A busy election year with two elections left and several candidates already qualified for Crossville city races

It is a busy year for the Cumberland County Election Commission with one election finished, but two more still to come.

The Milo Lemmert Courthouse Annex (right)

houses the Cumberland Election Commission

office where citizens can register to vote and

pick up nominating petitions.

Elections on August First will include County Officers, County Commission members as well as Federal and State primary races while the November 6 ballot includes State and Federal general elections as well as municipal races including Mayor and council members for Crossville.

Three men have already qualified for Crossville city races including incumbent Mayor James Mayberry seeking reelection and two candidates for council seats, Art Gernt and Rob Harrison. Harrison ran for council two years ago. Current council members whose terms are expiring are Danny Wyatt and Pamala Harris.

Crossville Mayor James Mayberry

Council Candidate Art Gernt

Council Candidate Rob Harrison

One question that remains to be answered is how many seats will there be on the city council. A charter change has been through two of three required approvals including approval by the Tennessee General Assembly to increase the council size from 5 to 7 but it still must pass by a super-majority of the council, 4 out of 5 members. When first approved by the council only three favorable votes were cast. The matter may come up on the June council agenda. If it is approved soon enough it could affect the November ballot by electing 4 members to the council with the candidate in the number 4 position serving for two years to balance out the staggered terms.

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The deadline to qualify for either Crossville Mayor or a council seat is August 16 at noon.

The same deadline applies to Pleasant Hill and Crab Orchard municipal races. In Pleasant Hill, Elizabeth K. Patrick has taken out papers to run for Mayor and Peggy Happy has taken papers to run for city council.

The deadline to register to vote and be eligible for the August First election is July 3 and early voting for the that election runs from July 13 to 28. You can also register to vote online at this link. https://sos.tn.gov/products/elections/online-voter-registration

Early Voting gets underway and continues through April 26 at the Election Commission office

Early voting starts at 8 AM and continues through April 26 for the May First Republican and Democratic Primaries.

Votes must choose either the Republican or the Democratic primary to vote in.  Most of the candidates are on the Republican ballot including 7 candidates for County Mayor, 3 for Road Superintendent and 2 for Circuit Court Clerk. Sample ballots are below.

The Democrat ballot only includes one race for the Registrar of Deeds with only incumbent Judy Graham Swallows on the ballot.

Voters are required to have a government-issued photo ID to be able to vote.

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Milo Lemmert Building where early voting

takes place.

August Races for County Commission and BOE Set as Deadline Passes for Candidates to Run

With the deadline now passed, the following candidates for Cumberland County Commission and odd-numbered districts of the Board of Education have qualified to have their name included on the ballot for the August 2^nd county election.

Qualified candidates have until noon Thursday April 12 to withdraw their names in writing or they will appear on the ballot.

In the August 2^nd Cumberland County election eighteen seats on the Cumberland County Commission and the odd number districts of the Board of Education are up for election.

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Two commissioners from each district and one BOE member from the odd number districts 1,3,5,7 and 9 will be elected in the August balloting. Candidates who have qualified are marked.

In the Second, Fifth and Ninth district County Commission races only two candidates qualified meaning that they will get seats on the commission. Also, in the First and Fifth district BOE race only one candidate qualified so Jim Inman and Tony Brock will both get a seat on the BOE with no opposition.

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Federal and State race primaries will also be held on August 2 as well. July 3 is the final day to register and be eligible to vote in the August elections. Visit http://www.govotetn.com/ and register to VOTE Online.

Early voting for the August 2 election and Primaries will be July 13 through July 28, 2018

Candidates for First District Commissioner

Christopher D. Coleman

R. J. Crawford

Chad Norris

Sue Ann York (incumbent)

Second District Co. Commissioner

Kyle Davis

Nancy Hyder (incumbent)

(Current Commissioner Tom Isham did not return qualifying papers.)

