A total of 21 candidates are in the race for General Sessions Court Judge Division 7.

The field remained at 21 at Monday’s noon deadline for candidates to withdraw. It is the largest field of contenders of any election, primary or general on the Aug. 5 ballot.

Noon was also the deadline for withdrawals in the six candidate field for Criminal Court Judge Division 3.

The two elections are part of a set of five special judicial elections on the Aug. 5 ballot.

The field of candidates for the other three are already set.

The candidates for Criminal Court Judge Div. 3 according to the listing from the Shelby County Election Commission are:

LaTonya Sue Burrow

Bobby Carter

Claiborne Ferguson

Larry Nance

Gerald Skahan

Glenn Wright

The candidates for General Sessions Criminal Court Judge Div. 7 are:

Bill Anderson Jr.

Taurus Martin Bailey

Mischelle Alexander Best

Billy Bond

Alan B. Crickmore

Damita Dandridge

Bryan A. Davis

Erica Gatewood

Rhonda Wilson Harris

Dennis Johnson

Sherrie Miller-Johnson

Cathy Hailey Kent

Herbert Lane

Rick McKenna

Derek Renfroe

Janet Lansky Shipman

Terrance Tatum

Tim J. Thompson

Randall B. Tolley

Karen Tyler

Carolyn S. Watkins