Rex Lynch

Current office and 2026 campaign

Rex Lynch is a Republican candidate for Anderson County Circuit Court Clerk in Tennessee, seeking re-election in the August 6, 2026 primary ¹². He is the incumbent, having first been elected to the office in August 2018 ⁷.

Lynch serves as the Circuit Court Clerk for Anderson County, based in Clinton. His responsibilities include assembling and presenting judicial information to the Circuit, Criminal, General Sessions, and Juvenile Courts; archiving public records; collecting and disbursing court fees; and maintaining the county’s law library ⁷. The office also issues arraignment notices, summons, subpoenas, and juror summons ⁷. In 2024, Lynch’s office implemented changes to service fees for sheriff-related services following the passage of state legislation (HB 1012/SB 1493) ⁷. Effective January 1, 2026, clerk fees were adjusted pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 8-21-401 ⁷.

Prior to his tenure as Circuit Court Clerk, Lynch served as the Mayor of Anderson County. He was elected to that position and easily re-elected to a fourth term in August 2010 ²⁵. His time as mayor ended abruptly in July 2012 when he resigned amid a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe ²⁵. Lynch had been indicted by a grand jury on nine counts, including seven felonies for sales tax fraud, one count of conflict of interest, and one count of official misconduct ²⁵. The indictment alleged that Lynch falsified vehicle transfer affidavits between 2007 and 2009 to receive personal benefit through the sale of vehicles to the Anderson County government via a third-party vendor ²⁵. Specifically, he was accused of lying on titles for a truck sold to a middleman in 2009, who then sold it to the county for $9,205 ²⁵. Lynch posted bond and was released from jail before resigning; his resignation letter stated he regretted the "circumstances of my own making" and apologized to the people of Anderson County ²⁵.

Lynch is listed on the Tennessee Secretary of State’s candidate lists for the 2026 election cycle ¹². He maintains an official office presence at 100 N. Main Street, Suite 301, in Clinton, TN, and can be contacted via email at [email protected] or [email protected] ⁷, ¹¹.

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