2026 County Primary Election Results

In Bradley County, 4,537 people voted in the County Primary election. According to the Bradley County Election Commission, 5,791 people early voted in Bradley County and 91 people voted by absentee ballot. The total number of voters in the election was 10,419, which is a turnout of 12.91%. Bradley County has 80,731 registered voters.

In the Republican Primary, there were 9 contested races. Here are the results:

County Mayor
D. Gary Davis — 6,912 votes — 70.37%
Scott “Donut” Gilbert — 2,867 votes — 29.19%

County Commission District 2 Seat A
Louie Alford — 1,169 votes — 61.30%
Caleb Luzader — 735 votes — 38.54%

County Commission District 2 Seat B
Andrew Dinsmore — 805 votes — 42.30%
Terri Williams Murray — 864 votes — 45.40%
Jeremy L. Richards — 234 votes — 12.30%

County Commission District 3 Seat A
Tommy “Big Tom” Anderson — 399 votes — 36.84%
Milan M. Blake — 679 votes — 62.70%

County Commission District 4 Seat A
C.J. Davis — 323 votes — 19.98%
Josh Taylor — 1,291 votes — 79.84%

County Commission District 4 Seat B
Debra L. Gleason — 212 votes — 13.17%
Rich Kienlen — 672 votes — 41.74%
Melanie Dale Lawson — 606 votes — 37.64%
David Thomas Rickets — 117 votes — 7.27%

County Commission District 6 Seat B
Chad Dean — 455 votes — 35.57%
Tommy Ledford — 821 votes — 64.19%

Register of Deeds
Stacia Crye-Shahan — 1,976 votes — 20.57%
Mark Hall — 2,016 votes — 20.98%
Missy Johnson Mathews — 5,608 votes — 58.37%

Bradley County School Board District 4
Sandy Benson — 386 votes — 23.70%
Ashlan Morelock — 805 votes — 49.42%
Troy Weathers — 431 votes — 26.46%

Uncontested Races in the Republican Primary:

County Commission District 1 Seat A
Daniel E. Beaty — 1,648 votes — 98.80%

County Commission District 1 Seat B
Mike Hughes — 1,668 votes — 99.29%

County Commission District 3 Seat B
Denny H. Collins — 972 votes — 98.88%

County Commission District 5 Seat A
Bobby Goins — 467 votes — 97.70%

County Commission District 5 Seat B
Cindy Slater — 451 votes — 99.12%

County Commission District 6 Seat A
Tim Mason — 1,178 votes — 98.58%

County Commission District 7 Seat A
Rusty Asble — 967 votes — 99.49%

County Commission District 7 Seat B
Stephen R. Beasley — 980 votes — 99.59%

County Trustee
Tim Akins — 8,432 votes — 99.68%

Sheriff
Steve Lawson — 8,854 votes — 98.83%

Circuit Court Clerk
Gayla Harris Miller — 8,930 votes — 99.72%

County Clerk
Wanda Justice — 8,333 votes — 99.84%

Road Superintendent
Tom Collins — 8,612 votes — 99.51%

Bradley County School Board District 2
Vicki Beaty — 1,764 votes — 99.27%

Bradley County School Board District 6
Amanda Lee — 1,187 votes — 99.50%

Bradley County School Board District 7
F. Alan Smith — 998 votes — 99.40%

Constable District 1
Daren Brantley — 1,683 votes — 99.64%

Constable District 2
Johnny Stokes — 1,755 votes — 99.83%

Constable District 3
Jason Corum — 988 votes — 99.80%

Constable District 4
Wayne Henry — 1,538 votes — 99.55%

Constable District 6
Richard G. Burnette — 1,192 votes — 99.42%

Constable District 7
Tim Fowler — 974 votes — 99.69%

Cleveland City School Board At Large
Lyle Swartzel — 2,850 votes — 99.27%

Cleveland City School Board District 3
Andy Lay — 793 votes — 99.62%

Cleveland City School Board District 4
Tim Rader — 680 votes — 99.42%

Cleveland City School Board District 5
Mark Gravelle — 788 votes — 97.04%

In the Democratic Primary:
 
County Commission District 5 Seat A
Shady Hernandez — 68 votes — 97.14%

Hernandez will face incumbent Republican Bobby Goins in August.
 
Cleveland City School Board District 5 
Jodi Riggins — 67 votes — 100.00%

Riggins will face Republican Mark Gravelle in August.

Wcle would like to thank all the candidates and supporters who came out to celebrate Election Night 2026 at the Bradley County Courthouse. If you missed last night’s live coverage, you can watch it at mixtv.tv.