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This race. The sitting officeholder, Erin Poland Nolder, is on the ballot.
Tennessee › Montgomery County › General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge, Division V
DECIDED at the August 6, 2026 county general election: Erin Poland Nolder won with 57.7 percent over Merriel Bullock-Neal (42.2 percent), per local reporting reporting of the Montgomery County Election Commission's results (re-verify against the commission's certified results). This office will not appear on the November 3 ballot. On Montgomery County's August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified qualified-candidates list. County offices are decided at this election; the printed ballot also provides a write-in line. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount.
Republican Incumbent
Erin Poland Nolder is the sitting General Sessions and Juvenile Court judge, appointed in December 2025 to the county's newly created Division V, per the county's official Elected Officials list; an attorney, per the certified candidate list.
Democratic
Merriel Bullock-Neal is the Democratic nominee for General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge, Division V on Montgomery County's August 6, 2026 ballot, per the Election Commission's certified qualified-candidates list.
Who is running for General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge, Division V in 2026?
The General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge, Division V race was decided at the 2026 primary - Erin Poland Nolder won the seat - and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. 2 candidates were on the primary ballot: Erin Poland Nolder and Merriel Bullock-Neal. Candidate information follows official Montgomery County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge, Division V election in Tennessee?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Tennessee are on the Tennessee election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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