Rutherford County, Tennessee

Circuit Court Clerk

What this office does

Clerk of court. The clerk of court keeps the official records of the county's trial courts: filings, case files, judgments and, in many states, jury lists and court fees. The clerk's office manages the court's finances, issues certain licenses and, in some states, handles probate or small-claims paperwork. The clerk does not decide cases.

This race. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Decided at the 2026 primary: Jeff McKinney won the seat

DECIDED at the August 6, 2026 county general election: Jeff McKinney was elected unopposed with 97 percent, per the Rutherford County Election Commission's official results. This office will not appear on the November 3 ballot. 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.

Winner

Jeff McKinney

Republican

Biography

Jeff McKinney is the Republican nominee for Rutherford County Circuit Court Clerk, per WGNS.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Circuit Court Clerk in 2026?

The Circuit Court Clerk race was decided at the 2026 primary - Jeff McKinney won the seat - and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. One candidate was on the primary ballot: Jeff McKinney. Candidate information follows official Rutherford County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Circuit Court Clerk 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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Jeff McKinney, full profile Official Tennessee election office