2026 Tennessee county mayoral elections
August 6, 2026
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2026 Tennessee county mayoral elections will be held on August 6, 2026, to determine the mayor (or county executive) of 94 of the 95 counties[1] in the state, including several of the most populous; Shelby, Knox, Hamilton, Rutherford, Montgomery, and Williamson County.[2] Local county primary elections will be held on May 5, 2026.[3][d] The general elections for county mayor will be held concurrently with primary elections for various state offices, including the gubernatorial and senatorial primaries.[4]
Davidson County holds its metropolitan mayoral election in odd-numbered years (next scheduled for 2027).[5]
Hamilton County
August 6, 2026
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The 2026 Hamilton County mayoral election will be held to determine the mayor of Hamilton County, Tennessee. Incumbent Republican mayor Weston Wamp, first elected in 2022, is running for re-election.[6]
Results
Knox County
August 6, 2026
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The 2026 Knox County mayoral election will be held to determine the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. Incumbent Republican mayor Glenn Jacobs, first elected in 2018, is term limited and cannot seek a third term.[7][8][9]
Results
Montgomery County
August 6, 2026
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The 2026 Montgomery County mayoral election will be held to determine the mayor of Montgomery County, Tennessee. Incumbent Republican mayor Wes Golden, first elected in 2022, can run for re-election.[10]
Republican primary
Declared
- Wes Golden, incumbent mayor[11]
Democratic primary
- Isaac Greenwood[12]
Independents
- Christine Marie McNemar[12]
Rutherford County
August 6, 2026
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The 2026 Rutherford County mayoral election will be held to determine the mayor of Rutherford County, Tennessee. Incumbent Republican mayor Joe Carr, first elected in 2022, is running for re-election.[13]
Republican primary
Declared
Shelby County
August 6, 2026
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The 2026 Shelby County mayoral election will be held to determine the mayor of Shelby County, Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic mayor Lee Harris, first elected in 2018, will be term limited and can not seek a third term.[16][17]
Results
Williamson County
August 6, 2026
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The 2026 Williamson County mayoral election will be held to determine the mayor of Williamson County, Tennessee. Incumbent Republican mayor Rogers C. Anderson, first elected in 2002, is not running for re-election.[18]
Republican primary
Declared
- Brandon Ogles, former state representative from the 61st district (2019–2023) and cousin of U.S. Representative Andy Ogles[19]
- Mary Smith, county commissioner[20]
- Andy Marshall, restaurant owner[21]
Other Counties (A–W)
The following 89 counties are also holding mayoral elections on August 6, 2026.[22]
| County | Incumbent | Primaries (May 5, 2026) | General Election (Aug 6, 2026) | ||
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| Anderson | Terry Frank | Republican | Incumbent running.[23] |
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| Bedford | Chad Graham | Republican | Incumbent running.[24] |
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| Benton | Mark Ward | Republican | Incumbent running.[25] |
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| Bledsoe | Gregg Ridley | Republican | |||
| Blount | Ed Mitchell | Republican | Incumbent running.[26] |
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| Bradley | D. Gary Davis | Republican | Incumbent running.[27] |
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| Campbell | Jack Lynch | Independent | Incumbent running.[28] |
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| Cannon | Greg Mitchell | Independent | Incumbent running.[29] |
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| Carroll | Joseph Butler | Republican | Incumbent running. |
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| Carter | Patty Woodby | Republican | |||
| Cheatham | Kerry McCarver | Republican | Incumbent running.[30] |
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| Chester | Barry Hutcherson | Republican | Incumbent running. |
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| Claiborne | Joe Brooks | Independent | |||
| Clay | Dale Reagan | Independent | |||
