Jeff McKinney
Republican
Unseated two-term incumbent Circuit Court Clerk Melissa Harrell in the May Republican primary with nearly 55 percent of the vote, per WGNS. Unopposed on the August ballot.
Rutherford County, Tennessee
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One candidate is tracked for Circuit Court Clerk on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jeff McKinney. Candidate information follows official Rutherford County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Jeff McKinney is the only name printing: he unseated two-term incumbent Circuit Court Clerk Melissa Harrell in the May Republican primary, per WGNS. On Rutherford County's August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified sample ballot. 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.
Republican
Unseated two-term incumbent Circuit Court Clerk Melissa Harrell in the May Republican primary with nearly 55 percent of the vote, per WGNS. Unopposed on the August ballot.