Early Voting Now Underway in Weakley County
Early voting for the State and Federal General Municipal Elections started across Tennessee on Wednesday, October 16 with a great start in Weakley County with over 1,000 early voters on the first day, over 1,000 again the second day and over 1,000 voters combined the next two days.
The early voting turnout for Weakley County was 17%. Weakley County had 3,312 voters turnout in 2024 compared to 1,927 in 2016, a 71.87% change and 3,309 in 2020, a 0.09% change.
The early voting turnout for the State of Tennessee was at almost 12% with 558,410 votes cast, 511,648 in-person early votes and 46,752 absentee by-mail votes.
Early voting will continue across Weakley County and all of Tennessee through to October 31.
Cast your ballot at an early voting location in your area at a time that works best for you. Check your registration status and learn about polling locations and hours of operation at GoVoteTN.gov. You can also look up contact information for your specific county's election commission here: https://bit.ly/4eMg4Q2.
Voting locations in Weakley County include the Weakley County Election Office located at 135 South Poplar Suite A in Dresden or at Martin City Masonic Lodge located at 7900 Highway 45 South in Martin. Both of these locations are open Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
For those voting by mail you must have registered in person or voted in person and meet other requirements to be eligible to vote by mail. The voter must make the request in writing and include their name (as registered), date of birth, social security number, residence address, mailing address (if different), the election(s) they wish to vote in, the reason they are requesting to vote absentee, and their signature. These requests must be received in the Election Commission Office no later than Tuesday, October 29, 2024.
Candidates for President:
Republican: Donald Trump and J.D. Vance
Democrat: Kamala Harris and Tim Waltz
Independent: Jay Bowman and De Bowman
Independent: Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia
Independent: Rachele Fruit and Dennis Richter
Independent: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan
Independent: Jill Stein and Samson Kpadenou
United States Senate:
Republican: Marsha Blackburn
Democrat: Gloria Johnson
Independent: Tharon Chandler
Independent: Pamela Jeanine “P” Moses
Independent: Hastina Robinson
U.S. House of Representatives District 8:
Republican: David Kustoff
Democrat: Sarah Freeman
Independent: James Hart
Tennessee House of Representatives District 24:
Republican: John D. Stevens
Tennessee House of Representatives District 76:
Republican: Tandy Darby
Independent: James Hart
City of Dresden Alderman At-Large (vote for 3):
Ralph Cobb
Lyndal Dilday
Kenneth Moore
Willie Jay Parker
City of Dresden Alderman At-Large (vote for 1):
Jennifer Reddick Schlicht
Town of Gleason Mayor:
Charles Anderson
Town of Gleason Alderman At-Large (vote for 4):
Mike Bennett
- Shawn Francisco
James Mayor Hines
Mike Stafford
City of Greenfield Mayor:
Cindy McAdams
City of Greenfield Alderman At-Large (vote for four):
Brad Borneman
Ray Ann Ewing
Donald Ray High
Randy Potts
Paul D. Richmond
Cody Ricketts
Becky Galey Strawn
City of Martin Alderman Ward 1:
John “Tony” Prince
Celeste Taylor
City of Martin Ward 2:
Marvin Flatt
City of Martin Alderman Ward 3:
Jacob Crowe
Randy Edwards
Town of Sharon Mayor:
Donna Stricklin
Town of Sharon Alderman At-Large (vote for two):
Stewart Broussard
Wanda Hamlin
Alex Britt, Elections Administrator can be reached at 731-364-5564 or at elections@weakleycountytn.gov.
