Candidates seeking spots on the May 1, 2018 County Primary Elections

With the May 1, 2018, Cumberland County primary election starting to take shape, numerous candidates have taken out petitions to have their name on the ballot and have until February 15 at noon to return them to qualify.

Elections for 2018 include the County Primary May 1, the County General August 2 and the State General and Municipal elections on November 6.

The most active race appears it will be the race for County Mayor with incumbent Kenny Carey not planning to run for reelection. Candidates who have taken out petitions to appear on the Republican primary ballot include:

• Timothy A. Claflin
• Allen Foster
• James C. Hancock
• Robert D. Scarlett and
• Ligue Wisdom

Incumbent Co. Mayor Kenney Carey is 

not seeking re-election

Tim Claflin

Allen Foster

J. C. Hancock

Both Claflin and Foster are current County Commissioners, Foster previously served on the Board of Education. Hancock is a Crossville Police Detective and Wisdom and Scarlett both ran for County Mayor four years ago.

Another open race without an incumbent is the race for Circuit Court Clerk since Larry Sherrill has announced he is not running for reelection. To candidates for the Republican Primary have taken out papers so far and include:

• Jessica R. Burgess and
• Nicholas E. Neal.

Incumbent Court Clerk

Larry Sherrill

is not seeking re-election

Julius Bryson, incumbent County Clerk has taken out papers for the Republican primary.

Incumbent Co. Clerk

Jule Bryson

Judy G. Swallows, incumbent Register of Deeds has taken out and returned qualifying papers for the Democratic primary.

Incumbent Road Superintendent Scotty L. Blaylock and challenger Kevin D. Music have taken out papers to run for the Republican primary.  Both men ran against each other four years ago.  Blaylock is the incumbent road superintendent and Music is the street supervisor for the City of Crossville.

Incumbent Road Superintendent

Scott Blaylock

Challenger Kevin Music

Incumbent Casey Cox has taken out a petition to qualify for the Republican primary for Sheriff.

Incumbent Sheriff Casey Cox

Incumbent Kim Wyatt has taken out papers to qualify for the Republican primary as the Trustee.  

Incumbent Co. Trustee

Kim Wyatt

Cumberland County could get a new US Representative as Diane Black announces for Governor

Sixth District US Representative Diane Black has announced this morning that she will run for Tennessee Governor in the upcoming race next year.  Current Governor BIll Haslam has served two terms and can not run for reelection.

Black is described as one of the wealthiest members of Congress.  Along with her colleague Marsha Blackburn of the 7th district they prefer to be called Congressman.

She was elected to the Tennessee General Assembly in 1998 and then was elected a state senator in 2004.  Black was elected to Congress in 2010.  Black's district was changed in 2013 and at that time she became the representative for Cumberland County and Crossville.  Prior to her time in politics, Black previously worked as a registered nurse.

Congressman Diane Black

Black gave a statement concerning her run for governor, "The number one job for our next Governor will simply be to fight for what's right. For some in politics, that's a lot harder than it sounds. Some are too weak to stand up for what is right. But I have never backed down, even when I had to stand up to the weak-kneed people in my own party, and I never will.

It's easy to talk. It's something else entirely to put up a fight. But fighting for what's right for the people of Tennessee is what I do."

No word on candidates for the 6th Distrcit Congressional race yet.

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