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Entering Final Days to Qualify for November Municipal Elections

By Lyndsey Summers, lsummers@mckenziebanner.com
From the Aug 18, 2026 e-Edition


CARROLL COUNTY (August 18) — Municipal seats in Atwood, Bruceton, Hollow Rock, McKenzie, McLemoresville and Trezevant are up for grabs come November, as yet another election looms ahead in Carroll County.

Potential candidates have until noon on Thursday, August 20 to turn in their signed petitions and qualify to be on the November 3 ballot.

Also on the November 3 ballot is the battle for Tennessee Governor.

The Carroll County Election Commission released an ongoing list of petitioners for the November election on August 18 at 8:26 a.m.

Municipal seats on the November 3 ballot are as follows:

Atwood

Mayor: T.J. Herndon has picked up a petition for the seat. Incumbent Fridie Algee has not yet picked up a petition.

Two alderman positions: Dustin Church, Joann Long and Tommy Polinski have all qualified to run. Incumbents Jim Lewis and Randy D. Long have not picked up petitions.

Bruceton

Mayor: Incumbent Robert T. Keeton, III, Brad Hurley and Johnathan Pierpoint have all qualified to run.

Two alderman positions: Robert Cole, Michael E. Wilson and incumbent Jack R. Blocker have qualified to run. Thomas Ashley Ingram and Jason D. McCord have picked up petitions. Incumbent James A. Butler has not.

Alderman (unexpired term): Thomas Ashley Ingram has qualified to run.

Hollow Rock

Mayor (two-year unexpired): Incumbent Ronnie Webb and Misty White have qualified to run.

Two alderman positions: James Robison, Bobby Brotherton and Sherry Ozier have qualified to run. Incumbent Angela Stockdale has picked up a petition, as has Misty Dawn White. Incumbent T. Richard Goodwin has not yet picked up a petition.

Alderman (two-year unexpired): Incumbent Cathie Pardue has qualified to run.

Huntingdon

Three council member positions: Incumbents John Sanders, Kelly Eubanks and Andrew Maddox have qualified to run.

McKenzie

Mayor: Incumbent Ryan D. Griffin has qualified to run.

Three councilman positions: Incumbents Bobby L. Young, Carol Armpriest and Tom Alexander have qualified to run, as has former councilman Raymond Glisson. Armand J. Hebert has picked up a petition to run.

McLemoresville

Mayor: Incumbent Phil Williams and newcomer Austin Prater have qualified to run. Nathan Worrell has picked up a petition to run.

Five alderman positions: Incumbents Sharron Holland, Kim Wheeler and Mike Presson have qualified to run, as have newcomers Robby Alford and Adam Martin. Incumbent Lana Y. Suite has picked up a petition to run. Incumbents Don T. Reed and Angie Martin have not picked up petitions.

Trezevant

Three alderman positions: Incumbents Dan Dieringer and Pam Joyner have qualified to run. Fellow incumbent Donald M. Barger has picked up a petition to run, as have Beth Anne Farrell, Shane Rimmer and Liz Yohman.

Kirk D. Carter also qualified in March as an independent candidate for the Tennessee House of Representatives District 79 seat. Representative Brock Martin (R-Huntingdon) currently holds this position.

For more details, contact the Carroll County Election Commission Office at 731-986-1968, or www.carrolltnelections.com

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