Early Voting Begins October 16, But What’s on the Ballot?
Early voting for the State and Federal General Election, and Towns of Grand Junction, Hornsby, Middleton, Saulsbury, Silerton, and Toone Municipal Elections begins Wednesday, October 16, 2024, and runs through Thursday, October 31, 2024. The deadline to request absentee ballots has been set for Tuesday, October 29, 2024.
Early voting will take place at the Election Commission office in Bolivar, which recently relocated to 227 Lucy Black Road, Bolivar, TN. {click here to read more about the recent move}
All Hardeman County voters will have the opportunity to choose between seven (7) candidates for President of the United States;
- Donald J. Trump, Republican Party Nominee
- Kamala D. Harris, Democratic Party Nominee
- Jay J. Bowman, Independent Candidate
- Claudia De La Cruz, Independent Candidate
- Rachele Fruit, Independent Candidate
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent Candidate
- Jill Stein, Independent Candidate
Voters will have five (5) choices for the United States Senate;
- Marsha Blackburn, Republican Party Nominee
- Gloria Johnson, Democratic Party Nominee
- Tharon Chandler, Independent Candidate
- Pamela Jeanine “P.” Moses, Independent Candidate
- Hastina Robinson, Independent Candidate
Voters will have three (3) choices for the United States House of Representatives District 8
- David Kustoff, Republican Party Nominee
- Sarah Freeman, Democratic Party Nominee
- James Hart, Independent Candidate
Voters will have one (1) choice for Tennessee Senate District 26
- Page Walley, Republican Party Nominee
Voters will have two (2) choices for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 80
- Brad Grantham, Republican Party Nominee
- Johnny W. Shaw, Democratic Party Nominee
Voters will have two (2) choices for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 94
- Ron M. Gant, Republican Party Nominee
- Terry S. Saine, Democratic Party Nominee
Voters in the City of Grand Junction will be asked to choose four aldermen from the five candidates that qualified. The choices are Carl Franklin Bell, Courtney Rhea Breeden, Shirley Mason Lewis, Dianne Patterson, or Cheryl D. Smith.
Voters in the Town of Hornsby will be electing a new mayor and new alderman. Only one candidate qualified for the mayors race, Patricia Plunk. Voters will be asked to choose five aldermen from the five candidates that qualified. The choices are Hunter Brewer, Linda Crouse, Darrell Grantham, Heather Jo Moore, and Johnny Moore.
Voters in the City of Middleton will be electing a new mayor and new alderman. Only one candidate qualified for the mayors race, Robert “Evan” Mott. Voters will be asked to choose five aldermen from the seven candidates that qualified. The choices are Ann Baxter, Randal David Bishop, Sharon Marie Bishop, David Bo Callahan, J R (Slick) Johns, Brandon Allan Johnson, or Kevin Speck.
Voters in the Town of Saulsbury will be electing a new mayor and new alderman. Only one candidate qualified for the mayors race, Jim Daniel. Voters will be asked to choose five aldermen from the five candidates that qualified. The choices are Carl L. Hayes, Kenneth R. Hines, Todd O Pegram, Johnny Smith, and Jan B. Ward.
Voters in the Town of Silerton will be electing a new mayor and new alderman. Only one candidate qualified for the mayors race, Willard Beshires. Voters will be asked to choose five aldermen from the four candidates that qualified. The choices are Richard E. Crowley, Frankie J. Lambert, Gail S. Mayfield, and John Robert Naylor.
Voters in the Town of Toone will be electing a new mayor and new alderman. Two candidates qualified for the mayors race, Jacqueline Elaine Kelley and David W. Williamson. Voters will be asked to choose six aldermen from the six candidates that qualified. The choices are Christopher W. Baskins, Arthur Chism, Johnnie Chism, Mary Ellison, Karen Lambert, and Randy D. Warren.
Voters should be prepared to use the newly purchased voting equipment. The equipment was purchased in response to a new law which states that by Monday, January 1, 2024, each voting machine used by a county election commission must produce a voter-verifiable paper audit trail.
A paper ballot is now printed out for each voter. The voter will make their selection using a blue or black ink pen and then deposit their ballot into a scanner, which will scan and record the votes.
Early voting for the State and Federal General Election, and Towns of Grand Junction, Hornsby, Middleton, Saulsbury, Silerton, and Toone Municipal Elections begins Wednesday, October 16, 2024, and runs through Thursday, October 31, 2024, at the Hardeman County Election Commission office, 227 Lucy Black Road, in Bolivar. Early voting hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
If you have questions about the election, contact the Hardeman County Election Commission at (731) 658-4751.
You may find a sample of the ballot below.
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