What to know about Tennessee’s 2026 elections

Statewide races

Tennessee voters will elect a governor and one of the state’s two U.S. senators on Nov. 3. The Senate winner will serve a six-year term.

Marquita Bradshaw, a Democrat, and incumbent Sen. Bill Hagerty, a Republican, are listed in the Senate race. No candidate policy positions are included on the election page.

Jerri Green, a Democrat, and Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn are listed in the governor’s race. The current governor is Republican Bill Lee.

U.S. House contests

All nine Tennessee seats in the U.S. House are up for election, as they are every two years. The current delegation consists of eight Republicans and one Democrat.

The listed officeholders 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 election page does not list general-election candidates for those districts.

Tennessee’s recent presidential vote

Republican presidential candidates carried Tennessee in each of the past three elections. In 2024, the Republican share was 64.2%, compared with 34.5% for Democrats. Donald Trump’s margin in the state was 29.7 percentage points.

In 2020, Republicans received 60.7% and Democrats received 37.5%. In 2016, the Republican share was 61.1%, while the Democratic share was 34.9%. Presidential voting history offers context for the statewide electorate, but the 2026 ballot will feature different offices and candidates.