Third District Co. Commissioner

Mitchell L Jenkins

John Peaslee

Rebecca H.Stone (incumbent)

Darrell G. Threet

Fourth District Co. Commissioner

Gary L. Adams

Joe Dunn

Jane Franklin

David H. Gibson (incumbent)

Charles Seiber

Fifth District Co. Commissioner

Jack Davis (incumbent)

Terry Lowe (incumbent)

Sixth District Co. Commissioner

Clifford H. Segar

Michael E. Speich

Wendell W. Wilson (Incumbent)

Seventh District Co. Commissioner

Mark Baldwin

Jerry Cooper

Elbert Farley (incumbent)

Michael J. Hamby

Roy Turner (incumbent)

Eighth District Co. Commissioner

Jim Blalock

Deborah Holbrook

Darrell Wyatt

Ninth District Co. Commissioner

Carl MacLeod

John L. Patterson Jr. (incumbent)

BOE First District

Jim Inman

BOE Third District

Shirley French Parris (incumbent)

Jay Wright

BOE Fifth District

Tony Brock

BOE Seventh District

James Davis

Tom Delk

Rebecca Hamby

BOE Ninth District

Stace Karge

Aretie G. Patterson (incumbent)  

Final Cumberland Co unofficial results

Complete unofficial results from Cumberland Co.

Presidential Race

Trump 20410
Clinton 5202

US Congress 6th district

Black 18603
Kent 4551

Tennessee 25th district representative

Sexton 19670
Barnett 5035

Crossville city council race:

Shanks 1625
Graham 1352
Harrison 1047
Parsons 596
Warner 507
Brownstead 317
Cooper 269
Manning 155

Record early vote turn out in Cumberland County and statewide. 2665 votes cast in Crossville election.

A record 1.6 million voters turned out to early vote in Tennessee's November 8 election.  Cumberland County also broke their record with 16,832 in person voters and a total ballots cast of 17,746 through November 3.

Local election officials say another 200 mail in ballots are out and could come in to be counted.

In the City of Crossville election, 2665 ballots were cast early out of 6342 registered city voters eligible to vote.  42 percent of city voters have already cast their ballots in the city council race.

County voters who have voted early totaled 44 percent of those eligible.

Voters who did not early vote can still cast a ballot on the official election day November 8 at their regular precinct location.  

There were frequently lines to early vote.

Daily totals of early ballots cast:
2016-10-19 1,987
2016-10-20 1,455
2016-10-21 1,473
2016-10-22 528
2016-10-24 1,545
2016-10-25 1,564
2016-10-26 1,490
2016-10-27 1,366
2016-10-28 1,397
2016-10-29 553
2016-10-31 1,233
2016-11-01 993
2016-11-02 1,040
2016-11-03 1,122

County Totals 17,746

Only Days left to Early Vote in Presidential, state and local races. November 3 last day.

With lines for much of the early voting period so far and record turnouts, only a short time remains for any registered voters who want to early vote before the election day on November 8.

In addition to the US Presidential Race voters can pick their State Representative and US Congressional Representative.  Residents of Crossville, Crab Orchard and Pleasant Hill also have choices to make.  Sample ballots are below.

Early voting takes place at the Cumberland County Election Commission offices located in the Milo Lemert building across Main Street from the Courthouse and voting is each day from 8 AM to 5 PM. A photo ID is required to vote.

While the lines move pretty quickly voters have often lined up 

out the door while waiting.

Sample Presidential ballot

Municipal sample ballots

Congressional and state sample ballot

Early voting lines much of the day as record turn out continues.

Cumberland County election coordinator Jill Davis says they are almost constantly busy and lines to early vote continue during much of the day as locals want to get their votes cast.

According to Davis, as of 10 AM on Wednesday October 26 almost 9000 ballots have been cast and that number includes some 662 absentee ballots.  City voters are also turning out with 1293 votes cast by voters inside the city limits meaning a big turn out will decide the city council race as well.

Lines to early vote aren't always out the front door of the Milo Lemert building 

but a record number of votes continue to be cast. 

Early voting now through November 3 at the Cumberland County Election Commission office

Early voting is now underway and registered voters can vote in person at the Election Commission office at the rear of the Milo Lemert building weekdays from 8 to 5 PM and Saturdays from 8 to noon.

Early voters were lined up out the front door October 19 

at about 11:40 AM for the first day of early voting.

Voters must bring a state issued photo ID in order to vote.  Sample ballots are shown below.

Early voting starts October 19 through November 3 for US Presidential race and local municipal elections. Sample ballots here

Early voting gets underway for Cumberland County voters at the Election Commission office in the Milo Lemert building across from the courthouse Wednesday October 19.  The office is open week days from 8 AM to 5 PM. During Early voting the office is also open Saturdays from 8 AM until Noon.  Early voting ends November 3 and election days is Tuesday November 8.

Officials expect a large turnout for early voting.

Presidential races sample ballot

Sample ballot for local municipal races including Crossville, 

Pleasant Hill and Crab Orchard.

Sample ballot for US Congress and State House races.