JAMES WOOD

Staff Writer

Bedford County’s local primary elections will be held tomorrow (May 5) at various polling locations for each precinct.

Starting at 9 a.m. and lasting until 7 p.m., voters will be able to make their choice in the Republican and Democratic primaries for who will progress into the general election in August. 

Independents will not be on primary ballots and will only appear in the general election.

When early voting for the primary ended on April 30, approximately 2,172 ballots had been requested, with 1,976 Republican ballots and 196 Democratic ballots being requested respectively.

There will be 11 polling places open during election day, being the following:

• Wartrace Baptist Church (105 Vine St. N, Wartrace, TN)
• Webb School Gym (319 Webb Rd. E, Bell Buckle, TN)
• Agriculture Center (2119 Midland Rd., Shelbyville, TN)
• Community Elementary School Gym (3480 Hwy 41 A N, Unionville, TN)
• Bedford – WBTS Community Club (2020 Hwy 64 W, Shelbyville, TN)
• Flat Creek Community Center (115 New Herman Rd., Shelbyville, TN)
• Normandy First Baptist Church (100 Center St., Normandy, TN)
• East Side School (421 Elliott St., Shelbyville, TN)
• Deery Eakin School Gym (1100 Glen Oaks Rd., Shelbyville, TN)
• Thomas Magnet School Gym (515 Tate Ave., Shelbyville, TN)
• South Side School Gym (903 S Cannon Blvd., Shelbyville, TN)

Citizens are required to vote at their assigned precinct based on their home address attributed to their Voter ID. To verify this information, the Tennessee Secretary of State website offers an online voter registration look-up feature to find your precinct.