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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Mount Carmel Board of Mayor and Aldermen Election 2026

3 of 7 council seats are on the ballot, with 4 candidates running. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Nov 3Election Day

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Voters choose up to three of four candidates; the top three win. The mayor and three aldermen are not on this ballot.

Early voting ends · Oct 29

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    • Dean Brewer · Independent
    • Ray Brown · Independent
    • David Hatley · Independent
    • Wendell Jackson · Independent
    • Charles Van Morgan · Independent
    • Eddie Lee Murphy · Independent
    • Lauren Pinkston · Independent
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    • 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
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  • 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.

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

What the next council decides

01Sewer rates5 sourced facts

Where it standsSewer rates rose 35% in 2025 and 4.6% in April 2026; in June 2026 the board adopted a rate study calling for further yearly increases.

What's on the tableThe next board will set each year's sewer rate increase under the adopted rate study.

02Police staffing3 sourced facts

Where it standsIn January 2026 the board added two police patrol supervisors so the department can be staffed around the clock.

What's on the tableThe next board will decide police staffing and pay in future budgets.

03911 dispatch funding3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe Hawkins County 911 district wants funding from the towns it dispatches for; Mount Carmel formally opposed the fees in January 2026.

What's on the tableThe board will decide whether to pay, negotiate or refuse 911 dispatch fees.

04Town park3 sourced facts

Where it standsThe town is building new park bathrooms with a state grant and has applied for another park grant.

What's on the tableThe board will decide which park projects to fund and how much local match to put up.

05Main Street and business2 sourced facts

Where it standsCandidates have pointed to empty storefronts and local industry; the board dissolved its Business and Economic Development Committee in March 2026.

What's on the tableThe next board will decide what, if anything, the town does to recruit businesses.

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  1. 1. How should Mount Carmel handle sewer rates?

  2. 2. How should Mount Carmel cover round-the-clock police shifts?

  3. 3. Should Mount Carmel pay the county 911 district's proposed dispatch fees?

  4. 4. Should the town actively work to bring businesses to Main Street?

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 voted13 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.

Key dates

The seat math

4 stay (not up this year): Philip Binstock, James Cross, John Gibson, Darby Patrick3 on this ballot

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

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