Tuesday 10th March 2026

Henry County Candidates Qualify For August 6 Election; Three-Way County Mayor Race Set

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Paris, Tenn.–There will be plenty of candidates in Henry County for the August 6 Primary and General Election. The County Elections Office has been a very busy place, as today was the qualifying deadline.

 

There will be one more candidate for Henry County Mayor, with Catherine Herrera announcing a run as an Independent. The other two candidates already announced: Jonathan Lodge, who is running as an Independent, and David Webb, who is running as a Republican.

 

Other County Officials who are running for re-election do not have opponents, including Incumbents Josh Frey, Sheriff, Republican; Mike Wilson, Circuit Court Clerk, Independent; Donna Craig, County Clerk, Independent; Randi French, Trustee, Independent; and Pam Martin, Register of Deeds, Independent; Chad Cox, General Sessions/Juvenile Court Judge.

 

There will be plenty of people running for county commissioners in all the districts on the ballot.

 

County Commission, District 1:

Chelsea Eichel, Republican

James Eichel, Republican

David Flowers, Independent

Daniel Powell, Independent

Gatlin Primrose, Independent

Blake Stewart, Independent

Austin Thompson, Independent

Caleb Townsend, Independent

 

(Primrose is currently a County Commissioners for District 1)

 

County Commission, District 2

Ralph Wiles Republican

Charles Elizondo, Independent

Paul Neal, Independent

Eric Walker, Indepedent

 

(Wiles, Elizondo and Neal are currently County Commissioners for District 2)

 

County Commission, District 3

Monte Starks, Republican

Marty Visser, Republican

Todd Wright, Republican

 

(Starks and Visser are currently County Commissioners for District 3)

 

County Commission, District 4

James Higgins, Republican

David Hayes, Independent

Kenneth Humphreys, Independent

Ricky Parker, Independent

 

(Higgins, Hayes and Humphreys are currently County Commissioners for District 4)

 

County Commission, District 5

Patrick Burns, Republican

Randall Perry, Republican

Joe Rice, Republican

James Thomas Bates, Independent

Gregory Carter, Independent

 

(Burns is currently County Commissioner for District 5)

 

County Sheriff

Josh Frey Republican

 

Constable District 2

Chris Coley

Constable District 3

Thomas L. Bell

Constable District 5

Matthew Liotta

 

County Mayor

David Webb Republican

Jonathan Lodge Independent

Catherine Herrera Independent

 

Democratic State Executive Committee

James Benau Tammy Floyd-Wade

 

Republican State Executive Committee

Ryan Ellegood Tess Robbins

 

General Sessions/Juvenile Court Judge

Chad Cox, Republican

 

Road Board:

 

District 1

Clint Diggs

 

District 3

Michael Parker, Republican

 

District 5

Emory Bradley, Republican

 

Henry County Schools Board

 

District 4

Jim McCampbell Independent

 

District 2

Rusty Wiles, Republican

 

PSSD Board

Jon Davidson, Bill Jelks, Rachel Steedly, all Independent

 

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