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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Jellico Mayor & Board of Mayor and Aldermen Election 2026

6 of 6 council seats are on the ballot, with 13 candidates running. Updated Oct 21, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Nov 3Election Day

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Every seat on the board is on the ballot: voters choose one mayor from three candidates and six aldermen from ten candidates, all elected at large.

Early voting ends · Oct 29

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What the next council decides

01Town budget and fund balance3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe 2026-27 budget spends $2,083,210 against $1,683,800 in revenue and other financing, drawing $399,410 from the fund balance.

What's on the tableWhether future budgets keep drawing on savings, raise revenue or cut spending.

02Reopening the hospital5 sourced facts

Where it standsThe board sold the closed Jellico hospital to BradenHealth for $1 in August 2026, and BradenHealth held a groundbreaking in October 2026.

What's on the tableHow the town oversees the sale terms and supports the reopening.

03Data centers and crypto mining3 sourced facts

Where it standsIn June 2026 the board unanimously rejected, on first reading, an ordinance that would have allowed data mining with restrictions in the I-1 industrial district.

What's on the tableWhether to adopt a redrafted ordinance setting rules for data centers and cryptocurrency mining.

04Selling town property4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe board voted in January 2026 to sell the Taylor Machine Building to Jellico Utilities Authority for $675,000 without bids or an auction, then adopted a surplus property policy.

What's on the tableHow the town sells property it no longer needs.

05Public records2 sourced facts

Where it standsIn September 2026 a chancellor ordered the town to pay Cecil LeForce's attorney fees in a public-records case over the Farmers Market Pavilion.

What's on the tableHow the town handles public records requests.

3 notes on these statements

Mayor Sandy Terry and Aldermen Marty Bowlin, Suzette Davenport and Rodney Minton are not running for re-election. LaFollette Press · Aug 26, 2026

All 13 Jellico candidates are listed on the ballot as Independent Candidates. Campbell County Election Commission · Sep 18, 2026

Early voting is also offered at Jellico City Hall, 410 S. Main Street. Campbell County Election Commission

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  1. 1. Jellico sold its closed hospital to BradenHealth for $1, with the right to buy it back if it does not stay open. Was that the right approach?

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 voted4 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.

Key dates

The seat math

0 stay (not up this year): 6 on this ballot

6 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

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