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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Collegedale City Commission Election 2026

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

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Nov 3Election Day

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The candidates

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

Voters choose up to two of five candidates for City Commission, all at large. Three commissioners are not on this ballot.

Last day to request an absentee ballot · Oct 24

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Also on your Nov 3 ballot

We research city races only. For these races, go to the state's official guide or a nonpartisan one.

  • 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
  • U.S. HouseDistrict 3
  • Tennessee SenateOn the ballot in only part of Collegedale this year: District 11 (39% of Collegedale residents)
  • Tennessee House of RepresentativesDistrict 29 (73% of Collegedale residents) · District 30 (27%)
  • Statewide measures3 on the ballot: the state's official explanations
Official voter lookupState voter guideVote411 (League of Women Voters)

Districts come from 2020 Census blocks and the district maps for this election. Your address decides your districts.

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Officeholders' pages compare what they've said with how they've voted, with sources.

What the next council decides

01License plate cameras and city technology4 sourced facts

Where it standsCommissioners voted 5-0 on Sept. 8, 2026 to withdraw the Flock Safety contract and remove the Flock cameras.

What's on the tableWhether the city brings back any license plate reader system, and how it reviews technology and data contracts.

02Rules for public comment2 sourced facts

Where it standsThe commission adopted public comment guidelines on April 6, 2026 by a 3-2 vote.

What's on the tableWhether to keep, change or expand the public comment guidelines.

03Growth, rezoning and development incentives4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe commission rezoned a portion of one property from shopping center commercial to townhouse residential in March 2026 and moved to form an Industrial Development Board.

What's on the tableWhich rezoning requests and development incentives to approve, and what roads, stormwater and utility conditions to attach.

04City budget3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe commission adopted the FY2026-2027 budget (Ordinance #1177) on second reading in June 2026.

What's on the tableThe next commission will take up budget amendments and later budgets.

05Municipal airport3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe commission created a Municipal Airport Board in July 2026 and selected its five members in September.

What's on the tableHow the airport board operates and which airport projects and property sales the commission approves.

2 notes on these statements

The terms of Morty Lloyd and Tonya Sadler end in November 2026. Hamilton County Election Commission

The official sample ballot lists five candidates for the two seats: Bryan Barrett, Jessica Fields, Volker Henning, Tonya Sadler and Christopher Twombley. Hamilton County Election Commission

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  1. 1. Should Collegedale use automated license plate reader cameras?

  2. 2. How should the city oversee its technology and data contracts?

  3. 3. Should the commission have written guidelines for public comment?

  4. 4. How should the commission treat requests to rezone commercial land for townhouses?

  5. 5. Before approving new development, what should the city require?

Seat the councilSeat the Council →Pick a winner for each open seat and see where the resulting council stands on each issue.On the recordHow the council voted6 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.New · How Collegedale is runWho runs Collegedale, and what it costsWho the city manager is, council pay, whether the city is in the red, and where your property tax goes.Your houseA Collegedale house at the typical market value ($365,100) pays about $8,400 a yearProperty tax, water, trash and energy, line by line for your address, plus the savings most owners miss.

Key dates

The seat math

3 stay (not up this year): Debbie Baker, Laura Howse, Tim Johnson2 on this ballot

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

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