The DeKalb County Republican Party caucused this morning (Saturday) to formally nominate candidates for the offices of Assessor of Property and Constable in the August 2016 County General Election.
There were no surprises.
Shannon A. Cantrell of Smithville is the party’s nominee for Assessor of Property.
Meanwhile Lee Plummer in the 1st district and Tom Theriaque in the 2nd district are the Republican nominees for constable. There will be no Republican candidates for constable in the other five districts of the county.
These GOP nominees will run in the August 2016 DeKalb County General Election against Democratic nominees and any Independent candidates.
The deadline to get in these races including Democrats, Republicans, and Independents is NOON, Thursday December 10. Independent candidates, like Democrats, must qualify through the petition process.
The DeKalb County Democratic Primary will be held in conjunction with the Tennessee Presidential Preference Primary on March 1.
Incumbent DeKalb County Assessor of Property Scott Cantrell has already picked up and returned his petition to seek re-election. He will be running for his party’s nomination in the March 1 primary.
Meanwhile, Incumbent Constables Paul Cantrell in the 4th district, Mark Milam in the 5th district, Carl Lee Webb in the 6th district, and Johnny King in the 7th district have all been issued petitions and have returned them to the election commission. They will be running for their party’s nomination in the Democratic Primary on March 1.
Travis Bryant, who was elected constable last year as an Independent to fill an unexpired term in the 3rd district has picked up and returned a petition for the same office but this time he plans to run for nomination as a Democrat in the March Primary.
Chad Curtis, a Democrat in the 1st district and Republican Chris Tramel in the 2nd district were elected constable last year to fill vacant positions.
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