Election Day arrives for Rutherford County & Murfreesboro offices and lawmaker primaries

Voters will have options of 30 voting centers that will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Thursday's Election Day in Rutherford County.

The ballots will include elections for Murfreesboro City Council and School Board, and Rutherford County School Board and Road Board.

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Voters also will choose party nominees for federal and state lawmaker seats, and the winners will advance to the Nov. 5 Election Day that includes U.S. president.

Rutherford County has 215,215 registered voters, and 12,566 participated in a low 5.8% turnout for early voting, said Alan Farley, the local administrator of elections.

"For the most part, we didn’t have very many competitive races," Farley said. "The turnout was higher in the sections of the county that had contested races."

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Contested races include 2 school board seats and 2 state lawmaker seats

Farley said the contested races include two Rutherford County School Board seats for Zones 2 and 3.

Republican primary voters in Tennessee House of Representatives Districts 13 and 34 also have an incumbent each facing a fellow GOP candidate.

"Historically, August turnout is low," Farley said. "Most people are focusing on getting in a few vacation days before school starts or their attention is focused on getting prepared on school starting. Presidential elections are our highest turnout elections. We will be north of 60% turnout in November."

Voters must show Rutherford County's 350 poll workers either a Tennessee drivers license, passport or any state of Tennessee approved photo ID.

"A voter card is helpful in speeding up the process because it is easier to input a voter number than a name, but it is not required," Farley said. "A photo ID is mandatory."

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Who's qualified for Aug. 1 election

16th Judicial District for Rutherford and Cannon counties

• Circuit Court Judge, Division I: Terry Fann, incumbent independent

Murfreesboro City Council, three seats elected at large as independents

• Murfreesboro City Council: Bill Shacklett, incumbent vice mayor; Kirt Wade, incumbent; Shawn Wright, incumbent; Kelly Northcutt; Matt Herriman

Murfreesboro City School Board, four seats elected at large

• Murfreesboro City School Board: Butch Campbell, incumbent chairman, independent; Jimmy Richardson III, incumbent vice chairman, independent; David Settles, incumbent, independent; Jeanette Price, independent

Rutherford County Board of Education

• Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 2: Stan Vaught, Republican nominee; Robert C. Brooks, independent; John M. Duncan, independent
• Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 3: Caleb Tidwell, incumbent Republican nominee; Tiffany Fee, Democrat; Lorri Johnson, independent
• Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 5: Claire Maxwell, unopposed Republican incumbent and vice chairwoman
• Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 6: William "Butch" Vaughn, unopposed Republican nominee

Rutherford County Road Board for nonpartisan elections

• Rutherford County Road Board Zone 2: Keith Bratcher, independent incumbent
• Rutherford County Road Board Zone 3: Michael Shirley, independent incumbent
• Rutherford County Road Board Zone 5: Michael Anderson, independent incumbent
• Rutherford County Road Board Zone 6: Paul Johnson, independent incumbent; Elaine Williams, independent

Rutherford County Highway Superintendent

• Highway superintendent: Greg Brooks, unopposed Republican incumbent

Rutherford County Property Assessor

• Property Assessor: Rob Mitchell, unopposed incumbent who won Republican primary

State primaries for Tennessee General Assembly seats

• State House of Representatives District 13: Robert Stevens, incumbent Republican; Jami Averwater, Republican; Jonathan Yancey, Democrat
• State House of Representatives District 34: Tim Rudd, incumbent Republican; Tucker Marcum, Republican; Amelia Pant, Democrat
• State House of Representatives District 37: Charlie Baum, incumbent Republican; Cheri Brown, Democrat
• State House of Representatives District District 48: Bryan Terry, Republican incumbent; Matt Ferry, Democrat
• State House of Representatives District 49: Mike Sparks, incumbent Republican; Luis Mata, Democrat
• State Senate District 14: Shane Reeves, incumbent Republican; E.R. Smith, Democrat

State party officers

• Democratic State Executive Committee, District 13: Matthew Burke
• Democratic State Executive Committee, District 14: Matt Ferry; Erick E. Huth

