Election/Appointment Schedule
Counties with 2028 Elections
| Bedford | Jefferson | Rhea |
| Campbell | Lewis | Roane |
| Cheatham | Macon | Rutherford |
| Claiborne | Marion | Smith |
| Giles | Maury | Trousdale |
| Hamblen | Montgomery | Union |
| Henderson | Moore | |
| Henry | Overton | |
| Humphreys | Polk | |
Counties with 2026 Elections
| Anderson | Greene | Monroe |
| Benton | Grundy | Morgan |
| Bledsoe | Hancock | Perry |
| Blount | Hardeman | Pickett |
| Bradley | Hardin | Putnam |
| Carroll | Hawkins | Scott |
| Carter | Hickman | Sequatchie |
| Chester | Houston | Sevier |
| Clay | Jackson | Stewart |
| Cocke | Johnson | Sullivan |
| Coffee | Lawrence | Sumner |
| Cumberland | Lincoln | Unicoi |
| Decatur | Loudon | Van Buren |
| DeKalb | McMinn | Warren |
| Dyer | McNairy | Wayne |
| Fentress | Marshall | Weakley |
| Grainger | Meigs | White |
Counties with Appointed CAO’s
| Cannon | Hamilton** | Robertson |
| Crockett | Haywood | Shelby** |
| Davidson** | Knox** | Tipton |
| Dickson | Lake | Washington |
| Fayette | Lauderdale | Williamson |
| Franklin | Madison | Wilson |
| Gibson | Obion | |
** Counties exempt pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. ยง 54-7-102
