Election Information – Primary Races
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State-Wide (All Counties)
Judicial Retention, General Election
Supreme Court, At Large
Jeffrey S. Bivins ★★★ [Retain]
Sarah K. Campbell ★★★★★ [Retain]
Holly Kirby ★★★★ [Retain]
Sharon Gail Lee ★★ Replace
Roger A. Page ★★★★ [Retain]
Court of Appeals, Eastern Division
Kristi Davis ★★★★★ [Retain]
Thomas R. “Skip” Frierson ★★★ [Retain]
John W. McClarty ★ Replace
Mike Swiney ★★★★ [Retain]
Court of Appeals, Middle Division
Andy Bennett ★★ Replace
Frank Clement ★ Replace
Neal McBrayer ★★★★ [Retain]
Court of Appeals, Western Division
Kenny W. Armstrong ★★★ [Retain]
Arnold B. Goldin ★★★ [Retain]
Carma Dennis McGee ★★★★ [Retain]
Steve Stafford ★ Replace
Court of Criminal Appeals, Eastern Division
Robert H. Montgomery, Jr. ★★★★ [Retain]
James C. Witt, Jr. ★★★★ [Retain]
Court of Criminal Appeals, Middle Division
Jill Bartee Ayers ★★★★ [Retain]
Timothy L. Easter ★★★★ [Retain]
Robert L. Holloway ★★★ Replace
Robert W. Wedemeyer ★★ Replace
Court of Criminal Appeals, Western Division
John W. Campbell, Sr. ★★★★ [Retain]
J. Ross Dyer ★★★★ [Retain]
Camille McMullen ★★ Replace
John Everett Williams ★★★★ [Retain]
Blount County
Campbell County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
Circuit Court Judge; District 8; General Election
Thomas J. Tabor, Jr., Independent ★★★★
Zack Walden, Independent ★★★★★ [Endorsed]
Graham E. Wilson, Independent ★★★★
Cheatham County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge, General Election
Dan Cook, Republican ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Phillip A. Maxey, Independent ★★
Chester County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge, General Election
Angela R. Scott, Republican ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Jay L. Johnson, Independent ★★★
Cumberland County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge; General Election
Amanda Worley, Republican ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Holly A. Lee, Independent ★★★
David Steward ★★★
Davidson County
State Judicial Retention Election
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge, Division IX, General Election
Brian A. Horowitz, Republican ★★★ [Endorsed]
Lynda F. Jones, Democrat ★
DeKalb County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge, General Election
Brandon Cox, Republican ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Tecia Puckett Pryor, Democrat ★★
Dickson County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge; General Election
Craig S. Monsue, Independent ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Talmage Woodall, Independent ★★★
Juvenile Court Judge; General Election
Jerred Allen Creasy, Independent ★★★ [Endorsed]
Michael Meise, Independent ★
Franklin County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge; General Election
Joseph “Joey” Johnson, Republican ★★★★ [Endorsed]
David L. Stewart, Independent ★★★
Hamilton County
State Judicial Retention Election
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
Circuit Court Judge, Div.1, 11th Judicial District, General Election
J.B. Bennett, Republican (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, Div.2, 11th Judicial District, General Election
Mike Dumitru, Republican (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, Div.3, 11th Judicial District, General Election
Marie Williams, Republican (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, Div.4, 11th Judicial District, General Election
Kyle E. Hedrick, Republican (Uncontested)
Chancellor, Part 1, 11th Judicial District, General Election
Pam McNutt Fleenor, Republican (Uncontested)
Chancellor, Part 2, 11th Judicial District, General Election
Jeffrey Atherton, Republican (Uncontested)
Criminal Court Judge, Div. 1, 11th Judicial District, General Election
Barry Steelman, Republican (Uncontested)
Criminal Court Judge, Div. 2, 11th Judicial District, General Election
Tom Greenholtz, Republican (Uncontested)
Criminal Court Judge, Div. 3, 11th Judicial District, General Election
Boyd Patterson, Republican (Uncontested)
District Attorney, 11th Judicial District, General Election
Coty Wamp, Republican ★★★ [Endoresed]
John Allen Brooks, Democrat ★
Public Defender, 11th Judicial District, General Election
Steven E. Smith, Republican (Uncontested)
Sessions Court Judge, Division 1, General Election
Christie Mahn Sell (Uncontested)
Sessions Court Judge, Division 2, General Election
Alex McVeagh (Uncontested)
Sessions Court Judge, Division 3, General Election
Larry Ables ★★★ [Endorsed]
Gerald Webb Jr. ★★
Sessions Court Judge, Division 4, General Election
Lila Statom (Uncontested)
Sessions Court Judge, Division 5, General Election
Gary W. Starnes (Uncontested)
Juvenile Court Judge, General Election
Rob Philyaw (Uncontested)
City of Collegedale Judge, General Election
Kevin B. Wilson (Uncontested)
Town of Lookout Mountain Judge, General Election
