Tennessee: what's on the November 3, 2026 ballot
Every candidate below is listed alphabetically, with party shown as text only. Open a name for their stated positions, background and recent news, each with sources.
Open Tennessee on the mapKey dates
- Voter registration deadline: October 5, 2026. This deadline has passed.
- Early in-person voting: October 14, 2026 to October 29, 2026. Hours and locations vary by county. Check with your county election commission.
- Last day to request an absentee (mail) ballot: October 24, 2026. Your county election commission must receive the request by Saturday, October 24. Tennessee voters must meet an eligibility reason to vote absentee.
- Election Day: November 3, 2026. Polling hours are set by each county. Polls close at 7 p.m. Central or 8 p.m. Eastern. Check your county election commission for opening times.
Official election information: Tennessee Secretary of State – Elections
Who's running
Only the U.S. Senate and governor races are loaded so far. Other statewide offices, ballot measures, U.S. House and local races aren't loaded yet. Check your sample ballot for the full list.
United States Senate
Voters elect one U.S. senator for a six-year term. Incumbent Republican Bill Hagerty is running for a second term.
Not yet checked against the state's official candidate list. Confirm on your sample ballot.
- Marquita Bradshaw Democratic · Challenger
Marquita Bradshaw is an environmental justice advocate from Memphis who runs the nonprofit Sowing Justice. She was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Tennessee in 2020,… - Tharon Chandler Independent · Challenger
- Andrew Gerena Independent · Challenger
- Bill Hagerty Republican · Incumbent
Bill Hagerty is the incumbent Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee and is running for re-election in 2026 instead of running for governor. He won the August 2026 Republican… - Jeremy Dean Hearn Independent · Challenger
- James William Macon III Independent · Challenger
- Robert Jones Independent · Challenger
- David Sutman, Jr. Independent · Challenger
- Yoshi D. Matthews Independent · Challenger
- Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson Independent · Challenger
Governor
Voters elect a governor for a four-year term. This is an open seat because Gov. Bill Lee is term-limited. Tennessee does not elect a lieutenant governor.
Some independent candidates' names may be printed slightly differently on the ballot. Check your sample ballot.
- Misam Abidi Independent · Open seat
- Marsha Blackburn Republican · Open seat
- Dean Brewer Independent · Open seat
- Ray Brown Independent · Open seat
- Jerri Green Democratic · Open seat
- David Hatley Independent · Open seat
- Wendell Jackson Independent · Open seat
- Charles Van Morgan Independent · Open seat
- Eddie Lee Murphy Independent · Open seat
- Lauren Pinkston Independent · Open seat
- Victor L. Scoggin Independent · Open seat
- Dave Seeman Independent · Open seat
- Karl Knox Smithson Independent · Open seat
- L. Webb Taylor Independent · Open seat
- Robert C. Vick Independent · Open seat
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