Eight candidates are running for three Collierville alderman seats Nov. 3, and two school board seats are on the ballot. Who is running and where to vote early.
Eight candidates are running for three seats on the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen in the Nov. 3 election. Two of the three races have three candidates each. Two Collierville School Board seats are also on the ballot.
The candidates are listed on the Shelby County Election Commission’s official sample ballot for Nov. 3, 2026 (PDF). Early voting resumes Monday and ends Thursday, Oct. 29.
Who is on the Collierville ballot
The alderman races are nonpartisan. Candidates are listed in ballot order, and each race also has a write-in line.
| Race | Candidates |
|---|---|
| Alderman, Position 1 | Tim Goddard, Charles Hall, Jason Lederfine |
| Alderman, Position 2 | Steve Christensen, Jewel Jordan, Chad Kelsey |
| Alderman, Position 4 | Liz Deely, Missy Marshall |
| School Board, Position 2 | Michael Ebbs (Republican nominee), Jason Morrison (Democratic nominee) |
| School Board, Position 4 | Tom Bailey (Republican nominee), unopposed |
All eight alderman candidates had their petitions approved by the Aug. 20 qualifying deadline, the commission’s list of petitions filed (PDF) shows.
Three incumbents on the ballot
Each alderman race includes the person who holds the seat now.
- Charles Hall (Position 1) and Jewel Jordan (Position 2) were appointed by the board on Jan. 16, 2025. The town said at the time they were picked from 39 applicants and would serve until the Nov. 3, 2026, election. The seats opened when Maureen Fraser and Billy Patton resigned to run for mayor in 2024, under the town’s resign-to-run rule.
- Missy Marshall (Position 4) was elected in 2020 and 2022 and is serving her second term, the town says.
This is the first time voters will choose who holds Positions 1 and 2 since Fraser and Patton left them. The board’s current members and contacts are on our City Hall page.
Collierville alderman races can go to a runoff. The Election Commission held a town runoff for Position 3 on Dec. 10, 2024 (PDF), five weeks after that year’s November vote.
The school board races
Collierville School Board races are partisan, unlike the alderman races. Michael Ebbs, the Republican nominee, and Jason Morrison, the Democratic nominee, are running for Position 2. Tom Bailey, the Republican nominee, is the only name on the ballot for Position 4.
The school board sets policy and the budget for Collierville Schools. Our schools guide lists the district’s schools and how board meetings work.
Early voting is running ahead of 2022
Shelby County voters cast 100,847 ballots in the first nine days of early voting, through Friday, Oct. 23. At the same point in 2022, the total was 61,612, according to the commission’s early voting daily report (PDF).
Collierville’s early voting site, Collierville Church of Christ at 575 Shelton Road, took 5,304 of those ballots. Its busiest day was Monday, Oct. 19, with 677.
The rest of the ballot
Collierville voters also choose a governor, a U.S. senator, a member of Congress and state legislators on the same ballot. Three proposed amendments to the Tennessee Constitution are also on it. The sample ballot shows every race and the full amendment wording.
What it means for you
- Vote early at Collierville Church of Christ, 575 Shelton Road, or any other Shelby County early voting site. Early voting runs Monday through Thursday, Oct. 26-29, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., the commission’s early voting schedule (PDF) shows.
- On Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, vote at your assigned polling place. The commission’s Election Day precinct list (PDF) has every location.
- Bring a photo ID. Our voting guide covers accepted IDs, absentee rules and the commission’s contacts.
- Questions? Call the Shelby County Election Commission at 901-222-1200.
The Collierville Journal does not endorse candidates. We will publish the results from the Election Commission’s own count on election night.
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