With Election Day approaching Tuesday, only one of Bartlett’s six races has any drama with the candidates for the other five offices basking in the luxury of running unopposed.

Bartlett’s Alderman Position 6 race is the one where voters must decide the victor as incumbent Kevin Quinn faces challengers Kenneth Hayes and Josh McNeil.

October was a busy month for some candidates, with a public forum on Oct. 15, early voting, which ended Thursday, and a variety of other campaigning efforts to sway an undecided voter.

Hayes has no last-second strategies in his first run for public office.

“I still stand on the reason that I entered the race: to represent the whole community. I hope the Board of Aldermen will reflect the makeup of the entire community,” he said.

Hayes served in the U.S. Army during the Desert Storm Iraq/Iran conflict in the early 1990s and is retired military. He was appointed to the Bartlett Station Commission earlier this year and is a Shelby County Election Commission poll deputy as well as a former Red Cross volunteer and participant in Leadership Bartlett.

Campaigning for the office allowed McNeil to meet more people in the community and learn about their concerns while promoting his position on issues and why he is passionate about serving the city.

“Challenging an incumbent is an uphill battle from the start, but I believe we have great momentum heading into Election Day,” he said.

McNeil, a member of Bartlett’s Planning Commission and Industrial Development Board, played football for the University of Tennessee. He works for Noresco, helping cities, counties and school districts across Tennessee to improve their work.

“My goal since Day 1 has been to convey how my career experience — what I stand for and my passion — will benefit our city,” he said.

Quinn is looking for his second four-year term in Position 6. He defeated incumbent Paula Sedgwick in 2020 by a mere 60 votes. He was unsuccessful in a 2022 race for Bartlett mayor when David Parsons was elected.

“Early voting meant some long days at Harmony Church, but it was great to connect personally with so many Bartlettonians who wanted to tell me why they support me and talk about our shared love of this city,” said Quinn, a TV, radio and digital media specialist and partner in Quinn Family Farm LLC.

In recent weeks at the polls, he has seen many voters cast their ballots despite physical difficulties that could have hindered them from making it to the early voting location.

“This really drives home how important the cherished right to vote is to so many,” he said, encouraging anyone who missed early voting to know their precinct location before Tuesday. 

In the suburb’s two uncontested alderman races, Monique Williams and Jack Young will win four-year terms for Position 4 and Position 5, respectively.

The city’s three races for Bartlett City Schools board all uncontested, with David Cook, Shirley Jackson, and Brad Ratliff set to win new four-year terms representing the suburban school system.