Federal primaries

• U.S. House of Representatives 4th Congressional District, which includes Rutherford County: Scott DesJarlais, Republican incumbent from Sherwood; Thomas E. Davis, Republican from Morrison; Joshua James, Republican from Murfreesboro who also serves on Rutherford County Commission; Victoria Isabel Broderick, Democrat from Fayetteville; Earnest Ensley, independent from Cowan; Keith Nolan, independent from Dunlap
• U.S. Senate: Marsha Blackburn, Republican incumbent from Brentwood; Pamela J. Moses, Republican from Memphis; Tres Wittum, Republican from Nashville; Marquita Bradshaw, Democrat from Memphis; Lola Denise Brown, Democrat from Nashville; Gloria Johnson, Democrat from Knoxville; Civil Miller-Watkins, Democrat from Rossville; Tharon Chandler, independent from Lawrenceburg; Pamely Jeanine P. Moses from Memphis; Hastina Robinson, independent from Memphis

Where to vote between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

• Voting Center 1 - LaVergne Middle School 382 Stones River Road LaVergne TN 37086
• Voting Center 2 - Cedar Grove Elementary School 354 Chaney Rd Smyrna TN 37167
• Voting Center 3 - Rock Springs Elementary School 1000 Waldron Road LaVergne TN 37086
• Voting Center 4 - Stewarts Creek Elementary School 200 Red Hawk Parkway Smyrna TN 37167
• Voting Center 5 - Stewartsboro Elementary School 10479 Old Nashville Highway Smyrna TN 37167
• Voting Center 6 - Smyrna Middle School 712 Hazelwood Drive Smyrna TN 37167
• Voting Center 7 - Smyrna Elementary School 1001 Sam Davis Road Smyrna TN 37167
• Voting Center 8 - Browns Chapel Elementary School 6128 Baker Road Murfreesboro TN 37129
• Voting Center 9 - Lane Agri-Park Livestock Pavilion 315 John Rice Boulevard Murfreesboro TN 37130
• Voting Center 10 - Blackman United Methodist 4380 Manson Pike Murfreesboro 37129
• Voting Center 11 - Leanna Church of Christ 4198 Sulphur Springs Road Murfreesboro TN 37129
• Voting Center 12 - Wilson Elementary School 1545 Cut Off Road Murfreesboro TN 37129
• Voting Center 13 - Siegel Middle School 355 West Thompson Lane Murfreesboro TN 37129
• Voting Center 14 - Mitchell-Neilson Primary School 1303 Jones Boulevard Murfreesboro TN 37129
• Voting Center 15 - Cason Lane Academy 1330 Cason Lane Murfreesboro TN 37129
• Voting Center 16 - Barfield Elementary School 350 Veterans Parkway Murfreesboro TN 37128
• Voting Center 17 - Middle Tennessee Association of Realtors 311 Butler Drive Murfreesboro TN 37128
• Voting Center 18 - Central Magnet School 701 East Main Street Murfreesboro TN 37130
• Voting Center 19 - Hobgood Elementary School 307 Baird Lane South Murfreesboro TN 37130
• Voting Center 20 - North Boulevard Church of Christ 1112 North Rutherford Boulevard Murfreesboro TN 37130
• Voting Center 21 - Sports Com 2310 Memorial Blvd Murfreesboro TN 37130
• Voting Center 22 - Lascassas Elementary School 6300 Lascassas Pike Lascassas TN 37085
• Voting Center 23 - Milton Church of Christ 12155 Lascassas Pk Milton TN 37118
• Voting Center 24 - Kittrell Elementary School 7801 Old Woodbury Pike Readyville TN 37149
• Voting Center 25 - Whitworth-Buchanan Middle School 5555 Manchester Pike Murfreesboro TN 37127
• Voting Center 26 - Christiana Middle School 4675 Shelbyville Pike Christiana TN 37037
• Voting Center 27 - Rockvale Middle School 6543 Highway 99 Rockvale TN 37153
• Voting Center 28 - Eagleville Community Center 317 Old Highway 99 Eagleville TN 37060
• Voting Center 29 - World Outreach Church (Leadership Park) 1921 New Salem Rd Murfreesboro TN 37128
• Voting Center 30 - Blackman High School 3956 Blaze Drive Murfreesboro TN 37128

Source: Rutherford County Election Commi ssion staff

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