2026 Tennessee elections

Tennessee state elections in 2026 will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Primary elections for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, governorship, Tennessee Senate, Tennessee House of Representatives, as well as general local elections will take place on a date that has not yet been announced. There will be some judicial retention elections, including one for Tennessee Supreme Court justice Mary L. Wagner, who was appointed by governor Bill Lee in 2024.^[1][2] There also might be some constitutional amendments to the Constitution of Tennessee on the November 3 ballot.^[3][4]

• March 10: Candidate petitioning deadline^[5]
• March 17: Candidate withdrawal deadline^[5]
• August 6: Primary election day^[5]
  • July 7: Voter registration deadline
  • May 8 – July 27: Absentee postal voting available
  • July 17 – August 1: Early in-person voting available
• November 3: General election day^[5]
  • October 5: Voter registration deadline
  • August 5 – October 24: Absentee mail voting available
  • October 14 – 29: Early in-person voting available

One-term Republican Bill Hagerty was elected in 2020 with 62.2% of the vote. He will be up for re-election.

Tennessee will elect nine U.S. Representatives, each representing one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts.

Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Lee is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term.

Possible ballot measures include:^[4]

• HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 94 (113th) A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to the rights of crime victims. House Joint Resolution 94 calling for an amendment to the Constitution was passed by a majority of both houses of the 113th General Assembly. Before the proposed amendment may be submitted to a vote of the people on the November 2026 ballot, the amendment must be referred to and passed by two-thirds of the members of both houses of the 114th General Assembly.
• HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 81 (113th) A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article II, Section 28 of the Constitution of Tennessee, to prohibit taxation of property by the State. House Joint Resolution 81 calling for an amendment to the Constitution was passed by a majority of both houses of the 113th General Assembly. Before the proposed amendment may be submitted to a vote of the people on the November 2026 ballot, the amendment must be referred to and passed by two-thirds of the members of both houses of the 114th General Assembly.
• SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 919 (113th) A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article I of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to bail. Senate Joint Resolution 919 calling for an amendment to the Constitution was passed by a majority of both houses of the 113th General Assembly. Before the proposed amendment may be submitted to a vote of the people on the November 2026 ballot, the amendment must be referred to and passed by two-thirds of the members of both houses of the 114th General Assembly.

There will be a judicial retention election, for justice Mary L. Wagner, who was appointed by governor Bill Lee in 2024.^[1][2]

Elections will be held on August 6, 2026, to determine the mayor of many counties in the state, including several of the most populous — Shelby, Knox, Hamilton, Rutherford, Montgomery, and Williamson County.

Incumbent Democratic mayor Joe Pitts will be up for re-election.

Incumbent Republican mayor Shane McFarland will be up for re-election.

• Elections in Tennessee
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• Tennessee Democratic Party
• Tennessee Republican Party
• Government of Tennessee
• Tennessee Supreme Court
• 2026 United States elections