Who is running?
Review all 25 printed choices across the Governor and U.S. Senate contests. District and local contests remain outside this statewide guide.
Tennessee 2026 public election guide
Compare the candidates and reported campaign money
Compare all 25 printed choices in Tennessee's two statewide candidate contests. This guide connects the Secretary of State's official November roster with exact Registry of Election Finance reports, FEC records, three constitutional amendments, voting deadlines, write-in rules, and the November judicial boundary.
2statewide candidate contests
25printed ballot choices
0 published namesofficial statewide write-in roster
3statewide constitutional amendments
Start here
Open the official 2026 candidate listsChoose a Tennessee statewide contest
The official candidate names appear first. Campaign finance is reported separately and is not an endorsement or prediction.
GovernorMarsha BlackburnJerri GreenMisam AbidiDean BrewerRay BrownDavid HatleyWendell JacksonCharles Van MorganEddie Lee MurphyLauren PinkstonVictor L. ScogginDave SeemanKarl Knox SmithsonL. Webb TaylorRobert C. VickCompare this raceUnited States SenatorBill HagertyMarquita BradshawTharon ChandlerAndrew GerenaJeremy Dean HearnRobert JonesJames William Macon IIIYoshi D. MatthewsDavid Sutman, Jr.Catherine Barcel "Barcy" WhitsonCompare this race
What did candidates report?
Compare 14 filed Tennessee Governor reports and five processed FEC Senate summaries. One state candidate has no filed report, two federal records lack processed totals, and three federal names have no exact FEC master-file match.
When and how do I vote?
Review registration, early voting, absentee request and return, photo identification, county polling information, and Election Day rules.
How to read the money: Fourteen Governor cards use the latest filed report available by October 1: thirteen Pre-Primary reports covering July 1 through July 27 and one 2nd Quarter report covering April 1 through June 30. Three report pages display limited fields. Five Senate cards use processed FEC summaries; every unavailable field remains explicit.
Get ready to vote
November 3, 2026
Registration closes October 5. Early voting runs October 14 through October 29. Absentee requests are due October 24. Election Day is November 3, and mailed absentee ballots must arrive by the close of polls.
Guide version: October 1, 2026. Read included and missing coverage.