Stevie Phillips Persinger (Uncontested)
City of Red Bank Judge, General Election
Johnny D. Houston, Jr. (Uncontested)
Town of Signal Mountain Judge, General Election
Gary S. Humble (Uncontested)
City of Soddy Daisy Judge, General Election
D. Marty Lasley (Uncontested)
City of East Ridge, East Ridge Judge, General Election
Tracy Cox ★★
Chris Dixon ★★
Rich Heinsman ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Knox County
State Judicial Retention Election
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
Circuit Court Judge, Division I, District 6
Jerome Melson, Republican (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, Division II, District 6
William T. (Bill) Ailor, Republican (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, Division III, District 6
Deborah C. Stevens, Republican (Uncontested)
Chancellor, Part I, District 6
John F. Weaver, Republican (Uncontested)
Chancellor, Part II, District 6
Richard “Bud” Armstrong, Republican (Uncontested)
Chancellor, Part III, District 6
Christopher D. Heagerty, Republican (Uncontested)
Criminal Court Judge, Division I, District 6
Steven W. Sword, Republican (Uncontested)
Criminal Court Judge, Division II, District 6
Kyle Hixson, Republican (Uncontested)
Criminal Court Judge, Division III, District 6
Scott Green, Republican (Uncontested)
District Attorney, General District 6
Charme P. Allen, Republican ★ ★ ★ ★ [Endorsed]
Jackson M. Fenner, Democrat ★
Public Defender, General District 6
Eric M. Lutton, Republican (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Division I
Chuck Cerny, Republican ★ ★ ★ ★ [Endorsed]
Sarah Keith, Democrat ★ ★
General Sessions Judge, Division II
Judd Davis, Republican (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Division III
Patricia Long, Republican (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Division IV
Andrew Jackson, VI., Republican (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Division V
Tony W. Stansberry, Republican (Uncontested)
Juvenile Court Judge
Timothy E. Irwin, Republican (Uncontested)
Lawrence County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge; General Election
William “Mike” Harris, Independent ★★★
Amy Long Schisler, Independent ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Macon County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge, General Election
Andrew Stanford, Republican ★★★★
Lisa C. Cothron, Independent ★★
Greg Traylor, Independent ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Maury County
State Judicial Retention Election
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
Circuit Court Judge, Part I, District 22, General Election
David L. Allen (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, Part II, District 22, General Election
John Russell (Russ) Parks (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, Part III, District 22, General Election
Christopher V. (Chris) Sockwell Republican ★★★
Lee Brooks, Independent ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Circuit Court Judge, Part IV, District 22, General Election
Caleb Bayless, Republican ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Stacie Odeneal, Independent ★★
Sammy Patterson, Independent ★★
District Attorney General, District 22, General Election
Brent Cooper (Uncontested)
Public Defender, District 22, General Election
Travis Jones (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Part I, General Election
Douglas K. Chapman, Republican (Uncontested)
General Sessions Associate Judge, Part I, General Election
Bobby Sands, Independent (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Part II, General Election
Lee Bailey, Republican (Uncontested)
Montgomery County
State Judicial Retention Election
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
Chancellor, 19th Judicial District, General Election
Ben Dean, Republican *** [Endorsed]
Laurence M. McMillan, Jr., Independent **
Circuit Court Judge, Part III, 19th Judicial District, General Election
Joel Wallace, Republican **** [Endorsed]
Kimberly Turner, Independent ***
General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge, Division II, General Election
Reid Poland, Republican **** [Endorsed]
Merriel Bullock-Neal, Democrat *
James Bagby, Independent **
Overton County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge, General Election
Will Mullins, Republican ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Daryl A. Colson, Democrat ★★
Putnam County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
Circuit Court Judge; Part I, 13th Judicial District, General Election
William T. “Will” Ridley, Republican ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Amy Turnbull Hollars, Independent ★★
Roane County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
Chancellor; 9th Judicial District, General Election
Tom McFarland, Independent ★★★
Frank Williams, Independent ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Rutherford County
