2026 Election · Tennessee

Who's on Tennessee's 2026 Ballot

Every declared candidate for Governor, U.S. Senate, and all 9 U.S. House districts in Tennessee, grouped by party. Click any candidate to research them with Quarex — the same character and issue questions for everyone, answered live.

Offices up
3
U.S. House districts
9
Declared candidates
71
General election
Nov 3, 2026

This page lists the declared 2026 federal candidates in Tennessee, grouped by party within each race, refreshed weekly. Click any candidate to open the research drawer: ask the same Character and Issues questions of every candidate, or generate a full sourced profile.

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Statewide races

Governor

Chief executive of Tennessee · four-year term
Republican (1)
Marsha Blackburn
Democratic (1)
Jerri Green
Independent / Other (13)
Misam Abidi
Dean Brewer
Ray Brown
David Hatley
Wendell Jackson
Charles Morgan
Eddie Lee Murphy
Lauren Pinkston
Victor Scoggin
Dave Seeman
Karl Smithson
L. Webb Taylor
Robert Vick

U.S. Senate

One of Tennessee's two U.S. Senate seats · six-year term
Republican (1)
Bill Hagerty
Democratic (1)
Marquita Bradshaw
Independent / Other (8)
Tharon Chandler
Andrew Gerena
Jeremy Hearn
Robert Jones
James Macon III
Yoshi Matthews
David Sutman Jr.
Catherine Whitson

U.S. House of Representatives

All 9 of Tennessee's congressional districts are on the ballot. You vote only in the district where you live.

U.S. House — TN-01

Republican (1)
Diana Harshbarger
Democratic (1)
Kristi Burke
Independent / Other (5)
Joshua Ray Ashburn
Richard Baker
Chris Campbell
Billy Cody
Tyler McClain

U.S. House — TN-02

Republican (1)
Tim Burchett
Democratic (1)
Michaela Barnett
Independent / Other (2)
Bruce Fine
Adam Heimerman

U.S. House — TN-03

Republican (1)
Charles J. Fleischmann
Democratic (1)
Anna Golladay
Independent / Other (5)
Dean Arnold
Jean Howard-Hill
Rodney King
Donnie Ownby
Edward Roland

U.S. House — TN-04

Republican (1)
Scott DesJarlais
Democratic (1)
Victoria Broderick
Independent / Other (2)
Jacob Anders
Clay Faircloth

U.S. House — TN-05

Republican (1)
Charlie Hatcher
Democratic (1)
Chaz Molder
Independent / Other (2)
James Johnson
Micheal O'Leary

U.S. House — TN-06

Republican (1)
Johnny Garrett
Democratic (1)
Mike Croley
Independent / Other (2)
Christopher Monday
Angus Purdy

U.S. House — TN-07

Republican (1)
Matt Van Epps
Democratic (1)
Darden Copeland
Independent / Other (2)
Andrew Koontz
Lowell Reynolds

U.S. House — TN-08

Republican (1)
David Kustoff
Democratic (1)
Heidi Kuhn
Independent / Other (6)
Adam Austill
Wendell Blankenship
Antonio Futch
Pamela Moses
Horace Taylor
Henry Ward III

U.S. House — TN-09

Republican (1)
Brent Taylor
Democratic (1)
Justin Pearson
Independent / Other (2)
Dennis Jeffrey Clark
Michelle Head
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