My ballot cheat sheet
Tennessee
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
Election Day. Absentee ballots must be received by the time polls close
Governor
- Marsha Blackburn Republican
- Jerri Green Democrat
- Misam Abidi Independent
- Dean Brewer Independent
- Ray Brown Independent
- David Hatley Independent
- Wendell Jackson Independent
- Charles Van Morgan Independent
- Eddie Lee Murphy Independent
- Lauren Pinkston Independent
- Victor Scoggin Independent
- Dave Seeman Independent
- Karl Smithson Independent
- L. Webb Taylor Independent
- Robert Vick Independent
U.S. Senate
- Bill Hagerty Republican
- Marquita Bradshaw Democrat
- Tharon Chandler Independent
- Andrew Gerena Independent
- Jeremy Hearn Independent
- Robert Jones Independent
- James Macon III Independent
- Yoshi Matthews Independent
- David Sutman Jr. Independent
- Catherine Whitson Independent
U.S. House, your district
Candidates depend on your district. Your county’s sample ballot lists them.
Statewide ballot measures
Amendment 1: Remove Right to Bail for Certain Criminal Offenses
YES: supports denying bail when the evidence of guilt is strong and the charge is terrorism, second-degree murder, aggravated rape of a child, grave torture, or another crime that requires serving at least 85% of the sentence
NO: opposes this constitutional amendment, keeping the right to bail for people accused of those crimes, even when the evidence of guilt is strong
Amendment 2: Prohibit State Property Taxes
YES: supports banning the state legislature from ever creating a state property tax (local property taxes would not change)
NO: opposes this constitutional amendment, keeping the legislature’s power to create a state property tax someday (Tennessee has none today)
Amendment 3: Marsy's Law Crime Victims' Rights
YES: supports adding more crime victims’ rights to the constitution, including the right to be present at criminal proceedings, to be heard at release, plea, sentencing, and parole hearings, to get reasonable notice of public proceedings, and to have safety considered before any parole decision
NO: opposes this constitutional amendment, keeping the constitution’s current, shorter list of victims’ rights
Also on your ballot
State Senate
State House
State Supreme Court
Intermediate appellate courts
School boards
Municipal government