Early voting continues in Cocke County

Early voting in Cocke County continues at Western Plaza in Newport.

Cocke County Administrator of Elections Josh Blanchard advised the first three days of early voting has seen 261 early and absentee voters cast their ballots through Monday, July 15.

Early voting began Friday, July 12, and continues through July 27 for the August state primary and Cocke County general election.

Current early voting hours are 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. through Friday, July 19. Early voting will be open later during the last week, with weekday hours of 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 22, through Friday, July 26. Early voting will be available on Saturday, July 20 from 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and on July 27, the last day, from 8:30 a.m. until noon.

For the August election, voters may choose one of the following three options when appearing to vote or when requesting an absentee ballot: State Republican Primary with general election; State Democratic Primary with general election or general election only.

Both the Republican and Democratic ballots feature a contested primary for United States Senate, and the Democratic ballot has a contested primary for United States House of Representatives.

Each office on the County general election ballot is unopposed, including Assessor of Property and three County School Board seats (Districts 3, 5, and 7).

Two state judicial retention questions conclude the ballot.

More information can be found online at CockeCountyElections.org or by calling (423) 623-2042.