CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – There are only four contested races in the May Montgomery County Primary (county mayor, district attorney and two judicial races), and many other races have already been decided by a lack of other candidates, in May or in August.
However, several races are still to be decided, with uncontested primary winners facing each other or independents in August.
Here’s where things stand for the uncontested races, and the ones not being decided on Tuesday, with links to candidate profiles. The candidates are identified as R (Republican), D (Democrat) or I (independent).
Circuit Court Judge, Part II
- I: Bill Goodman, incumbent, uncontested winner
Circuit Court Judge, Part III
- R: Joel Wallace
- I: Kimberly Turner
Circuit Court Judge, Part IV
- R: Robert Bateman, incumbent, uncontested winner
Circuit Court Judge, Part V
- R: Katy Olita, incumbent, uncontested winner
Chancellor
- R: Ben Dean
- I: Laurence M. McMillan Jr., incumbent
District Public Defender
- R: Roger Nell, incumbent, uncontested winner
County Commission, Dist. 1
- R: John M. Gannon, incumbent, uncontested winner
County Commission, Dist. 2
- R: Jason Knight
- I: John “J.M.” Genis
- I: Charles D. Keene, incumbent
- I: Dennis Potvin
County Commission, Dist. 3
- R: Joe Smith, incumbent, uncontested winner
County Commission, Dist. 4
- R: Ascencion “Big Sarge” Lopez
- I: Rickey Ray, incumbent
County Commission, Dist. 5
- D: Rashidah A. Leverett, incumbent
- I: Lori J. Mason
County Commission, Dist. 6
- R: Michael Lankford
- I: Randy Allbert, incumbent
County Commission, Dist. 7
- R: Nathan Burkholder
- I: Tony Eldridge
- I: Rocky Sickel
County Commission, Dist. 8
- D: Tangi C. Smith, incumbent, uncontested winner
County Commission, Dist. 9
- R: Jorge Padro, uncontested winner
County Commission, Dist. 10
- D: Jeremiah Walker, uncontested winner
County Commission, Dist. 11
- D: Christine S. McKinney
- I: Joe L. Creek, incumbent
County Commission, Dist. 12
- D: Carmelle Chandler, Dist. 9 incumbent
- I: Joey Dasinger
County Commission, Dist. 13
- D: Walker Woodruff, incumbent, uncontested winner
County Commission, Dist. 14
- D: Billy Burgett
- I: Joshua Beal, incumbent
County Commission, Dist. 15
- R: David L. Harper, incumbent, uncontested winner
County Commission, Dist. 16
- R: Joshua Wikholm
- D: Lisa Prichard, Dist. 12 incumbent
County Commission, Dist. 17
- R: Sam Houston
- D: Chris Rasnic, incumbent
County Commission, Dist. 18
- R: Kyong S. Dawson
- D: Ryan Gallant
County Commission, Dist. 19
- I: William “Billy” Frye
- I: Garland V. Johnson, incumbent
County Commission, Dist. 20
- R: Autumn Simmons
- I: Kristen Artrip
- I: Michael Walker
County Commission, Dist. 21
- I: Jerry Allbert, Dist. 20 incumbent
- I: David W. Shelton
Trustee
- I: Kimberly B. Wiggins, incumbent, uncontested winner
General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge, Div. I
- R: Ken Goble Jr., incumbent, uncontested winner
General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge, Div. III
- R: Sharon Massey Grimes, incumbent, uncontested winner
General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge, Div. IV
- I: Tim Barnes, incumbent, uncontested winner
Sheriff
- R: John Fuson, incumbent
- I: Mike Oliver
Circuit Court Clerk
- R: Wendy Davis, incumbent
- I: Faye Rennell Hobson
County Clerk
- R: Teresa Cottrell, uncontested winner
Register of Deeds
- R: Julie Chadwick Runyon, uncontested winner
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
School Board, Dist. 7
- R: Aron Maberry, uncontested winner