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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Ridgetop Board of Mayor and Aldermen Election 2026

3 of 5 council seats are on the ballot, with 4 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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Voters choose two aldermen for full terms and one alderman for an unexpired term. The mayor and vice mayor are not on this ballot.

Last day to request and mail an absentee ballot · Oct 24

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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

01Sewer rates3 sourced facts

Where it standsAfter a wastewater rate study in August 2026, the board passed first reading of Ordinance 2026-105 setting new sewer rates and fees in September 2026.

What's on the tableThe next board will set sewer rates and fees and decide how to pay for the sewer system.

02State retirement plan for city employees4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe board has studied enrolling city employees in the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System and deferred the resolutions to Oct. 20, 2026.

What's on the tableThe next board will decide whether and how city employees join the state retirement system.

03Sheriff's patrol agreement3 sourced facts

Where it standsIn August 2026 the board approved a 2027-2028 agreement with Robertson County for $202,779.75, 3-2.

What's on the tableThe next board will oversee the agreement and decide how Ridgetop pays for law enforcement.

04City Hall addition2 sourced facts

Where it standsIn January 2026 the board voted 3-2 to look at a conceptual plan for adding on to City Hall, spending up to $2,000.

What's on the tableThe next board will decide whether to build an addition to City Hall.

05Wilson Webb property2 sourced facts

Where it standsRidgetop received a $600,000 grant toward buying the Wilson Webb property; the board deferred the item in March 2026.

What's on the tableThe next board will decide whether to buy the property and how to pay the city's share.

3 notes on these statements

John Senft is the only candidate on the ballot for the unexpired alderman term. Robertson County Election Commission

The board appointed John Senft to fill a vacant alderman seat in June 2025. Ridgetop Board of Mayor and Aldermen minutes, June 17, 2025 · Jun 17, 2025

The city lists Kim Martin as an alderman with a term ending 11/2026. City of Ridgetop

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  1. 1. Should Ridgetop add on to City Hall?

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

2 stay (not up this year): Dale Gilmore, Tim Shaw3 on this ballot

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

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