2026 Election Field Continues to Grow

Six days have now passed that the Cannon County Election Commission office has  accepted petitions for this year’s elections.  As of Friday, three incumbents will be facing opposition.

Note: Candidates who have Qualified for the Ballot will be Marked with a (Q) – otherwise, they have only collected their Petitions.

Note: Candidates running as Republicans will be Marked with (R) – otherwise, they are running as Independents. These Candidates, if qualified, will appear on the May 5th Ballot.

Sandy Hollandsworth (Q) – Register of Deeds

Franz Walkup (R) – Register of Deeds

Chris Brown (Petition Returned / Waiting on POST) – Sheriff

Bill Sharp (R) (Petition Returned / Waiting on POST) – Sheriff

Norma Knox (Q) – Trustee

Neal Appelbaum – Trustee

Lana Jones – County Clerk

Katina George (Q) – Circuit Court Clerk

Greg Mitchell (Q) – County Executive

Jim Bush (R) – County Executive

Krystal Alexander – County Commission, District 5

Tony Burnett – County Commission, District 5

Randy Gannon (Q) – County Commission, District 4

Michael Hollandsworth – County Commission, District 4

Curtis George – County Commission, District 3

Chase Martin – County Commission, District 3

Rebecca Tramel – School Board, District 2

The Window to qualify for the August 6th, 2026 Ballot is now OPEN. February 19th at NOON is the end of the window.