Voters have five Hamilton County Commission district primaries to decide this election season, and that means local government representation is up in the air for half of the nearly 370,000 people who live here.
Commission seats up for grabs on May 3 are in Districts 1, 5, 8, 10, and 11 – four contested in the primary only with Republican candidates, and one contested only on the Democratic ballot. With so little bipartisan battle, four of these five districts will be decided in this primary election unless run-offs are needed.
Do your homework: The 2020 census prompted redistricting throughout the county, and we now have two new districts. But in the process of that redraw, every county district has new boundaries, so go online at elect.hamiltontn.gov and scroll down to “click here to find your” district and polling place. Plug in your address to see the what’s on both the Republican and Democratic ballots for your area. Then decide who and what is highest on your priority list.
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District 1, Stacy Swallows