OFFICES WITH NOON, MARCH 10, 2026
CANDIDATE PETITION FILING DEADLINE

          FIRST DATE TO ISSUE A PETITION IS JANUARY 9, 2026

CANDIDATES LISTED FOR THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR, U.S. SENATE AND U.S HOUSE ARE ONLY THOSE WHO RESIDE IN AND HAVE BEEN ISSUED A PETITION IN SULLIVAN COUNTY. A COMPLETE AND FINAL LIST OF CANDIDATES WILL BE PROVIDED AFTER THE NOON, MARCH 10, 2026 FIILING DEADLINE.

"FILED" INDICATES CANDIDATE HAS FILED PETITION

OFFICE	REPUBLICAN PRIMARY	DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY	INDEPENDENT
GOVERNOR Issued in Sullivan County
U.S. SENATE Issued in Sullivan County
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES  DISTRICT 1 Issued in Sullivan County	William Eugene Cody Diana Harshbarger Venoy Timothy Miller Tyler Brice McClain
STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 1	John Crawford - FILED Jessica Means - FILED	Chris Mills
STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES  DISTRICT 2	Gary Stidham - FILED
STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 3	Timothy Hill	Lori Love - FILED
REPUBLICAN PARTY STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEWOMAN DISTRICT 4	Leah M. Bolton - FILED Linda D. Buckles - FILED
REPUBLICAN PARTY STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMAN DISTRICT 4	Dan Bolton - FILED Michael Hannan - FILED Matthew Jerry Johnson - FILED Travis Ward
DEMOCRATIC PARTY STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEWOMAN DISTRICT 4		Robin Cleary Lori Love - FILED
DEMOCRATIC PARTY STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMAN DISTRICT 4		Terry Marek - FILED
CONSTABLE DISTRICT  6  (SPECIAL VACANCY  ELECTION) (ELECT 1)			Mark A. Jones Wesley A. Whitaker - FILED Doug Woods - FILED
CITY OF BRISTOL SCHOOL BOARD EAST  DISTRICT	Anthony Harris - FILED
CITY OF BRISTOL SCHOOL BOARD  SOUTH DISTRICT	Debbie Darnell - FILED		Rhonda Helms - FILED
CITY OF BRISTOL SCHOOL BOARD WEST DISTRICT			Jim N. Butcher - FILED
CITY OF KINGSPORT MAYOR			Paul Montgomery - FILED Timothy Sanders
CITY OF KINGSPORT ALDERMAN (ELECT 3)			Michael G. Anderson Julie Byers - FILED Calvin Clifton Gary Mayes - FILED Joshua B. McMillan - FILED Timothy Sanders Tom Segelhorst