CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Over 80 candidates have now made campaign announcements or picked up petitions at the Montgomery County Election Commission ahead of the May 3 County Primary, with nine more added over the last week.

Note that this will be a party primary to select party nominees. They are identified below as R (Republican) or D (Democrat), along with I (independents). The party nominees who win in May will run against one another and all independents in the County General Election, coming up on Aug. 4.

More candidates could still be coming: They have until Feb. 17 to qualify. Also, the Circuit Judge, Chancellor, District Attorney and District Public Defender races will include candidates who registered in Robertson County.

Here are the candidates so far, according to Election Commission petitions and announcements sent to Clarksville Now:

Circuit Court Judge, Part I 

Circuit Court Judge, Part II 

  • I: Bill Goodman, incumbent

Circuit Court Judge, Part III

Circuit Court Judge, Part IV

Circuit Court Judge, Part V

Chancellor 

District Attorney 

District Public Defender 

  • R: Roger Nell, incumbent

County Mayor 

County Commission, Dist. 1 

  • R: John M. Gannon, incumbent

County Commission, Dist. 2 

County Commission, Dist. 3 

  • R: Joe Smith, incumbent
  • R: Christina Trawinski

County Commission, Dist. 4 

County Commission, Dist. 5 

  • D: Rashidah A. Leverett, incumbent
  • I: Lori J. Mason

County Commission, Dist. 6 

County Commission, Dist. 7 

County Commission, Dist. 8 

County Commission, Dist. 9 

  • R: Jorge Padro

County Commission, Dist. 10

County Commission, Dist. 11

  • D: Anne Christine Spitler McKinney
  • I: Joe L. Creek, incumbent

County Commission, Dist. 12 

  • D: David M. Boyd II
  • D: Carmelle Chandler, Dist. 9 incumbent
  • I: Joey Dasinger

County Commission, Dist. 13 

  • D: Walker Woodruff, incumbent

County Commission, Dist. 14 

County Commission, Dist. 15 

  • R: David L. Harper, incumbent

County Commission, Dist. 16 

County Commission, Dist. 17 

County Commission, Dist. 18 

County Commission, Dist. 19 

  • I: Garland V. Johnson, incumbent

County Commission, Dist. 20

County Commission, Dist. 21 

  • I: Jerry Allbert, Dist. 20 incumbent
  • I: David W. Shelton

Trustee 

General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge, Div. I

  • R: Ken Goble Jr., incumbent

General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge, Div. II

General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge, Div. III

General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge, Div. IV

  • I: Tim Barnes, incumbent

Sheriff 

Circuit Court Clerk 

County Clerk 

Register of Deeds 

School Board, Dist. 1 

  • R: John Crespo
  • D: Carol A. Berry, incumbent

School Board, Dist. 3 

  • R: Janet M. Peterson
  • D: Herbert A. Nelson, incumbent
  • I: Ambar Marquis

School Board, Dist. 5 

  • R: Brad Morrow
  • D: Jimmie M. Garland, incumbent
  • I: Stephanie Rutherford-Watson

School Board, Dist. 7