What to know about Tennessee’s 2026 elections

Offices on the ballot

Tennessee voters will elect a governor and one of the state’s two U.S. senators on Nov. 3, 2026. The Senate winner will serve a six-year term. All nine of Tennessee’s U.S. House districts are also holding elections, as House members serve two-year terms.

The NBC News election page lists Marquita Bradshaw as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. It lists Bill Hagerty as the Republican candidate and incumbent senator.

In the governor’s race, Jerri Green is listed as the Democratic candidate. Marsha Blackburn, a current U.S. senator, is listed as the Republican candidate.

Tennessee’s congressional delegation

Tennessee’s current U.S. House members are Diana Harshbarger in District 1, Tim Burchett in District 2, Chuck Fleischmann in District 3, Scott DesJarlais in District 4, Andy Ogles in District 5, John Rose in District 6, Matt Van Epps in District 7, David Kustoff in District 8 and Steve Cohen in District 9.

The state’s other current officeholders include Gov. Bill Lee and U.S. senators Hagerty and Blackburn.

Recent presidential voting

Republican presidential candidates received a majority of Tennessee’s vote in each of the past three presidential elections. The Republican share was 61.1% in 2016, 60.7% in 2020 and 64.2% in 2024.

Democratic presidential candidates received 34.9% in 2016, 37.5% in 2020 and 34.5% in 2024. Donald Trump carried Tennessee by 29.7 percentage points in 2024, when the state had 11 electoral votes. Those past results describe presidential voting and do not determine the outcome of Tennessee’s 2026 contests.