By Gary Nelson / gnelson@crossville-chronicle.com
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.
