October 14, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Early Voting begins Wednesday, October 16 through October 31 for the November 5th Tennessee General and Presidential Elections.
Voters who have moved within DeKalb County or have had a name change since the last time they voted can update their registration online at GoVoteTN.com or call the DeKalb County election office at 615-597-4146 by no later than October 30. By making sure your registration is up to date, you can shorten the time you will need to spend at your polling location.
On the ballot will be the Presidential election as well as races for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives (District 6), Tennessee Senate (District 16), and Tennessee House of Representatives (District 40).
In DeKalb County, two referendums will be on the ballot regarding a $50 wheel tax and the issuance of general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $65 million for a judicial center and jail.
In Smithville at the courthouse, early voting times will be as follows:
Mondays: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Tuesdays: 12 noon until 6 p.m.
Wednesdays: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Thursdays: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Fridays: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Saturdays: 9 a.m. until 12 noon
In Alexandria at the Sandlin Building on the Fairgrounds, early voting times will be as follows:
Tuesday, October 22: 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Tuesday, October 29: 12 noon until 6 p.m.
The offices and candidates are as follows:
President and Vice President of the United States
•Donald J. Trump for President and JD Vance for Vice President (Republican)
•Kamala D. Harris for President and Tim Walz for Vice President (Democratic)
•Jay J Bowman for President and De D Bowman for Vice President (Independent)
•Claudia De la Cruz for President and Karina Garcia for Vice President (Independent)
•Rachele Fruit for President and Dennis Richter for Vice President (Independent)
•Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for President and Nicole Shanahan for Vice President (Independent)
•Jill Stein for President and Samson LeBeau Kpadenou for Vice President (Independent)
United States Senate
•Marsha Blackburn (Republican)
• Gloria Johnson (Democratic)
• Tharon Chandler (Independent)
• Pamela Jeanine “P.” Moses (Independent)
• Hastina Robinson (Independent)
United States House of Representatives District 6
• John Rose (Republican)
• Lore Bergman (Democratic)
Tennessee Senate District 16
• Janice Bowling (Republican)
• Wayne Steele (Democratic)
• Scott Bean (Independent)
Tennessee House of Representatives District 40
• Michael Hale (Republican)
• Daniel T. Hawthorne (Democratic)