State Judicial Retention Election
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge, Part I, General Election
Ben Hall (Trey) McFarlin, III, Republican (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Part II, General Election
Ben E. Bennett, Republican (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Part III, General Election
Toby Gilley, Republican (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Part IV, General Election
Lisa A. Eischeid, Republican (Uncontested)
Juvenile Court Judge, General Election
Travis Lampley, Republican ★★★★
Andrae P. Crismon, Independent ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Circuit Court Judge, 16th Judicial District, Div I, General Election
Mike Jones, Independent Candidate ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Mark Rogers, Independent Candidate ★★
Circuit Court Judge, 16th Judicial District, Div II, General Election
Jimmy Turner, Republican (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, 16th Judicial District, Div III, General Election
Barry R. Tidwell, Republican (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, 16th Judicial District, Div IV, General Election
Jo Atwood, Republican (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, 16th Judicial District, Div V, General Election
Darrell L. Scarlett, Republican (Uncontested)
Chancellor, 16th Judicial District, General Election
Howard Wilson, Republican (Uncontested)
District Attorney, 16th Judicial District, General Election
Jennings H. Jones, Republican (Uncontested)
Public Defender, 16th Judicial District, General Election
Gerald Lynn Melton, Republican (Uncontested)
Shelby County
State Judicial Retention Election
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
Chancellor, Part I, General Election
Melanie Taylor ★★★
Gadson William Perry ★★★ [Endorsed]
Chancellor, Part III, General Election
Joe Jenkins ★★
Richard Parks ★
Circuit Court Judge, Division 2, General Election
Carlos A. Bibbs ★★
Carol J. Chumney ★
Kenneth M. Margolis ★
Circuit Court Judge, Division VI, General Election
Stuart Breakstone ★★★ [Endorsed]
Cedrick D. Wooten ★★
Circuit Court Judge, Division VII, General Election
Paul A. Robinson, Jr. ★★★
Mary L. Wagner ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Circuit Court Judge, Division VIII, General Election
Damita Dandridge ★★
Larry E. Parrish ★★★
Robert Weiss ★★★★ [Endorsed]
City of Memphis Special Election, Municipal Court Judge, Division 1, General Election
Kenya Hooks ★
Carolyn S. Watkins ★★★ [Endorsed]
Criminal Court Judge, Division I, General Election
Michael G. Floyd ★★ [Endorsed]
Paula Skahan (Not Rated)
Criminal Court Judge, Division II, District 30, General Election
Gregory Thomas Carman ★
Jennifer Fitzgerald ★★★
Amy G. Mayne ★
Joe Ozment ★★★
Samuel D. Winnig ★★★ [Endorsed]
Criminal Court Judge, Division III, General Election
James Jones ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Michael R. McCusker ★★★
Criminal Court Judge, Division V, General Election
Carlyn Addison ★★
Christopher J. Lareau ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Criminal Court Judge, Division IX, General Election
A. Melissa Boyd ★
Mark Ward ★★★ [Endorsed]
Criminal Court Judge, Division VI, General Election
Reginald Henderson ★★
David L. Pool ★★★ [Endorsed]
Ross Sampson ★
Criminal Court Judge, Division VII, General Election
Kenya Brooks ★★
Lee V. Coffee ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Criminal Court Judge, Division VIII, General Election
Chris Craft ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Sanjeev Memula ★
Attorney General, General Election
Amy Weirich, Republican ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Steve Mulroy, Democrat ★
Environmental Court Judge, Division 14, General Election
Addie M. Burks ★
Patrick M. Dandridge ★★
Danny W. Kail ★★★★ [Endorsed]
General Sessions Civil Court Judge, Division 1, General Election
Lynn Cobb ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Victoria Gillard ★★★★
Lawrence A. Pivnick ★★
General Sessions Civil Court Judge, Division 2, General Election
Phyllis B. Gardner, Non- Partisan (Uncontested)
General Sessions Civil Court Judge, Division 3, General Election
Lincoln Hodges ★★★★ [Endorsed]
William “Bill” Larsha ★★★
Danielle Mitchell Sims ★★
Lisa N. Stanley ★★
General Sessions Civil Court Judge, Division 4, General Election
Deborah Anne Means Henderson ★★★ [Endorsed]
Eran E. Julian ★★
General Sessions Civil Court Judge, Division 5, General Election
Varonica R. Cooper ★
Betty Thomas Moore ★★★★ [Endorsed]
General Sessions Civil Court Judge, Division 6, General Election
Kim Gilmore Sims ★★
Lonnie Thompson ★★★ [Endorsed]
General Sessions Criminal Court Judge, Division 7, General Election
Bill Anderson ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Handel R. Durham ★★
General Sessions Criminal Court Judge, Division 8, General Election
