pam Redmon is the sole candidate for mayor, and William A. Davis will seek an alderman’s seat. Another alderman position is open, but no candidates sought the office.
The Liberty Municipal Election will also be held on Aug. 4. Dwayne Blair, Todd Dodd, and Jason Ray are each seeking a four-year alderman’s term. J.D. Bratten will fill a one year unexpired term. All are unopposed.
State Representatives Terri Lynn Weaver of Lancaster in the 40th district and Mark Pody of Lebanon in the 46th district will faces challengers in their bids for re-election to two-year terms.
Weaver will run unopposed in the Tennessee Republican Primary on Aug. 4th, then will face the winner of the Tennessee Democratic Primary in November. Gayla Colvert Hendrix of Smithville and Teresa Marion of Smith County are seeking the Democratic nomination for State Representative in the 40th district in the Aug. 4 Democratic Primary. The winner will face Weaver in the General election on Nov. 8.
The 40th district includes Smith, Trousdale and part of DeKalb and Sumner Counties.
Pody will run unopposed in the Tennessee Republican Primary on Aug. 4, but will square off against Democrat Amelia Hipps of Lebanon in the General Election. Hipps is unopposed for nomination in the primary.
The 46th district includes Cannon, and part of Wilson and DeKalb Counties.
Sixth District Congressman Diane Black of Gallatin will be challenged by Joe S. Carr of Lascassas, Tommy N. Hay of Monterey, and Donald Strong of Crossville in the Republican Primary for a two-year term. David W. Kent of Cottontown and Flo Matheson of Crossville are running in the Democratic Primary.
The Republican and Democratic nominees will be joined by Independent David Ross of White House on the Nov. 8 General Election ballot.
The 6th Congressional District includes Pickett, Fentress, Cumberland, White, DeKalb, Cannon, Coffee, Wilson, Smith, Jackson, Overton, Clay, Putnam, Trousdale, Macon, Sumner and Robertson Counties and small portions of Van Buren and Cheatham counties.
Ten state-level court seats are up for retention elections on Aug. 4. Three seats on the Tennessee Supreme Court, three seats on the Tennessee Court of Appeals, and three seats on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals are on the ballot.
The Supreme Court Justices at large standing for retention are Holly Kirby, Jeff Bivins, and Roger A. Page.
The appeals court judges standing for retention are Kenny Armstrong, Brandon O. Gibson, and Arnold B. Goldin (All Western Division)
The court of criminal appeals judges standing for retention are J. Ross Dyer (Western Division) Timothy L. Easter (Middle Division), Robert L. Holloway,Jr. (Middle Division), and Robert H. Montgomery, Jr. (Eastern Division)
Voters will be asked to either “retain” or “replace” the judges.
Early voting will continue on the first floor of the courthouse through July 30. Voting will be held Mondays 1-5 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Thursdays from 2-6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. - noon.
Voters must remember to bring valid photo identification. Photo IDs issued by Tennessee state government, including driver’s licenses, or the federal government are acceptable even if they are expired. College student IDs are not acceptable.
Sample ballots can be found at dekalbelections.com or GoVoteTN.com, or at the DeKalb County Election Commission office.
