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Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
State Senate, District 23
What this job does Your district's vote in the Tennessee Senate (33 members). Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget and can override the governor's veto with a simple majority. The senators pick their own leader, who is also the state's lieutenant governor. A term is four years. source: ballotpedia.org
Held today by Kerry Roberts (Republican).
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Candidates in the order the Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections lists them ↗ . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order.
Tennessee general election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Your official sample ballot is the final word on what you will see. Look yours up on the GoVoteTN (your polling place, hours and sample ballot) ↗ .
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