Coffee County Election Commission Administrator Andy Farrar has released a list of Coffee County residents who have filed petitions to qualify to run for office. The deadline to file was noon on Thursday, Feb. 19.
The candidates have been compiled into a list below with their political party and the office for which they are running.
County Mayor:
- Dennis Hunt (R)
- Khamai Rozier (D)
- Cheryl Swan (R)
- Mark Messick (I)
County Commissioner:
- Dowe Jones – District 1 (R)
- Amanda Le Vieux – District 1 (D)
- Larry Bowen – District 2 (D)
- Roger Chambers – District 2 (R)
- Jeff Perry – District 2 (R)
- Laura Nettles – District 3 (R)
- Rose Ann Carden Smith – District 3 (R)
- Mark Brothers – District 4 (R)
- Tim Brown -District 4 (R)
- Marlene Cheryl Genesio – District 4 (D)
- Thomas Daniel Johnson – District 4 (I)
- Joseph Michael Hodge – District 4 (R)
- Samuel Gage Myers – District 4 (I)
- Jenny Davis – District 5 (I)
- Missy Deford – District 5 (R)
- Rodney Duncan – District 5 (R)
- Tim Morris – District 5 (R)–
- Sammy Anderson, III – District 6 (R)
- Terry Hershman – District 6 (R)
- Jackie Duncan – District 7 (D)
- Rosemary Crabtree – District 7 (D)
- Derick Wade Mann – District 8 (R)
- Tim Stubblefield – District 8 (R)
- James Todd Malone – District 9 (R)
- Frank Watkins – District 9 (R)
Circuit Court Clerk:
- Kelsie Adams (R) –
- Jenny Anthony (R) –
Trustee:
- John Marchesoni (R)
Sheriff:
- Danny Ferrell (R)
- Chad Partin (R)
- Kelly Smith (R)
County Clerk:
- Donna Spaulding (R)
- Jenna Amacher (R)
- Chassity Harris (I)
Register of Deeds:
- Donna Toney (R)
- Debra Williams (D)
- Kara Wimberley (R)
Road Superintendent:
- Benton Bartlett (R)
Road Commissioner:
- Jeff Bush – Seat 1, District 3 (I)
- Arlis Markum – Seat 2, District 4 (R)
- Carolyn Beaty Duke – Seat 3, District 5 (R)
- James Randy Kennedy – Seat 3, District 5 (I)
- Eugene O’Kelley – Seat 3, District 5 (D)
- Jamie Weaver – Seat 3, District 6 (R)
Constable:
- Milton Stanley – Seat 1, Districts 1,3,4 (I)
- Jason Dendy – Seat 2, Districts 2,6,7 (R)
- James Sanders, Jr. – Seat 3, Districts 5,8,9 (R) –
- Michael Ray Smith – Seat 3, Districts 5,8,9 (R)
- Kevin Bowles – Seat 3, Districts 5,8,9 (R)
Coffee County School Board:
- Thomas Ballard – Seat 1 (R)
- Gary P. Nester – Seat 1 (R)
- Brent Parsley – Seat 1 (R)
- Freda K. Jones – Seat 1 (I)
- Chris Koon – Seat 2 (R)
- Charles Lawson – Seat 2 (R)
- Jennifer Peacock Hodge – Seat 3 (R)
- Dana Duke Morris – Seat 3 (R) –
Manchester School Board:
- Travis Hillis (R)
- Zakariya Mohyuddin (D)
- Lisa Gregory (I)
- Prater Powell (I)
Tullahoma School Board:
- Sherrie Cleveland (R)
- Teresa Lawson (R)
- Cathy Manis (R)
- GiGi Robison (R)
- Andy Whitt (R)
The voter registration deadline for the local primary election is Monday, Apr. 6. The voter registration deadline for the August 6 local general, state and US Primary is Tuesday, July. 7. Click here for voter registration information. You can also visit the Coffee County Election Commission in the Administrative Plaza at 1329 McArthur Street, Suite 6 in Manchester.
Those listed in this article are for the May 5, 2026 Coffee County primary. Some races (such as Manchester and Tullahoma municipal races) are on the August 6 ballot and will appear in a separate story. The qualifying deadline for that race is noon, Tuesday March 10.
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