The general election for the Tennessee House District 86, coming on March 14, will be a first of its kind because we have a single candidate on the ballot, Justin Pearson! Click here(link is external) to see Election Day polling locations. The law requires us to have a general election, but Mr. Pearson has already been installed as Tennessee Representative Justin Pearson, as he’s the only candidate on the ballot.
With no Republican candidates on the ticket during the primary election, the Tennessee House District 86 primary election in January essentially decided the election. Democratic voters selected Representative Pearson to fill the position that the late Barbara Cooper held for many years. Voters chose the youngest candidate on the ballot, Justin Pearson, 28. Pearson is a community activist who made a name for himself when he spearheaded the effort to stop the Byhalia Pipeline project to protect our precious water supply.
The primary election results were certified on Thursday, Jan. 26. To see the certified results, click here.
Linda Phillips, Administrator of Elections