Candidates are slowly starting to file paperwork for the more than three dozen Hamilton County elected positions on the ballot in 2022.
By the most recent financial reporting deadline earlier this month, a slew of candidates appointed treasurers, reported campaign fundraising or filed some form of paperwork with the Hamilton County Election Commission expressing interest in a number of positions.
About 40 seats, including the county mayor, sheriff, district attorney and a swath of judgeships, commission seats and school board races, will be decided next August.
While many other candidates and sitting elected officials filed financial disclosures, but have not yet filed anything for the next election year, these candidates have already filed some form of financial paperwork for a 2022 election, according to records on the election commission website:
County Clerk
Bill Knowles (incumbent)
Chattanooga Judge Division 2
Melody Shekari
Circuit Court Clerk
Larry Henry (incumbent)
County Commission District 1
Randy Fairbanks (incumbent)
County Commission District 3
Greg Martin (incumbent)
County Commission District 4
Montrell Besley
County Commission District 5
Gregory Beck
County Commission District 9
Jeff Eversole
Sessions Court Judge Division 2
David Bales (incumbent)
Sheriff
Austin Garrett
Hamilton County will elect the following positions next year. Partisan offices will have a primary election on May 3, 2022, and the county general election will take place on Aug. 4, 2022.
COUNTYWIDE RACES
County Mayor
County Clerk
County Trustee
Registrar of Deeds
Sheriff
District Attorney
Public Defender
Circuit Court Judge Division One
Circuit Court Judge Division Two
Circuit Court Judge Division Three
Circuit Court Judge Division Four
Chancery Court Judge Division One
Chancery Court Judge Division Two
Criminal Court Judge Division One
Criminal Court Judge Division Two
Criminal Court Judge Division Three
Juvenile Court Judge
Circuit Court Clerk
Criminal Court Clerk
Juvenile Court Clerk
DISTRICT RACES
County Commission One
County Commission Two
County Commission Three
County Commission Four
County Commission Five
County Commission Six
County Commission Seven
County Commission Eight
County Commission Nine
COUNTY NONPARTISAN RACES
Sessions Court Judge Division One
Sessions Court Judge Division Two
Sessions Court Judge Division Three
Sessions Court Judge Division Four
Sessions Court Judge Division Five
School Board Dist 3
School Board Dist 5
School Board Dist 6
School Board Dist 8
School Board Dist 9
IMPORTANT DATES FOR MAY PRIMARY:
Dec. 20, 2021 - First day a nominating petition can be issued
Feb. 17, 2022 at noon - Candidate qualifying deadline
Feb. 24, 2022 at noon - Candidate withdrawal deadline
IMPORTANT DATES FOR AUGUST GENERAL:
Feb. 7, 2022 - First day a nominating petition can be issued
April 7, 2022 at noon - Candidate qualifying deadline
April 14, 2022 at noon - Candidate withdrawal deadline
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