Tennessee

Tennessee Voter Guide 2026

Browse tracked Tennessee jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

State hubs preview the places and candidate profiles we’re tracking now. A ZIP code shows your statewide and congressional races; a street address adds county and city contests.

State Snapshot

Primary ElectionAug. 6, 2026

General ElectionNov. 3, 2026

StateTennessee

Places Listed32

Profiles539

Tennessee's congressional district boundaries were redrawn in a May 2026 special session, and the new map faces a pending court challenge. Confirm your current district with the state's official address lookup at tncot.cc/tndistrict; district lists here update as the courts rule.

2026 Statewide Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Tennessee's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

Governor

5 candidates

Marsha Blackburn (R)
Marsha Blackburn is Tennessee's senior U.S. senator, elected in 2018 as the first woman the state has sent to the Senate, per her campaign site. She entered public service in 1995 as executive director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission, won a Tennessee State Senate seat in 1998 where she led a grassroots campaign against a proposed state income tax, and later represented Middle and West Tennes
Priorities: Keep taxes and prices low and cut spending and regulation so more companies relocate to and expand in Tennessee · Keep biological males out of girls' and women's sports and locker rooms at Tennessee schools and universities · Work with the federal government on deportations and keep sanctuary cities from taking hold in Tennessee
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Jerri Green (D)
Jerri Green is an attorney who represents District 2 on the Memphis City Council, elected in November 2023, and who the city's official council roster also lists as Shelby County's Chief Public Defender. She previously ran the Community Legal Center, which provides legal services to Memphians who cannot afford them, and served Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris as senior policy advisor and deputy chief of staff, where he
Priorities: Establish paid family leave, affordable child care, and a living wage for working families · Fully fund K-12 classrooms and raise teacher pay instead of diverting dollars into private-school vouchers · Expand Medicaid, especially in rural Tennessee, to keep rural hospitals open
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David Hatley (I)
David Hatley is an independent candidate for Tennessee governor and businessman from East Tennessee. His campaign emphasizes independent leadership, entrepreneurship, public safety, local control, affordability, and a message that voters should have options beyond the two major parties.
Priorities: Offer independent executive leadership · Support entrepreneurship and affordability · Strengthen public safety and local communities
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Lauren Pinkston (I)
Lauren Pinkston is an independent candidate for Tennessee governor and former Lipscomb University professor. Her campaign presents a nonpartisan alternative focused on education, democracy, health care, public trust, and building a broader coalition outside the major-party primary system.
Priorities: Offer a nonpartisan alternative for Tennessee voters · Improve education, health care, and public trust · Build cross-partisan civic participation
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Robert Vick (I)
Robert Vick is an independent candidate for Tennessee governor and educator. His campaign presents a faith-centered, independent message focused on education, families, public safety, and leadership outside the Republican and Democratic primary contests.
Priorities: Offer faith-centered independent leadership · Support education and families · Strengthen public safety and state services
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U.S. Senate

2 candidates

Bill Hagerty (R)Incumbent
Bill Hagerty is Tennessee's incumbent U.S. senator and the Republican nominee for re-election, unopposed on August 6 with all 629,068 votes cast, per the Tennessee Division of Elections. A former U.S. ambassador to Japan and private-sector executive, he has emphasized border security, taxes, regulation, national security, energy, judicial nominations, and support for conservative economic policy.
Priorities: Strengthen border security and national security · Lower taxes and reduce regulation · Advance conservative economic, energy, and judicial policy
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Marquita Bradshaw (D)
Marquita Bradshaw is a Memphis environmental-justice organizer who serves as executive director of Sowing Justice and as environmental justice chair of the Sierra Club's Tennessee chapter, per her campaign site. A South Memphis native and University of Memphis alumna who raised her son as a single mother on a working-class salary, she has organized with the Defense Depot Memphis Concerned Citizens Committee, the Mid-
Priorities: Ensure Tennesseans no longer go bankrupt seeking needed medical care · Rebuild Tennessee's justice system around community policing and restorative justice · Require universal background checks on gun purchases
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Statewide Ballot Measures

3 statewide measures are on Tennessee's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.

Amendment 1: Remove Right to Bail for Certain Criminal Offenses Measure
Remove the right to bail for specified criminal offenses.
Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)
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Amendment 2: Prohibit State Property Taxes Measure
Prohibit the legislature from enacting taxes on property.
Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)
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Amendment 3: Marsy's Law Crime Victims' Rights Measure
Amend the list of crime victims' rights in the constitution.
Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)
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Places We’re Tracking

Open a local guide to preview candidate profiles by county, city, or jurisdiction. A ZIP code lookup is the fastest way to narrow this to a specific ballot.

Rutherford County

74 candidates

74 tracked candidate profiles
33 office types represented

Montgomery County

64 candidates

64 tracked candidate profiles
37 races covered

Shelby County

63 candidates

63 tracked candidate profiles
33 races covered

Davidson County

42 candidates

42 tracked candidate profiles
29 races covered

Knox County

27 candidates

27 tracked candidate profiles
13 races covered

Bradley County

53 candidates

53 tracked candidate profiles
35 office types represented

Cumberland County

44 candidates

44 tracked candidate profiles
21 office types represented

Putnam County

29 candidates

29 tracked candidate profiles
15 office types represented

Hamblen County

28 candidates

28 tracked candidate profiles
19 office types represented

Sevier County

23 candidates

23 tracked candidate profiles
12 office types represented

Robertson County

21 candidates

21 tracked candidate profiles
10 office types represented

Memphis city

19 candidates

19 tracked candidate profiles
5 office types represented

Wilson County

19 candidates

19 tracked candidate profiles
11 office types represented

Williamson County

17 candidates

17 tracked candidate profiles
10 office types represented

Balance of Sullivan County

16 candidates

16 tracked candidate profiles
7 office types represented

Hendersonville city

15 candidates

15 tracked candidate profiles
10 office types represented

Washington County

15 candidates

15 tracked candidate profiles
15 office types represented

Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)

12 candidates

12 tracked candidate profiles
7 office types represented

Maury County

11 candidates

11 tracked candidate profiles
9 office types represented

Anderson County

8 candidates

8 tracked candidate profiles
5 office types represented

Blount County

8 candidates

8 tracked candidate profiles
6 office types represented

Greene County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Balance of Blount County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Balance of Knox County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Balance of Shelby County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Hamilton County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

Balance of Wilson County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Johnson City city (pt.)

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

Madison County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Sumner County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
3 office types represented

Balance of Hamilton County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Jackson city

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 office types represented

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Voting Resources

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Election Calendar

Track major 2026 dates and upcoming election milestones.

Note: State hubs summarize tracked places; exact ballot results depend on address and district boundaries.Profiles: Candidate data updates as official filings and campaign materials publish.