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Contest for Register of Deeds
County
Fayette County
primary - Partisan - Register of Deeds
About this office
The Fayette County Register of Deeds maintains the official public record of all real-property transactions in the county — deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and other instruments affecting title to land. The office verifies recording requirements, collects recording fees and taxes, and makes the records available for public search. The Register does not issue titles, verify ownership disputes, or resolve boundary matters — those are handled elsewhere.
Term length: 4 years.
This role calls for
- Careful records management of deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, and other instruments affecting title to land.
- Working knowledge of Tennessee recording statutes and the recording-tax schedule.
- Accuracy and indexing discipline — an error in the register's records can cloud title for years.
- Public-access service: the records are open, and users include title companies, attorneys, and individual property owners.
- Budget and technology literacy for maintaining a searchable, increasingly-digital record system.
Derived from the office's statutory duties and operational reality. Candidate summaries below map each candidate's documented experience to these requirements.
Campaigns
Republican Primary
1 candidate
Kimberly Akins
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Currently listed as 'Kim Akins' among the staff of the Fayette County Register of Deeds office, which is headed by Register Eddie Pattat. Internal experience with the register's recording workflow and indexing is plausible but not independently confirmed in public sources. Has filed a 2026 Tennessee Ethics Commission Statement of Interest as a candidate for Register of Deeds. Bio does not indicate formal training in Tennessee recording statutes, budget oversight, or prior office management outside the existing staff role; no additional biographical information was located in Ballotpedia, local news, or Facebook.