Ballots for the Carter County Board of Education and Tennessee General Assembly in August are now set.

The August 2 election will serve as the county’s General Election as well as a primary election for state and federal offices.

Because Carter County Board of Education members do not run on party lines, that election will also be featured on the August ballot. Four of the eight seats on the Board are up for election. Residents in the county’s 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 7th Districts will select their representative on the Board in August.

Two candidates qualified for the race for the 2nd District seat — LaDonna Stout Boone and Darrell Turbyfill. The 2nd District is comprised of the Roan Mountain and Tiger Valley Precincts.

Two candidates qualified for the race for the 3rd District seat — Patrick Bitner and Dave Buck. The 3rd District is comprised of the Central, Keenburg, Range, and Watauga Precincts.

One candidate qualified for the race for the 5th District seat — Tony Garland. The 5th District is comprised of the Happy Valley Precinct.

Two candidates qualified for the race for the 7th District seat — Josh Hubbard and Steve Hyder. The 7th District is comprised of the Gap Creek and Westside Precincts.

Up for re-election in the Tennessee General Assembly are local officials State Rep. John Holsclaw Jr. (House District 4), State Rep. Timothy Hill (House District 3), and State Sen. Rusty Crowe (Senate District 3). Holsclaw, Hill, and Crowe all represent portions of Carter County in the Tennessee General Assembly.

In the race for Senate District 3, Crowe is running unopposed for the Republican Party Primary. No candidate filed to run for the seat in the Democratic Party Primary.

Hill is unopposed in the Republican Party Primary. Jessica Livesay qualified as a candidate for the Democratic Party Primary race for the House District 3 seat.

In the race for the House District 4 seat, Holsclaw will face off against Tim Lingerfelt in the Republican Party Primary. The winner of that race will go on to the General Election in November to face off against Mary Elizabeth Harder who is running unopposed for the Democratic Party Primary for the seat.

Also appearing on the ballot will be the unexpired term for District Attorney General of the First Judicial District. The previous District Attorney General Tony Clark passed away in March leaving a vacancy in the office. Clark was midway through his second eight-year term at the time of his death.

On Tuesday, the judiciary of the First Judicial District appointed and swore in Ken Baldwin to serve as the District Attorney Pro Tem until an election could be held.

Governor Bill Haslam issued a writ of election to have the remainder of Clark’s term placed on the ballot in August. The deadline for individuals to qualify as candidates for the office was on Thursday. Whoever is elected will serve the remaining four years of the term, which is set to expire in 2022.

Baldwin was the only candidate who qualified to appear on the ballot for the District Attorney General’s race.