Last chance to vote: What to know about Montgomery County primary school board candidates
Election day is here for Clarksville-Montgomery County's Presidential and County Primary, the first of three election days in 2024.
From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., election polls across Montgomery County will be open for voters to cast their ballots for candidates for the offices of Circuit Court Judge Part IV, Assessor of Property, Highway Supervisor and Clarksville- Montgomery County School Board Districts 2, 4 and 6.
Votes will choose political party nominees who will then face each other in August. According to the Montgomery County Election Commission, over 5,000 voters participated in early voting, with a majority participating in the Republican primary.
Visit the GoVoteTN app for quick access to polling locations and a sample ballot, https://sos.tn.gov/elections/services/download-the-govotetn-app.
See below links to Clarksville-Montgomery County School Board candidate profiles in contested districts as follows: District 2, District 4 and District 6.
More: District 2: What to know about Clarksville-Montgomery school board candidates
More: What to know about the CMCSS District 4 candidates
More: District 6: What to know about Clarksville-Montgomery school board candidates
Below is a list of candidates for each party and what to know before you head to the voting polls.
Montgomery County Republican candidates
Circuit Court Judge Part VI: Ashleigh L. Travis, a Republican incumbent
Assessor of Property:
Erinne J. Hester, Republican incumbent
Caitlin Castle-Swaffer, Republican
Highway Supervisor: Jeffery H. Bryant, Jr., incumbent
School Board District 2:
Kacie Bryant
David Johnson
School Board District 4: Marlon Kent Griffy, incumbent
School Board District 6:
Charles D. Patterson, incumbent
Maribeth Knight
Christopher W. Lanier
Montgomery County Democratic candidates
School Board District 2: Ritchie Dale Patton, II
School Board District 6: Bernard Reginald Carter, Jr.
U.S. Presidential Delegates will also be on the ballot.
Where to vote
Montgomery County will have more than 20 precincts that will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Voters can view the full list of precincts on the Montgomery County Election Commission website or at the end of the sample ballot.
What to bring
Before going to vote, make sure that you have a Tennessee or federally-issued photo ID.
What's next?
Following this vote, the candidates with the most votes in their primaries will face each other in the Aug. 1 election for their seats.
For District 2 of the CMCSS school board August election, Laura Barnett, an Independent, will also be on the ballot.
To follow election results, please check back with The Leaf-Chronicle on election night at https://www.theleafchronicle.com.
Leaf-Chronicle reporter Kenya Anderson can be reached at kanderson@nashvill.gannett.com or on X at KenyaAnderson32.
This article originally appeared on Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle: Election day: What to know about Montgomery Co. primary candidates
