Who has applied for the 2026 local election as of Jan. 12?

Since Dec. 22, 2025, 48 people have obtained a petition for a county-level seat in Johnson County. To officially become a candidate for a county election, a prospective candidate must return their petition to the Johnson County Elections Commission with 25 signatures. As of Jan. 12 at 9:00 a.m., 15 people had done so and been filed. Anyone running as a Democrat or Republican will first have to run in a May 5 primary, as both parties elected to hold local election primaries for the first time in decades. The petition deadline is Noon on Thursday, Feb. 19. Unaffiliated candidates or those from another party will be put on the Aug. 6 General Election ballot, along with the Republican and Democratic primary winners. Below is the list of those who had picked up a petition or had one filed as of Jan. 12 at 9:00 a.m., according to the Johnson County Elections Commission. This is not an exhaustive list of every county seat up for election in 2026 and does not include Tennessee General Assembly, statewide office or Congressional seats, which have different petition and filing requirements. Circuit Court Clerk Melissa Hollaway (R) (incumbent) — filed 12/23/25 Constable, District 1 Michael W. Essick (R) (incumbent) — yet to file Constable, District 2 John Dullies Bays (R) — yet to fileNorman Eugene Miller (R) (incumbent) — filed 01/07/26Robert Ray Wilson (R) — yet to file Constable, District 3 Freddie G. Ainsworth (R) — yet to fileClinton R Lunceford (incumbent) — yet to fileDavid A. Quave (R) (incumbent) — yet to file County Clerk Tammie C. Fenner (R) (incumbent) — filed 01/05/26 County Legislative Body, District 1 James E. Brown (R) — yet to fileDavid E. Campbell (R) (incumbent) — yet to fileBrian S. Taylor (R) (incumbent) — yet to fileRichard Steven Wallace (R) — yet to fileTravis D. Wilson (R) — yet to file County Legislative Body, District 2 Lester R. Dunn (R) (incumbent) — filed 12/29/25Gregory S. Mast (I) — yet to file County Legislative Body, District 3 Stephen Shawn Greer (R) — yet to fileJames Lee Greever (R) — yet to fileRobert Gerald Grindstaff (R) (incumbent) — yet to fileCody Isaac Osborne (R) (incumbent) — yet to fileDanny L. Pardue (R) — filed 01/09/26Fred H. Phipps (R) (incumbent) — yet to fileJody S. Putnam (R) — yet to file County Legislative Body, District 4 Billy Joe Hart (R) — yet to fileLawrence E. McGlamery (R) — yet to fileTommy R. Poore (R) (incumbent) — yet to fileEmilee Ann Stonecipher (R) — yet to file County Legislative Body, District 5 Eric Mason Garland (R) — yet to fileJerry W. Gentry (R) (incumbent) — 01/09/26James H. Lowe (R) (incumbent) — yet to fileRyan Alexander Miller (R) — yet to file County Legislative Body, District 6 Gary L. Matheson (R) — yet to file County Legislative Body, District 7 Gina Y Meade (R) (incumbent) — yet to fileKenneth Dakota Norris (R) (incumbent) — yet to file County Mayor Dayton T. Payne (R) — filed 01/08/26Larry Potter (R) (incumbent) — filed 12/23/25 Register Of Deeds Pamela S. Brown (I) — yet to fileGlenda C. Gentry (I) — yet to fileFreida May (R) (incumbent) — filed 12/23/25 Road Superintendent Tracy J. Atwood (R) — filed 12/29/25Jeffery Wayne Nelson (D) — yet to file School Board, District 1 Russell G. Robinson (I) (incumbent) — yet to file School Board, District 3 Holly G. Brown (R) (incumbent) — 01/05/26Kevin V. Long (R) (incumbent)— yet to file Sheriff Shawn "Bit" Brown (R) — filed 12/22/25Billy Joe Woodard (R) — filed 01/06/2026Clifton Glenn Worley (R) (incumbent) — filed 01/06/2026 Trustee Lisa Kay Crowder (R) (incumbent) — filed 12/31/25