Tensions in heavily GOP Tenn. county after conservative takeover reflect wider battle over elections

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1 of 29 Pedestrians cross South Water Ave. in front of the courthouse Thursday, May 4...

May 21, 2023
7:12 PM

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1 of 29 Pedestrians cross South Water Ave. in front of the courthouse Thursday, May 4, 2023, in Gallatin, Tenn. In Sumner County, a local Constitutional Republicans group won a majority last year on the county commission. They have waged a political war on fellow Republicans they view as insufficiently conservative and are feuding with the county's election commission in ways that could affect preparations for the 2024 presidential election.

Christina A. Cassidy