Blount County
Tennessee Voter Guide – 2022 Primary Races
How To Vote For, Not Against, Your Values
Our highest ratings go to candidates who will defend freedom, stand for free enterprise, or have a conservative and/or biblical worldview based on their ability to stand firm against efforts to increase taxes, size of government, weaken law and order, and crush individual freedom. Here is our rating system:
- ***** The best candidate. Our strongest endorsement.
- **** Very good.
- *** Acceptable.
- ** Vote only to prevent worse candidate(s) from winning.
- * Terrible. Do Not Vote. All your other votes will count.
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BLOUNT COUNTY RATINGS
Amendments
| Constitutional Amendment 1 | Makes it illegal for workplaces to require mandatory labor union membership for employees as a condition for employment | YES |
| Constitutional Amendment 2 | Provides process and line of succession for acting governor | YES |
| Constitutional Amendment 3 | Repeals language allowing slavery or involuntary servitude as criminal punishments | YES |
| Constitutional Amendment 4 | Removes section of Tennessee Constitution that disqualifies religious ministers from being elected to the state legislature | YES |
Tennessee; Blount County, Governor of Tennessee; General Election
Bill Lee, Republican (Incumbent) **** (Endorsed)
Jason Martin, Democrat *
Constance M. Every, Independent (Not Rated)
John Gentry, Independent (Not Rated)
Basil Marceaux, Independent (Not Rated)
Charles Van Morgan, Independent (Not Rated)
Alfred O’Neil, Independent (Not Rated)
Deborah Rouse, Independent (Not Rated)
Michael E. Scantland, Independent (Not Rated)
Rick Tyler, Independent (Not Rated)
Tennessee; Blount County, US House, District 2, General Election
Tim Burchett, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Mark Harmon, **
Tennessee; Blount County, Tennessee House of Representatives, District 8, General Election
Jerome F. Moon, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Dylan Kelley, Democrat *
Tennessee; Blount County, TN House, District 20; General Election
Bryan Richey, Republican *** (Endorsed)
Tennessee; Blount County, City Commission; City of Alcoa (Vote Three)
Stephen T. Biggar, Independent ***
Josh Blair, Independent **** (Endorsed)
Eddie Hall, Independent ***
Jim Hammontree, Independent ***** (Endorsed)
Tanya Martin, Independent **
Tennessee; Blount County, City School Board; City of Alcoa (Vote Two)
Brandy Bledsoe, Republican (No competition, Will Win)
Julie Bramblett Rochelle, Republican (No competition, Will Win)
Tennessee; Blount County, Mayor; City of Louisville
Tom Bickers, Independent ***
Jill Robinson Pugh, Independent **** (Endorsed)
Tennessee; Blount County, Alderman; City of Louisville (Vote Two)
Daniel C. Franklin, Independent ***
Angie Holley, Independent *
John Loope, Independent ****
Mattew Swanger, Independent *** (Endorsed)
Tennessee; Blount County, City Council; City of Maryville (Vote Three)
Tommy Hunt, Independent **** *** (Endorsed)
Fred Metz, Independent ***
Wendy Wand, Independent **
Andy White, Independent **
Tennessee; Blount County, City School Board; City of Maryville (Vote Three)
Julie Elder, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Isaac Simerly, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Bart Stinnett, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Don Jones, Democrat **
Jeff Russel, Democrat
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