Our Next Election is Lining Up

Area residents that plan on running in the Aug. 4 state, county and municipal elections have until noon on Thursday, April 7 to qualify.
The August state ballot will include primary candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives 6th Congressional District, State Senate 16th Senatorial District, House of Representatives 47th District and judge seats on the Court of Criminal Appeals. Competitive city elections will be held for Aldermen, Mayor and school members in Manchester and Aldermen and school board members in Tullahoma. The county general election will be held, but those running but they have no competition. Three county school board seats will be up for grabs.
In the State Senate race Janice Bowling has filed a petition for reelection.
Michael Winton, a Democrat, has picked up a petition to run for the Senate seat.
Incumbent Judd Matheny and Republican William Lockhart, Tullahoma attorney, have picked up petitions for the 47th District Tennessee House of Representatives. Tullahoma City Schools board member Steve Lynn, also a Republican has filed a petition to run.
Coffee County School Board Seats 1, 5 and 7 will be on the August ballot.
Shannon Duncan has picked up a petition to run for reelection for the Seat 5 and Robert Wiser has also picked up a petition for Seat 5.
Gary Nester has picked up a petition for Seat 1.
The City of Manchester will be electing its mayor, three aldermen and two school board members, all too four-year terms.
Incumbent Mayor Lonnie Norman and Coffee County Commissioner Steven Jones have filed petitions to run for mayor of Manchester. Buster Bush, Jeremy Crowell and Coffee County Commissioner Warren Walker have picked up petitions for mayor of Manchester.
Russell Bryan, Ryan French and Tim Pauley are the current aldermen whose terms end in August. So far Terence Hillsman and Sam Miller both filed petitions.
Bob Bellamy, Ryan French, Mark Messick, Donny Parsley, Taylor Rayfield, Sally Singles, Wilma Thomas and Warren Walker have picked up petitions.
Dana Douglas and James Lemmons have picked up petitions for the Manchester School Board positions.
Current members, Chairman Mike Lewis and Susan Parsley have picked up petitions for reelection.
No one has picked up petitions for two aldermen seats or three school board seats in Tullahoma.
The deadline to register to vote for the Aug. 4 election is Tuesday, July 5.
Early voting will run from July 15 to July 30.
The election commission is located at 1329 McArthur St., Suite 6 in Manchester. Call 723-5103 or visit coffeecountyelectioncommission.com for more information about petitions, voter registration or elections.