Rutherford County Board of Education District 2
County- Kisha McDowell · Democrat
- Baylee Short · Republican
- Kala Suttle · Republican
Rutherford County
Rutherford County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Preview your Rutherford County, North Carolina sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.
These race previews show candidates we’re tracking now. A ZIP code shows your statewide and congressional races; a street address adds county and city contests.
Local Snapshot
Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateNorth Carolina
Races Listed18
Profiles34
Races We’re Tracking
Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot.
Hand-curated profiles for Rutherford County are on the way.
The previews below come from our automated tracker and may not expand into full profiles yet. Your exact ballot, including statewide and congressional races, is one ZIP code away.
Enter your ZIP for your exact ballot →Rutherford County Circuit Court Clerk
County- Kandy Keyser Hoyle · Republican
- Steve Owens · Republican
Rutherford County Commission District 5
County- Lazarus Margolin · Republican
- Scott J. Haynes · Republican
Rutherford County Commission District 19
County- William Clements · Democrat
Rutherford County Commission District 4
County- Jason Toney · Republican
- Adam Yelton · Republican
Rutherford County Commission District 1
County- Brian Thompson · Republican
- Jim Owens · Republican
- Clark Poole · Republican
- Chris St. Clair · Republican
- Anthony Morrow · Republican
- Allen Hardin · Republican
Rutherford County Board of Education District 3
County- Tonja Caldwell Pratt · Republican
- April Mayse · Republican
Murfreesboro City School Board
City- Barbara Long · Republican
Rutherford County Board of Education District 1
County- Douglas Morales · Democrat
- Erica Carson Davenport · Democrat
- Joshua Millwood · Republican
- Brandi Edney Nanney · Republican
Rutherford County Commission District 10
County- Philip Wilson · Republican
Sheriff
County- Jason Ray Wease · Republican
- Aaron Ellenburg · Republican
- Jamie Dunn · Republican
Rutherford County Commission District 12
County- Celest Davis · Democrat
Rutherford County Commission District 21
County- Jeffery Lloyd · Republican
Rutherford County Commission District 15
County- Chalanda Woods-Walker · Democrat
Rutherford County Commission District 13
County- Brian Stoll · Republican
Rutherford County Commission
County- Phil Burney · Democrat
Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 7
County- Julia Wishing · Republican
Rutherford County Commission District 8
County- William Tollett · Republican
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