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Election day is today; polls are open from 9am to 8pm

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CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (WLAF)- Before you go to the polls, take a look at the ballot further down this page.

Early voting over 14 days saw 3,980 ballots cast, and election day is today, Tue., Nov. 3, with polls open from 9am until 8pm.

WLAF will have live coverage beginning at 7:45pm over the ten WLAF media platforms. Watch the coverage live over WLAF TV-1089 on Xfinity, 1450wlaf.com, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV, Facebook, YouTube and Twitch. Listen in over WLAF Radio AM 1450 & FM 100.9 and Amazon Alexa.

Three municipalities are having elections in November. Caryville, Jellico and La Follette will fill a total of 13 upcoming vacancies. Twenty candidates qualified to run for office.

EARLY VOTING

255 Wed., Oct. 14, 2026

276 Thu., Oct. 15, 2026

332 Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

90 Sat., Oct. 17, 2026

296 Mon., Oct. 19, 2026

294 Tue., Oct. 20, 2026

272 Wed., Oct. 21, 2026

247 Thu., Oct. 22, 2026

362 Fri., Oct. 23, 2026

161 Sat., Oct. 24, 2026

306 Mon., Oct. 26, 2026

315 Tue., Oct. 27, 2026

319 Wed., Oct. 28, 2026

455 Thu., Oct. 29, 2026

Here is the sample ballot:

Caryville will elect a mayor and three aldermen. On the ballot, three aldermen seats are up, the seats of Josh Monday, Vickie Heatherly and Jordan Cross. The remaining two year term of former mayor David Chambers is on the ballot.

At Jellico, a mayor and six aldermen will be elected. 

Two openings on the City of La Follette Council will need to be filled. Chuck Queener and Stephanie Solomon’s terms are nearing their end. 

Those who qualified are:

Caryville Mayor

Beth Lawson

Caryville Alderman (3)

Ramsey Bloy Alderman Ward 1

Jerry Chadwell Alderman Ward 1

Josh Monday Alderman Ward 2

Jellico  Mayor

Bobby Fuson

Brian Pitts

Sara Barton

Jellico  Alderman (11)

Teresa Adkins

Chris Blair

Tonia Brookman

Joel Creekmore

Marie Dunaway-Meadors

Ryan Faulkner

Bethany Hendrickson

Donna J. Perkins

Mitchell Long

Karen “Susie” Shannon

Council for La Follette

Cliff Jennings

Stephanie Grimm-Solomon

David Wilson (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 11/03/2026- 6AM)

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