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Rutherford County
Tennessee Voter Guide – 2022 Primary Races
How To Vote For, Not Against, Your Values
Ratings: Every candidate is considered after thorough research; we also have a questionnaire for candidates to complete, including our Tennessee Taxpayers Protection Pledge.
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.
RUTHERFORD COUNTY RATINGS
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Mayor, Primary Election
Rhonda Allen, Republican ***
Joe Carr, Republican ***** (Endorsed)
Aaron M. Coffey, Republican ****
Bill Ketron, Republican ****
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 1, Primary Election
David Gammon, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Hope Oliver, Democrat *
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 2, Primary Election
Stephen Pearcy, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Justin Taylor, Republican ***
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 3, Primary Election
Michael W. Wrather, Republican (No Competition)
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 4, Primary Election
Michael A. Rodgers, Republican (No Competition)
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 5, Primary Election
Carol Cook, Republican (No Competition)
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 6, Primary Election
Jonathan Beverly, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Veronica Buchanan, Republican ****
Jonathan James, Republican ***
Patrick Miller, Republican ***
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 7, Primary Election
Michael D. Kusch, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Joseph Locher, Democrat **
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 8, Primary Election
Pettus L. Read, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Matthew Burke, Democrat **
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 9, Primary Election
Joe A. Gourley, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Joshua S. James, Republican ****
Mark A. Linville, Democrat **
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 10, Primary Election
Tony Campbell, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Philip E. Wilson, Republican ***
Iris Dismukes, Democrat **
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 11, Primary Election
Bradley R. Austin, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Anthony Johnson, Republican ****
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 12, Primary Election
Carl Boyd, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Jason Kemp, Republican ***
Celest Davis, Democrat **
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 13, Primary Election
Paul Johnson, Republican *** (No Competition)
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 14, Primary Election
Wayne Irvin, Republican ***** (Endorsed)
Rod Key, Republican ***
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 15, Primary Election
Craig Harris (No Competition)
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 16, Primary Election
Phil Dodd, Republican, Republican *** (Endorsed)
Kyle Mullicane, Democrat, Democrat **
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 17, Primary Election
Jeff Phillips, Republican *** (Endorsed)
Mariah Phillips, Democrat *
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 18, Primary Election
Allen Mcadoo, Republican (No Competition)
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 19, Primary Election
Corey B. Sippola, Republican (No Competition)
Tennessee; Rutherford County, County Commission, District 20, Primary Election
Trey Gooch, Republican (No Competition)
Tennessee; Rutherford County, Sherriff, Primary Election
Michael S. Fitzhugh, Republican (Endorsed)
Virgil Gammon, Republican ****
Tom Sissom, Republican ****
Tennessee; Rutherford County, School Board, Zone 1, Primary Election
Tammy Sharp, Republican (No Competition)
Tennessee; Rutherford County, School Board, Zone 3, Primary Election
Timothy G. Holden, Republican ****
Caleb Tidwell, Republican ***** (Endorsed)
Tennessee; Rutherford County, School Board, Zone 4, Primary Election
Katie Darby, Republican **** (Endorsed)
Tiffany R. Johnson, Republican **
Tennessee; Rutherford County, School Board, Zone 7, Primary Election
Frances Rosales, Republican (No Competition)