Morristown, TNVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Morristown City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

3 contests

4 candidates

Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

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

City Council Ward 1 · Unopposed

City Council Ward 3 · Unopposed

City Council At Large · 1 seat

Three council seats are up: Ward 1 and Ward 3 are voted on by the voters of those wards, and one at-large seat is voted on by all city voters. Each contest is vote for one.

1 note on these statements

Bob Garrett's term as Ward 1 councilmember ends in November 2026. City of Morristown

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Al A'HearnCouncilmember, Ward 4; term ends November 20284sourcedChris BivensCouncilmember, Ward 2; term ends November 20283sourcedGary ChesneyMayor; term ends November 20284sourcedJoseph SenterCouncilmember, At Large; term ends November 20284sourced

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What the next council decides

Annexation

Where it standsIn 2026 the council adopted, then repealed, an annexation at 863 Central Church Road, denied the Greenbriar Road annexation, and approved annexing Panther Springs Road properties.

What's on the tableThe council elected this year will decide which property owners' annexation requests the city accepts.

How council seats are elected

Where it standsFour council seats are elected by ward and two at large; in Nov. 2025 the council asked the General Assembly to make all seats at-large.

What's on the tableThe council will decide how it pursues and carries out any change to ward-based elections and ward boundaries.

Rezoning and development incentives

Where it standsThe council has approved a tax increment financing plan for Merchant's Crossing and acted on several rezonings in 2026.

What's on the tableThe council elected this year will vote on rezonings, development incentives and related infrastructure.

Liquor store rules

Where it standsIn Sept. 2025 the council adopted an ordinance on where liquor stores may be located.

What's on the tableThe council elected this year will decide whether to keep or change the city's liquor store location rules.

City budget

Where it standsThe council adopted the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 on June 16, 2026.

What's on the tableThe council elected this year will adopt future annual budgets and amend them during the year.

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  1. 1. How should the city treat requests to annex property?

  2. 2. How far apart must liquor stores be?

  3. 3. Should the city use tax increment financing for private development areas?

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Key dates

The seat math

4 stay (not up this year): Al A'Hearn, Chris Bivens, Gary Chesney, Joseph Senter3 on this ballot

7 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

  • The Morristown City Council is made up of the mayor and six council members: four elected from Wards 1 through 4 and two at large. City of Morristown
  • The council meets at 5 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month at Morristown City Center. City of Morristown
  • The council's Ward 1, Ward 3 and at-large terms end in November 2026; the Ward 2, Ward 4 and other at-large terms end in November 2028. City of Morristown

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