TENNESSEE

Your complete directory of Tennessee candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline: April 4, 2024 Primary: August 1, 2024

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on November 7, 2024

GOVERNOR:

[ Bill Lee (R)* - Term-Limited in 2026. ]
Joe Baker (R) - Distillery Owner & Attorney
Mark Green (R) - Congressman, Ex-State Sen. Physician & Retired Army Officer
Tre Hargett (R) - Secretary of State & Ex-State Rep.
Damon Hininger (R) - Private Prisons Corporation CEO
Glenn Jacobs (R) - Knox County Mayor & Ex-Pro Wrestler
Stuart McWhorter (R) - State Economic Development Commissioner & Businessman
John Rose (R) - Congressman, Ex-State Agriculture Commissioner, Businessman & Attorney
Cameron Sexton (R) - State House Speaker & Ex-Congressional Aide

Next Gubernatorial Election in 2026.

U.S. SENATOR:

Bill Hagerty (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.
Jason Smith (I) - Investor & Felon

Marsha Blackburn (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2030.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Diana Harshbarger (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Tim Burchett (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Chuck Fleischmann (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Scott DesJarlais (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Andy Ogles (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
John Rose (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Mark Green (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
David Kustoff (R)* - (Campaign Site)
James Hart (I) - Realtor, Eugeneics Advocate & Frequent Candidate

District 9:
Steve Cohen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Charlotte Bergmann (R) - Businesswoman, MAGA Activist & Frequent Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Tennessee (C)
Tennessee Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Tennessee (G)
Libertarian Party of Tennessee (L)
Tennessee Republican Party (R)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

Tennessee Registry of Election Finance

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Daily Post Athenian - Athens
Chattanooga News Chronicle (African-American)
Chattanooga Pulse (Alternative)
Chattanooga Times-Free Press
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Cleveland Daily Banner
Columbia Daily Herald
Cookeville Herald-Citizen
Crockett County Times
Crossville Chronicle
Dyersburg State Gazette
Elizabethton Star
Focus Magazine (LGBT)
Gallatin News
Greeneville Sun
Jackson Sun
Jonesborough Herald & Tribune
Kingsport Times-News
Knoxville News-Sentinel
Lebanon Democrat
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Daily Memphian
Memphis Flyer (Alternative)
La Prensa Latina Memphis (Spanish)
Memphis MLK50 (African-American)
Tri-State Defender Memphis (African-American)
Monroe County Advocate & Democrat
Morristown Citizen Tribune
Murfreesboro Daily News Journal
Axios Nashville
Nashville Banner
La Campana Nashville (Spanish)
La Noticia Nashville (Spanish)
Nashville Scene (Alternative)
Nashville Pride (African-American)
Nashville Tennessean
The Oak Ridger
Pulaski Citizen
Rhea County Herald-News
Robertson County Connection
Rogersville Review
Sevierville/Gatlinburg Mountain Press
Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Sparta Expositor
Tennessee Journal: On The Hill (Politics)
Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Tribune (African-American)
Tullahoma News
Warren County Southern Standard

WRCB TV-3 (NBC - Chattanooga)
WTVC TV-9 (ABC - Chattanooga)
WTVC TV-9.2 (FOX - Chattanooga)
WDEF TV-12 (CBS - Chattanooga)
WBBJ TV-7 (ABC - Jackson)
WJHL TV-11 (CBS - Johnson City)
WATE TV-6 (ABC - Knoxville)
WVLT TV-8 (CBS - Knoxville)
WBIR TV-10 (NBC - Knoxville)
WTNZ TV-43 (FOX - Knoxville)
WREG TV-3 (CBS - Memphis)
WMC TV-5 (NBC - Memphis)
WHBQ TV-13 (FOX - Memphis)
WPTY TV-24 (ABC - Memphis)
WKRN TV-2 (ABC - Nashville)
WSMV TV-4 (NBC - Nashville)
WTVF TV-5 (CBS - Nashville)
WNPT TV-8 Public Television (PBS - Nashville)
WZTW TV-17 (FOX - Nashville)
WLLC TV-42 (Univision - Nashville)
West Tennessee Public Television (PBS)
Nashville Public Radio (NPR)