Perry S. Hayes ★★★★ [Endorsed]
John “Jay” H. Parker II ★
Lee Wilson ★★
General Sessions Criminal Court Judge, Division 9, General Election
Sheila Bruce-Renfroe ★★
Gerald Skahan ★★★ [Endorsed]
General Sessions Criminal Court Judge, Division 10, General Election
Cathy Anderson ★★★
Patience “Missy” Branham ★★
Greg Gilbert ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Rhonda Wilson Harris ★★★
Kevin Reed ★★
Erim Sarinoglu ★★★
General Sessions Criminal Court Judge, Division 11, General Election
Terita M. Hewlett ★★
Karen L. Massey ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Jimmy Thomas ★★★
General Sessions Criminal Court Judge, Division 12, General Election
Mischelle Alexander-Best ★★
Ronald Lucchesi ★★★★ [Endorsed]
General Sessions Criminal Court Judge, Division 13, General Election
Louis Montesi ★★★ [Endorsed]
Terrance Tatum ★★
General Sessions Criminal Court Judge, Division 15, General Election
Christian Johnson ★★★ [Endorsed]
Loyce Lambert-Ryan ★
Juvenile Court Judge, General Election
William “Ray” Glasgow ★★★
Dan Michael ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Dee Shawn Peoples ★★
Tarik B. Sugarmon ★
Probate Court Judge, Division II, General Election
Joe Townsend ★★★
Karen D. Webster ★★★ [Endorsed]
Town of Collierville Municipal Court Judge, Division 1, General Election
Lee Ann Pafford Dobson, Non-Partisan (Uncontested)
Town of Germantown Municipal Judge, Division 1, General Election
Raymond Clift, Non-Partisan (Uncontested)
Town of Germantown Municipal Judge, Division 2, General Election
Bob Brannon, Non-Partisan (Uncontested)
City of Memphis Municipal Judge, Division 1, General Election
Kenya Hooks, Non-Partisan ★
Carolyn S. Watkins, Non-Partisan ★★★ [Endorsed]
Sumner County
State Judicial Retention Election
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge, Division I, General Election
Ron Blanton, Republican ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Tyler Templeton, Independent ★★★
Union County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge, General Election
Anthony M. “Tony” Avery ★★★★
Darryl Edmondson ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Travis D. Patterson ★★★★
Warren County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
Circuit Court Judge; General Election
Quentin Scott Horton, Republican ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Larry Bart Stanley, Independent ★★★
Washington County
State Judicial Retention Election Only
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
General Sessions Judge; Part II, General Election
Janet Vest Hardin, Republican ★★★★ [Endorsed]
Jesse James Campbell, Independent ★★
Williamson County
State Judicial Retention Election
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
Municipal Judge, City of Fairview General Election
Shannon L. Crutcher (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, 21st Judicial District, Div I, Primary Election
Joseph “Woody” Woodruff, Republican (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, 21st Judicial District, Div II, Primary Election
Deana C. Hood, Republican ****
Shane K. McNeill, Republican ***** [Endorsed]
Circuit Court Judge, 21st Judicial District, Div III, Primary Election
Michael W. Binkley, Republican (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, 21st Judicial District, Div IV, Primary Election
Deanna Bell Johnson, Republican (Uncontested)
Juvenile Court Judge, Primary Election
Sharon Guffee, Republican ***
District Attorney General, 21st Judicial District, Primary Election
Kim R. Helper, Republican (Uncontested)
Public Defender, 21st Judicial District, Primary Election
Greg Burlison, Republican (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Part I, Primary Election
Denise Andre, Republican (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Part II, Primary Election
Tom Taylor, Republican (Uncontested)
Wilson County
State Judicial Retention Election
(See State-wide Recommendations Above)
Circuit Court Judge, 15th Judicial District, Div I, Primary Election
Clara Byrd, Republican (Uncontested)
Circuit Court Judge, 15th Judicial District, Div II, Primary Election
Michael Collins, Republican (Uncontested)
Chancellor, 15th Judicial District, Primary Election
C K Smith, Republican (Uncontested)
Criminal Court Judge, 15th Judicial District, Primary Election
Brody Kane, Republican (Uncontested)
District Attorney General, 15th Judicial District, Primary Election
Jason Lawson, Republican (Uncontested)
Public Defender, 15th Judicial District, Primary Election
Shelly Thompson Gardner, Republican (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Division I, Primary Election
Barry Tatum, Republican (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Division II, Primary Election
Jimmy Lea, Republican (Uncontested)
General Sessions Judge, Division III, Primary Election
Ensley Hagan, Republican (Uncontested)
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