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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Bean Station Mayor & Board of Mayor and Aldermen Election 2026

3 of 5 council seats are on the ballot, with 6 candidates running. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Voters choose one of two candidates for mayor and up to two of the four candidates for alderman; all races are townwide.

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  • Governor
    15 candidates on the ballot
    • Marsha Blackburn · Republican
    • Jerri Green · Democratic
    • Misam Abidi · Independent
    • Dean Brewer · Independent
    • Ray Brown · Independent
    • David Hatley · Independent
    • Wendell Jackson · Independent
    • Charles Van Morgan · Independent
    • Eddie Lee Murphy · Independent
    • Lauren Pinkston · Independent
    • Victor L. Scoggin · Independent
    • Dave Seeman · Independent
    • Karl Knox Smithson · Independent
    • L. Webb Taylor · Independent
    • Robert C. Vick · Independent
    Official candidate list, in its order
  • U.S. Senate
    10 candidates on the ballot
    • Bill Hagerty · Republican
    • Marquita Bradshaw · Democratic
    • Tharon Chandler · Independent
    • Andrew Gerena · Independent
    • Jeremy Dean Hearn · Independent
    • Robert Jones · Independent
    • James William Macon III · Independent
    • Yoshi D. Matthews · Independent
    • David Sutman, Jr. · Independent
    • Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson · Independent
    Official candidate list, in its order
  • Statewide measures3 on the ballot: the state's official explanations
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Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

What the next council decides

01Data centers2 sourced facts

Where it standsTwo zoning ordinances on data centers were set for second reading at the Sept. 28, 2026 Town Council meeting.

What's on the tableThe board decides where data centers may locate in Bean Station and under what zoning rules.

02Sewer system4 sourced facts

Where it standsBean Station is starting a Phase 1 sewer project and is partnering with Morristown to connect to its wastewater treatment facility.

What's on the tableThe board oversees the sewer project, its contracts and who can connect to the system.

03Streets and town funds3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe Sept. 28, 2026 agenda listed fall street paving priorities and a discussion of folding the State Street Aid Fund into the General Fund.

What's on the tableThe board sets the town's budget, which streets get paved and how street money is accounted for.

04Residential zoning1 sourced fact

Where it standsThe planning commission's Aug. 24, 2026 agenda listed an update on rezoning property on Meadow Branch Road from R-1S to R-1.

What's on the tableThe board votes on rezonings recommended by the planning commission.

1 note on these statements

Most of Bean Station is in Grainger County, which runs its elections, but the town's borders extend into Hawkins County. The Rogersville Review · Aug 20, 2026

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    Key dates

    The seat math

    2 stay (not up this year): Garry Adkins, Jeff Atkins3 on this ballot

    5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

    • Bean Station operates under the General Law Mayor-Aldermanic charter (TCA 6-1-101 et seq.) and was incorporated in 1996. MTAS
    • The board is made up of Mayor Ben Waller, Vice Mayor Jeff Atkins and Aldermen Garry Adkins, Mickey Ankrom and Eddie Douglas. Town of Bean Station
    • Under the charter, the mayor presides at board meetings and, as a member of the board, has a vote on all matters coming before it. MTAS
    • After the first board, the mayor and aldermen are elected to four-year terms. MTAS
    • The board meets on the 4th Monday at 5:00 PM at City Hall. MTAS

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