The Gist
Home

County

County Council Member, Putnam County

District 1

Vote for
1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county council is Putnam County's fiscal body: it adopts the budget, sets tax rates and approves spending.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Chuck SpearsDemocratic

    • Pledges scrutiny of how county tax dollars are prioritized

  • Wayne HuffmanRepublican

    • Supports setting a spending cap before advancing the annex

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 1 issue covered in this race.