Section 8-11-101 - Election - Term of office(a) A county trustee is elected for each county by the qualified voters thereof, and holds office for four (4) years and until a successor is qualified.(b) If a vacancy shall occur in the office of trustee, the vacancy shall be filled as provided for in § 5-1-104(b).Code 1858, § 424 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 2, § 4); Shan., §520; mod. Code 1932, § 772; impl. am. Tenn. Const., art. 7, § 1 as amended in 1960; impl. am. Acts 1961, ch. 194, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-1101; Acts 1981, ch. 318, § 6.