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5 candidates are tracked for Murfreesboro City Council on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jami K. Averwater, Madelyn Scales Harris, Austin Maxwell, Jacob Morphis and Jeffrey Wooden. Candidate information follows official Rutherford County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Voters choose three of five candidates for three at-large seats; sitting members Averwater, Scales Harris and Maxwell are the incumbents whose seats are up. On the August 6, 2026 Murfreesboro municipal ballot, which runs alongside the county general, per the certified municipal sample ballot. City races are nonpartisan. 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.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Sitting at-large Murfreesboro City Council member, per the city's official council roster, seeking re-election; participated in the June League of Women Voters candidate forum, per the city's news release.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Sitting at-large council member, per the city's official council roster, with council service dating back over a decade; seeking re-election.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Sitting at-large council member, per the city's official council roster, seeking re-election; participated in the June League of Women Voters candidate forum, per the city's news release.
Nonpartisan
Challenger for one of three at-large seats; participated in the June League of Women Voters candidate forum, per the city's news release.
Nonpartisan
Challenger for one of three at-large seats; participated in the June League of Women Voters candidate forum, per the city's news release.