Most rural counties in Southeast Tennessee have light general election ballots for Aug. 6, but there are contested races for assessors of property, county commission, some road superintendent or commissioner seats, municipal officers and school board. Meanwhile, Polk County voters will decide a proposed sales tax increase.
While all counties have state and federal races on the ballot, Sequatchie County is the only county in the Chattanooga region with no contested local races on the ballot.
Bledsoe County
The ballot in Bledsoe County has only one contested race for a seat on the Bledsoe County Board of Education. School board incumbent Stacy Holman Farmer and challenger Ben Farmer will vie for the seat, according to the ballot.
Bradley County