Blount County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Blount County races, led by the Tennessee House District 8 contest.
County offices are not on the November 3 ballot. Tennessee elected its county offices (county mayor, sheriff, clerks, trustee, register, assessor, county commission, school board and trial-court judges) at the August 6, 2026 county general election. Those results are final; where this county's August races are tracked, they appear below under Already decided. The November ballot in Blount County carries the state legislative, congressional and statewide races shown here.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Blount County is split across 2 Tennessee House districts.
Find your districts by addressTennessee House: 2 districtsDistricts 8, 20
Tennessee House District 8Hilary Trudell (D) · Jordan Henderson (R)
Hilary Trudell Democratic
Hilary Trudell is the Democratic nominee for the open Tennessee House District 8 seat, based in Maryville, per The Daily Times. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Jordan Henderson Republican
Jordan Henderson was born and raised in Blount County and served in the Air National Guard from 2008 to 2018, per The Daily Times. He has worked as a teacher and a police officer. Henderson is the Republican nominee for the open Tennessee House District 8 seat. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 6 primary result: Hilary Trudell won the Democratic nomination with 64.3 percent over Mac Pickle; Jordan Henderson won the Republican nomination with 62.4 percent over Tony Jay Crisp. They meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official primary results. Independent candidates certified for November, if any, are added at the Secretary of State's certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageTennessee House District 20Karen Gertz (D) · Tom Stinnett (R)
Karen Gertz Democratic
Karen Gertz is the Democratic nominee for Tennessee House District 20 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official August 6 primary results. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Tom Stinnett Republican Incumbent
Tom Stinnett is the Republican incumbent representing Tennessee House District 20, per the Tennessee General Assembly member directory. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 6 primary result: Karen Gertz was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Tom Stinnett was unopposed for the Republican nomination. They meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official primary results. Independent candidates certified for November, if any, are added at the Secretary of State's certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Tennessee elected its county offices (county mayor, sheriff, clerks, trustee, register, assessor, county commission, school board and trial-court judges) at the August 6, 2026 county general election, held alongside the state and federal primaries; those results are final and none of those offices print again on November 3. The November ballot carries the state legislative, congressional and statewide nominees set by the August 6 primaries, per the Tennessee Secretary of State.
Who is on the ballot in Blount County, Tennessee on November 3, 2026?
Blount County sample ballot 2026: who is running for tennessee house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Tennessee?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Tennessee are listed on the Tennessee election hub. Tennessee election hub →
How do I see my exact Blount County ballot?
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