Tuesday, May 3, 2022
State and County Primary Election
State / Federal / Municipal Primary and County General
Voter Registration Deadline:
April 4, 2022
Early Voting Period:
April 13 – 28, 2022
Absentee By-Mail Request Form Period:
Feb. 2 – April 26, 2022
Military Requests:
Jan. 1 – Nov. 1, 2022
(The FPCA Military/Overseas form is valid for all 3 of the 2022 elections.)
Candidate Petition Pick Up Period for County Primary:
Dec. 20, 2021 – Feb. 17, 2022 (by Noon)
Withdrawal:
Feb. 24, 2022 (by Noon)
*Note: Independent Candidates have the same pick up and qualifying deadlines as partisan candidates.
County Primary:
- County Mayor
- County Clerk
- County Commissioners
- Register of Deeds
- Trustee
- Circuit Court Clerk
- Sheriff
- Chancellor
- Circuit Court Judge
- Criminal Court Judge
- District Attorney General
- General Sessions Court Judge
- Public Defender
- County School Board (District 1, 3 Seats)
- County School Board (District 3, 3 Seats)
*Note: Independent candidates have the same pick up and qualifying deadlines as partisan candidates.l
*Note: 1st Judicial District Includes Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, Wash
Primaries for state judicial offices and applicable county offices will be held where a party calls for primary. The deadlines below apply to all candidates for these offices if a primary has been called, whether they will be nominated by primary or caucus or file as independent candidates. No petition is necessary for caucus nominations; however, the nominating party must submit the caucus nomination by the qualifying deadline.
| Deadline to Call Primary | Monday, August 23, 2021 |
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| Deadline to Rescind Call for Primary | Friday, November 19, 2021 |
| First Day to Pick Up Petitions | Monday, December 20, 2021* *May be delayed for some offices until redistricting is completed. |
| Qualifying Deadline | Thursday, February 17, 2022 (by Noon) |
| Withdrawal Deadline | Thursday, February 24, 2022 (by Noon) |
| Voter Registration Deadline | Monday, April 4, 2022 |
| Early Voting Period | Wednesday, April 13 – Thursday, April 28, 2022 |
| Absentee Ballot Request Deadline | Tuesday, April 26, 2022 |
Thursday, August 4, 2022
State and Federal Primary and State and County General Election
State / Federal / Municipal Primary and County General
Voter Registration Deadline:
July 5, 2022
Early Voting Period:
July 15 – 30, 2022
Absentee By-Mail Request Form Period:
May 6 – July 28, 2022
Military Requests:
Jan. 1 – Nov. 1, 2022
(The FPCA Military/Overseas form is valid for all 3 of the 2022 elections.)
Candidate Petition Pick Up Period for State / Federal / Municipal Primary:
Feb. 7 – April 7, 2022 (by Noon)
Withdrawal:
April 14, 2022 (by Noon)
*Note: Independent Candidates have the same pick up and qualifying deadlines as partisan candidates.
State / Federal / Municipal Primary:
- Governor
- TN State Senator
- US House of Representatives- 1st Congressional District
- City School Board (4 Seats)
- State of TN House of Representatives (District 6 & 7)
- Republican & Democratic State Executive Committeeman & Committeewoman
County General
- County Mayor
- County Clerk
- County Commissioners
- Register of Deeds
- Trustee
- Circuit Court Clerk
- Sheriff
- Chancellor
- Circuit Court Judge
- Criminal Court Judge
- District Attorney General
- General Sessions Court Judge
- Public Defender
- County School Board (District 1, 3 Seats)
- County School Board (District 3, 3 Seats)
Primaries elections will be held for Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate (odd-numbered Districts), and Tennessee House of Representatives. General elections will be held for state judicial offices and applicable county offices. These deadlines also apply to independent candidates for these offices.
| First Day to Pick Up Petitions | Monday, February 7, 2022* *May be delayed for some offices until redistricting is completed. |
|---|---|
| Qualifying Deadline | Thursday, April 7, 2022 (by Noon) |
| Withdrawal Deadline | Thursday, April 14, 2022 (by Noon) |
| Voter Registration Deadline | Tuesday, July 5, 2022 |
| Early Voting | Friday, July 15 – Saturday, July 30, 2022 |
| Absentee Ballot Request Deadline | Thursday, July 28, 2022 |
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
State and Federal General Election
State / Federal General and Jonesborough / JC Municipal
Voter Registration Deadline:
Oct. 11, 2022
Early Voting Period:
Oct. 19 – Nov. 3, 2022
Absentee By-Mail Request Form Period:
Aug. 10 – Nov. 1, 2022
Military Requests:
Jan. 1 – Nov. 1, 2022
(The FPCA Military/Overseas form is valid for all 3 of the 2022 elections.)
Candidate Petition Pick Up Period for Jonesborough / JC Municipal:
June 20 – Aug. 18 2022 (by Noon)
Withdrawal:
Aug. 25, 2022 (by Noon)
State / Federal General:
- Governor
- TN State Senator
- US House of Representatives- 1st Congressional District
- State of TN House of Representatives (District 6 & 7)
Municipals
- City of JC Commissioners (2 Seats)
- City of JC School Board (4 Seats)
- Town of Jonesborough Alderman (2 Seats)
- Town of Jonesborough Mayor
All candidates (including independents ) for Governor, U.S. House of Representatives, Tennessee Senate (odd-numbered districts), and Tennessee House of Representatives must follow the qualifying dates for the August election. For municipal elections held with the November election, the qualifying dates below apply.
| First Day to Pick Up Petitions | Monday, June 20, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Qualifying Deadline | Thursday, August 18, 2022 (by Noon) |
| Withdrawal Deadline | Thursday, August 25, 2022 (by Noon) |
| Voter Registration Deadline | Tuesday, October 11 2022 |
| Early Voting | Wednesday, October 19 – Thursday, November 3, 2022 |
| Absentee Ballot Request Deadline | Tuesday, November 1, 2022 |
