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Official printed choices for every Tennessee statewide contest

Who is running in Tennessee?

Tennessee's official November candidate spreadsheets confirm 25 printed choices in 2 contests voted statewide on November 3, 2026.

Name source: The Secretary of State's November 2026 Governor and U.S. Senate spreadsheets were checked October 1, 2026. The files list 15 Governor choices and 10 U.S. Senate choices. Only those two candidate contests are voted statewide.
State finance

Governor

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Republican

Marsha Blackburn

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Democratic

Jerri Green

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Independent

Misam Abidi

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Independent

Dean Brewer

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Independent

Ray Brown

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Independent

David Hatley

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Independent

Wendell Jackson

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Independent

Charles Van Morgan

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Independent

Eddie Lee Murphy

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Independent

Lauren Pinkston

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Independent

Victor L. Scoggin

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Independent

Dave Seeman

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Independent

Karl Knox Smithson

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Independent

L. Webb Taylor

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Independent

Robert C. Vick

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Federal finance

United States Senator

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Republican

Bill Hagerty

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Democratic

Marquita Bradshaw

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Independent

Tharon Chandler

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Independent

Andrew Gerena

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Independent

Jeremy Dean Hearn

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Independent

Robert Jones

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Independent

James William Macon III

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Independent

Yoshi D. Matthews

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Independent

David Sutman, Jr.

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Independent

Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson

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View all 25 printed choices as a table

The table presents the same candidates in a compact format.

Printed choices in all Tennessee statewide candidate contests and their finance source status
OfficeCandidate or ticketBallot affiliationFinance source
GovernorMarsha BlackburnRepublicanState record matched
GovernorJerri GreenDemocraticState record matched
GovernorMisam AbidiIndependentState record matched
GovernorDean BrewerIndependentState record matched
GovernorRay BrownIndependentState record matched
GovernorDavid HatleyIndependentState record matched
GovernorWendell JacksonIndependentState record matched
GovernorCharles Van MorganIndependentState record matched
GovernorEddie Lee MurphyIndependentState record matched
GovernorLauren PinkstonIndependentState record matched
GovernorVictor L. ScogginIndependentState record matched
GovernorDave SeemanIndependentState record matched
GovernorKarl Knox SmithsonIndependentState record matched
GovernorL. Webb TaylorIndependentState record matched
GovernorRobert C. VickIndependentState record matched
United States SenatorBill HagertyRepublicanFEC record matched
United States SenatorMarquita BradshawDemocraticFEC record matched
United States SenatorTharon ChandlerIndependentFEC record matched
United States SenatorAndrew GerenaIndependentFEC record matched
United States SenatorJeremy Dean HearnIndependentFEC record matched
United States SenatorRobert JonesIndependentFEC record matched
United States SenatorJames William Macon IIIIndependentFEC record matched
United States SenatorYoshi D. MatthewsIndependentFEC record matched
United States SenatorDavid Sutman, Jr.IndependentFEC record matched
United States SenatorCatherine Barcel "Barcy" WhitsonIndependentFEC record matched
Separate from printed choices

No published statewide write-in roster

Tennessee requires a write-in candidate to file the official candidacy form with the appropriate election office by noon on the 50th day before the election. The Secretary of State candidate-list page checked October 1 does not publish a separate statewide named write-in roster, so no names are added to the 25 printed choices.

Read the official write-in filing rule
Verify the roster

Official candidate and election documents

2026 Candidate ListsOfficial Secretary of State index for the November Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Tennessee Senate, and Tennessee House files.Governor Candidate SpreadsheetOfficial November 2026 Governor roster used for all 15 printed names and party labels.U.S. Senate Candidate SpreadsheetOfficial November 2026 U.S. Senate roster used for all 10 printed names and party labels.
Coverage boundary: This guide includes Governor and U.S. Senator because every Tennessee voter can vote in those contests. U.S. House, Tennessee Senate, Tennessee House, municipal, school, judicial, and local contests are excluded when they vary by district or locality. Primary-only, withdrawn, removed, and unprinted names are not restored by inference. Read the full coverage boundary.