Election season is not over, just because the highly anticipated May 5 Primary has passed. August 6 will see three distinctly different groups represented on the ballots: White County General Election candidates, City of Sparta General Election candidates, and State and Federal Primary candidates. Below is a look at what names will fall under each of those categories.

White County General Election

All White County registered voters will have the opportunity to vote for the following offices:

Circuit Court Clerk
Beverly Finley Jolley – Republican

County Clerk
Sasha Lee Wilson – Independent

Register of Deeds
Lori Ann Jones – Republican

Road Superintendent
Jerry Sawyer – Republican

Trustee
Kathryn Passons Adcock – Independent

Sheriff
Steve Page – Republican
Daniel Trivette – Independent

County Executive
Kyle Goff – Republican
Joe Hallums – Independent
Penny Whaley – Independent

For the below offices, registered voters will only be able to vote for the district in which they live.

County Commission – District 1
Daniel A Keith – Republican
Cain L Rogers – Republican
Chris Brewington – Independent

County Commission – District 2
Bill Templeton – Republican
Erick Dildine – Independent
Ronnie Miller – Independent
Javier Ortiz – Independent

County Commission – District 3
Becky Golden – Republican
Willard Greene – Independent
Emory Thompson – Independent

County Commission – District 4
Edward Newport – Republican
John Dakota White – Independent

County Commission – District 5
Dana Teeple – Republican
Megan McBride Dodson – Independent
Will Randolph – Independent

County Commission – District 6
Bryan Cole – Republican
Derrick Hutchings – Republican
Janett Marie McElheny – Independent

County Commission – District 7
Tracy England Fowler – Republican
Andy Davis – Independent
Jonathon Howard – Independent

School Board – District 5
Jerry L Kelsey – Republican
Larry Thompson – Independent

School Board – District 6
Chandel Nicole Thorpe – Independent

School Board – District 7
Bryan Liner – Independent

City of Sparta General Election

Only registered voters who either live or own property within city limits will be voting for the following offices:

City of Sparta Mayor
Jerry Lowery

City of Sparta Alderman
Jim Floyd
Travis McBride
Robert (Bobby) Officer

State and Federal Democratic Primary

Tennessee House of Representatives - 43rd Distrit
Samantha Petit

Democratic State Executive Committeeman - 15th Senatorial District
McNally "Mack" Lunn
Troy D. Smith

Democratic State Executive Committeewoman - 15th Senatorial District
Sara Kruszka
Anne Ferrell Quillen

State and Federal Republican Primary

Tennessee House of Reprentatives - 43rd District
Dewayne Howard
Paul Sherrell

Tennessee Senate - 15th District
Paul Bailey

Republican State Executive Committeeman - 15th Senatorial District
Mike Callahan

Republican State Executive Committeewoman - 15th Senatorial District
Linda Clark

As a reminder, the Main Street Journal – Sparta has a nine-month Election Coverage plan, which you can read about here: MSJ - Sparta 2026 Election Coverage.

We are currently collecting questions from readers to present to the candidates listed above. Curious about their plans if elected? Want to learn which projects they consider top priorities—or how they intend to fund them? Have a specific issue that matters to you and want to know where they stand? Send your questions to spartainfo@mainstreetmedia.llc, and we will ensure your voice is part of the conversation.

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