Incumbent Cumberland County Mayor Brock Hill is one of several additional candidates who have picked up papers from the Cumberland County Election Commission in order to run for office in either the county primary election in May and/or the county general election/state primary election in August.

As of Feb. 2, 24 candidates have picked up papers for the county general election primary. According to the election commission office, the deadline for filing election papers for the county primary is Feb. 18 at noon. Some of the candidates have already returned and filed their papers.

All candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

The following candidates have picked up papers for the following county offices in the county primary:

State of Tennessee House of Representatives

Cameron A. Sexton, Republican (R).

District Attorney General, 13th Judicial District

Randall A. York, Democrat (D) papers returned and filed Jan. 19, 2010.

Cumberland County Mayor

Andrew N. Barnwell (R) papers returned and filed Dec. 15, 2009.

Kenneth B. Carey (R) papers returned and filed Jan. 25, 2010.

Richard "Brock" Hill (R)

Bruce Wyatt (D) papers returned and filed Dec. 21, 2009.

Circuit Court Clerk

Larry V. Sherrill (D) papers filed and returned Jan. 29, 2010.

County Trustee

Gregory J. Barnwell (R) papers filed and returned Feb. 1, 2010.

B. Nathan Brock (R) papers returned and filed Nov. 24, 2009.

Katherine M. Dillon (R) papers filed and returned Jan. 20, 2010.

Thomas F. Miller (D)

Robert "Bob" G. Scarbrough (R) papers returned and filed Jan. 5, 2010.

Kim J. Wyatt (R)

County Sheriff

Eucle "Butch" Burgess (R) papers returned and filed Jan. 26, 2010.

Harold E. "Gene" Hall (D) papers returned and filed Jan. 8, 2010.

Jackie McClure Stevens (D)

Donald D. Threet (R)

Terry W. White (R) papers returned and filed Jan. 14, 2010.

County Clerk

Julius W. "Jule" Bryson (R) papers returned and filed Nov. 25, 2009.

County Registrar

Judy G. Swallows (D) papers returned and filed Dec. 1, 2009.

County Road Superintendent

Scotty L. Blaylock (R) papers returned and filed Jan. 28, 2010.

Billy M. Hall (D)

Harold E. Hall (R)

Wendell Houston (D) papers returned and filed Nov. 24, 2009.

Joe H. Miller (R) papers returned and filed Jan. 8, 2010.

In the county general and state primary election in August the deadline to file qualifying papers with the election commission is April 1 at noon. As of Feb. 2, 41 candidates have picked up papers for the county's general election in August.

The following candidates have picked up papers for the following offices in the county general election and state primary:

State of Tennessee House of Representatives

Cameron A. Sexton, Republican (R).

County commission and school board seats are not listed by political party affiliation.

County Commission 1st District

James C. Perry

Harry D. Sabine

County Commission 2nd District

Nancy Janel Hyder

Robert A. Safdie

Dewey M. Walker

Dana M. Wilson

County Commission 3rd District

James H. Crockett

Michael R. Dibiccaro, papers filed and returned Jan. 26, 2010.

Ridley "David" Hassler

Jerry Lee Kerley

Ronald D. Patton

Johnny Lee Presley

Randy C. Tinch

County Commission 4th District

Joey D. Davis

David H. Gibson

Robin L. Griffin

William "Jonathan" Miller

Charles H. Seiber

County Commission 5th District

Ernest G. "Trey" Kerley

Gregory B. Lowe

Janet S. McNeil

Frederick E. Robison

County Commission 6th District

Larry B. Allen

Terry Carter

Victor L. Randolph

County Commission 7th District

Michael H. "Mike" Harvel

Roy Turner, papers filed and returned Jan. 14, 2010.

County Commission 8th District

Jeffrey N. Brown

Greg D. Maxwell

Sonya M. Rimmer

County Commission 9th District

Clyde B. Cramer

Carmin E. Lynch

Arthur J. "Art" Meharg, papers filed and returned Jan. 28, 2010.

Robert E. Spencer

School Board 1st District

Louis E. Morrison

School Board 3rd District

Shirley F. Parris

School Board 5th District

Joseph L. Kerley

School Board 7th District

David K. Bowman, papers filed and returned Feb. 1, 2010.

Mary R. King

School Board 9th District

Daniel M. "Dan" Schlafer

Candidates who wish to run in the county primary in May must return their papers to the Cumberland County Election Commission by the Feb. 18, 2010 deadline.

Candidates who wish to run in the state primary or county general election in August must return their papers to the Cumberland County Election Commission by the April 1, 2010 deadline.

The last day to register to vote for the May 4 county primary is April 5. Early voting for the May 4 primary will be April 14-29.

The last day to register to vote for county general election and state primary on Aug. 5 will be July 6. Early voting for the Aug. 5 county general and state primary election will be July 16-31.

For more information about any of the upcoming election dates or qualifying deadlines, call the Cumberland County Election Commission at 484-4919.