Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Governor
What this job does
Runs the state's executive branch and is the only statewide official Tennessee voters elect. The governor proposes the state budget, can veto bills (including single spending lines), can grant pardons, and commands the state's military forces. The Legislature can override a veto with a simple majority. A term is four years, and a governor can serve two terms in a row. source: ballotpedia.org
- Marsha Blackburn RepublicanU.S. Senator; former marketing business owner
- Jerri Green DemocraticAttorney; Memphis City Council member
- Misam Abidi IndependentCredit consultant
- Dean Brewer Independent
- Ray Brown IndependentElectrician
- David Hatley IndependentBusinessman
- Wendell Jackson IndependentPerformer and comedian
- Charles Van Morgan IndependentBusiness owner and former police officer
- Eddie Lee Murphy Independent
- Lauren Pinkston IndependentProfessor at Lipscomb University
- Victor L. Scoggin IndependentNavy veteran and retired volunteer firefighter
- Dave Seeman IndependentCo-owner of a Nashville product development firm
- Karl Knox Smithson IndependentHomeless community activist
- L. Webb Taylor IndependentCorporate health and wellness consultant
- Robert C. Vick IndependentRetired educator and school administrator from East Tennessee
Candidates in the order the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections lists them . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order.