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Montgomery County, Tennessee

Montgomery County Mayor

What this office does

Mayor. The mayor is the city's chief elected official. In a strong-mayor city the mayor runs the city government, prepares the budget and appoints department heads; in a council-manager city the mayor presides over the council and a hired manager runs operations. Which model applies depends on the city charter.

This race. The sitting officeholder, Wes Golden, is on the ballot.

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Decided at the 2026 primary: Wes Golden won the seat

DECIDED at the August 6, 2026 county general election: Wes Golden won with 58.1 percent over Isaac Greenwood (31.4 percent) in a 3-way race, per local reporting reporting of the Montgomery County Election Commission's results (re-verify against the commission's certified results). This office will not appear on the November 3 ballot. On Montgomery County's August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified qualified-candidates list. County offices are decided at this election; the printed ballot also provides a write-in line. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount.

Winner

Wes Golden

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Recruit commercial retail to grow the sales-tax base that funds schools, per Clarksville Now's Q&A
  • Quality-of-life investments including the planned county fairgrounds and Greenway, per Clarksville Now's Q&A
  • Stormwater improvements in the Farmington area, per Clarksville Now's Q&A
Biography

Golden previously worked as Environmental Health Manager for Martinrea and as Health and Safety Manager for the City of Clarksville before becoming Montgomery County Mayor, per the campaign site. He also served the community as a firefighter and EMT and was named YMCA Volunteer of the Year in 2016. Under his first term, the county created the Montgomery County Fire Department and opened new schools and parks.

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Also ran in the primary

Isaac Greenwood

Democratic

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Charter a countywide housing cooperative for affordable housing, per Clarksville Now
  • Light county roads and improve traffic flow, per Clarksville Now
  • A 'Farm to Cafeteria' free school lunch program and restructured adequate facilities tax, per Clarksville Now
Biography

Data-systems professional who has spent eight years leading teams designing solutions for complex data systems, per Clarksville Now's campaign announcement. Worked his way through Volunteer State Community College and Tennessee Tech, and volunteers with the Clarksville-Montgomery Voting Alliance, per the same announcement.

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Christine Marie McNemar

Independent

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Pause unnecessary capital projects until school and road needs are met, per Clarksville Now's Q&A
  • Reforestation and developer accountability to fight flooding and sinkholes, per Clarksville Now's Q&A
  • Youth services: employment, recreation, driver's education and mental health access, per Clarksville Now's Q&A
Biography

Foster parent who has fostered teens in the community for four years, per her responses in Clarksville Now's candidate Q&A. Argues the county has taken on irresponsible bond debt and should pause non-essential capital projects, per the same Q&A.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Montgomery County Mayor in 2026?

The Montgomery County Mayor race was decided at the 2026 primary - Wes Golden won the seat - and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. 3 candidates were on the primary ballot: Wes Golden, Isaac Greenwood and Christine Marie McNemar. Candidate information follows official Montgomery County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Montgomery County Mayor election in Tennessee?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Tennessee are on the Tennessee election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate roster from official Montgomery County and state election office filings, last verified October 15, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Tennessee House District 68Tennessee House District 75Tennessee Senate District 23See all 4 Montgomery County races
Candidate profiles
Wes Golden, full profileIsaac Greenwood, full profileChristine Marie McNemar, full profileOfficial Tennessee election office