| Cocke | Rob Mathis | Republican | |||
| Coffee | Dennis Hunt | Republican | Incumbent running.[31] |
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| Crockett | Gary Reasons | Independent | |||
| Cumberland | Allen Foster | Republican | Incumbent running.[32] |
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| Decatur | Hunter Miller | Republican | |||
| DeKalb | Matt Adcock | Republican | Incumbent retiring.[33] |
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| Dickson | Bob Rial | Independent | |||
| Dyer | Chris Young | Independent | |||
| Fayette | Rhea Taylor | Republican | |||
| Fentress | Jimmy Johnson | Independent | |||
| Franklin | Chris Ruffner | Republican | |||
| Gibson | Tom Witherspoon | Republican | |||
| Giles | Graham Stowe | Republican | |||
| Grainger | Chris G. King | Republican | |||
| Greene | Kevin Morrison | Republican | |||
| Grundy | Michael Brady | Republican | |||
| Hamblen | Bill Brittain | Republican | |||
| Hancock | Thomas Harrison | Republican | |||
| Hardeman | Todd Pulse | Democratic | |||
| Hardin | Kevin Davis | Republican | |||
| Hawkins | Mark DeWitte | Republican | |||
| Haywood | David Livingston | Independent | |||
| Henderson | Eddie Bray | Republican | |||
| Henry | John Penn Ridgeway | Republican | |||
| Hickman | Jim Bates | Republican | Incumbent running.[34] |
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| Houston | James Bridges | Independent | |||
| Humphreys | Jessie Wallace | Independent | |||
| Jackson | Jim Morgan | Independent | |||
| Jefferson | Mark Potts | Republican | Incumbent running. |
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| Johnson | Larry Potter | Independent | |||
| Lake | Danny Cook | Independent | |||
| Lauderdale | Maurice Gaines | Republican | |||
| Lawrence | David Morgan | Republican | |||
| Lewis | Jonah Keltner | Independent | |||
| Lincoln | Bill Newman | Independent | |||
| Loudon | Buddy Bradshaw | Republican | |||
| McMinn | John Gentry | Republican | |||
| McNairy | Larry Smith | Republican | |||
| Macon | Steve Jones | Republican | |||
| Madison | A.J. Massey | Republican | |||
| Marion | David Abbott | Democratic | |||
| Marshall | Mike Keny | Independent | |||
| Maury | Sheila Butt | Independent | |||
| Meigs | Bill James | Democratic | |||
| Monroe | Mitch Ingram | Republican | |||
| Moore | Bonnie Lewis | Independent | Incumbent running.[35] | N/A[36] |
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| Morgan | Brian Langley | Independent | |||
| Obion | Steve Carr | Republican | |||
| Overton | Benny Dziadak | Republican | |||
| Perry | John Carroll | Independent | |||
| Pickett | Stephen Bilbrey | Democratic | |||
| Polk | Rob Herbree | Republican | |||
| Putnam | Randy Porter | Republican | |||
| Rhea | Jim Vincent | Independent | |||
| Roane | Wade Creswell | Independent | |||
| Robertson | Billy Vogle | Independent | |||
| Scott | Jerried Jeffers | Independent | |||
| Sequatchie | Keith Cartwright | Republican | |||
| Sevier | Larry Waters | Republican | Incumbent retiring.[37] |
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| Smith | Jeff Mason | Republican | |||
| Stewart | Robert Beecham | Independent | |||
| Sullivan | Richard Venable | Republican | Incumbent running. |
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| Sumner | John Isbell | Republican | |||
| Tipton | Jeff Huffman | Republican | |||
| Trousdale | Stephen Chambers | Independent | |||
| Unicoi | Garland Evely | Republican | |||
| Union | Jason Bailey | Independent | |||
| Van Buren | David Sullivan | Independent | |||
| Warren | Terry Bell | Republican | |||
| Washington | Joe Grandy | Republican | |||
| Wayne | Jim Mangubat | Independent | |||
| Weakley | Jake Bynum | Independent | |||
| White | Denny Wayne Robinson | Republican | |||
| Wilson | Randall Hutto | Republican | Incumbent running.[38] |
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See also
Notes
- ^ Davidson County holds its metropolitan mayoral election in odd-numbered years.
- ^ This count includes mayors elected in partisan elections, while categorizing those elected in nonpartisan elections and those who ran as Independents as Independents.
- ^ In some counties, mayors may be affiliated with a political party but were elected in nonpartisan races or ran as Independents. For the purposes of the map, these officials are classified as Independents.
- ^ Madison County is used as an example for the source, but all counties follow the same dates.
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