Hamilton County voters will cast their ballots in a dual-purpose primary and general election this summer. Local contests include the general election for Hamilton County mayor, six contested Hamilton County Commission seats and four contested positions on the Hamilton County school board. There will also be primary races in three area Tennessee House contests and for Tennessee governor, the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate.
Early voting runs July 17 to Aug. 1. Election Day is Aug. 6 and polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EDT.
To find out which districts you live in, see sample ballots and learn your polling place, visit the Election Commission district finder.
The Races:
County general
HAMILTON COUNTY MAYOR
COUNTY COMMISSION
County Commission District 1 (Soddy-Daisy, Sale Creek and parts of Mowbray Mountain)
County Commission District 2 (Mountain Creek, Signal Mountain, parts of Mowbray Mountain)
County Commission District 6 (Red Bank, North Chattanooga)
County Commission District 7 (East Brainerd, Westview)
County Commission District 8 (East Ridge, Concord)
County Commission District 11 (Alton Park, Lookout Valley)
UNCONTESTED
County Commission District 3 (Hixson, Middle Valley)
Ken Smith – R
County Commission District 4 (East Chattanooga, Avondale)
Warren Mackey – D
County Commission District 5 (Brainerd, Eastgate)
Katherlyn Geter – D
County Commission District 9 (Harrison, Birchwood)
Steve Highlander – R
County Commission District 10 (Apison, Summit)
Jeff Eversole – R
CRIMINAL COURT CLERK
COUNTY CLERK
UNCONTESTED
COUNTY TRUSTEE
Bill Hullender – R
GENERAL SESSIONS COURT JUDGE DIVISION 2
Tori Smith
HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF
Austin Garrett – R
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK
Larry Henry – R
JUVENILE COURT CLERK
Gary D. Behler – R
REGISTER OF DEEDS
Mark Gravitt – R
SCHOOL BOARD
District 3 (Hixson, Lakesite)
District 6 (Red Bank, North Chattanooga)
District 8 (East Ridge, Concord)
District 9 (Harrison, Birchwood)
UNCONTESTED
District 5
Thessela White – D
State and federal primary
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
District 3
Chuck Fleischmann – R
TENNESSEE SENATE
District 11
Bo Watson – R
Tim Roberts – D
TENNESSEE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
District 26 (Northern Hamilton County, Hixson, Middle Valley)
Greg Martin – R
District 27 (Hamilton County stretching from Lookout Valley to Flat Top Mountain)
Paige Quirin – D
District 28 (Chattanooga, Brainerd, East Chattanooga, Alton Park)
No Republican
Yusuf Hakeem – D
District 29 (Eastern Hamilton County, part of Collegedale, Oooltewah, Laksite, Soddy-Daisy)
Greg Vital – R
Ryan V. Scofield – D
District 30 (Parts of Apison, Brainerd, Brainerd Hills, Dalewood, East Brainerd, East Lake, East Ridge)
Esther Helton Haynes – R
Art Rymer – D
GOVERNOR
Marsha Blackburn – R
Monty Fritts – R
John Rose – R
Carnita Atwater – D
Tim Cyr – D
Jerri Green – D
Adam “Ditch” Kurtz – D
Kevin Lee McCants – D
U.S. SENATE
Bill Hagerty – R
Marquita Bradshaw – D
Maria Brewer – D
Kevin Lee McCants – D
Civil Miller-Watkins – D
Diana Onyejiaka – D
MUNICIPAL
Red Bank City Judge
Emily O’Donnell
Collegedale City Judge
Curtis L. Bowe III
Town of Lookout Mountain Commission (vote for five)
Jim Bentley
Karen Leavengood
Lindsey Parks
Jake Tallent
John Charles Tugman Jr.
William Valadez
Town of Lookout Mountain School Board (vote for three)
Julie G. Fisher – I
Karen Welborn – I
James T. Williams – I
ELECTION CORNER: Video Explainers
Part 1: When, where to vote for the Aug. 6 elections in Hamilton County
Part 2: Who is on the ballot for Hamilton County?
Part 3: What to know before casting your Tennessee state and federal ballot votes in the Aug. 6 elections
Note: This page was updated July 25 to reflect that Mowbray Mountain is contained in two county commission districts.