TENNESSEE

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline: April 7, 2022 Primary: August 4, 2022

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

This page was last updated on June 6, 2022

GOVERNOR:

Bill Lee (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Carnita Atwater (D) - African-American History Museum Founder & Community Activist
Jason Martin (D) - Physician
J.B. Smiley (D) - Memphis City Councilman & Attorney
Constance Every (I) - Disabled Afghan War Veteran, Nonprofit Founder & Homeless Activist
John Gentry (I) - Accountant, USMC Veteran, Conservative Activist & '20 US Sen Candidate
Basil Marceaux (I) - Businessman, Vietnam War Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Alfred O'Neil (I)
Deborah Rouse (I) - Indirect Materials Specialist & '20 Pres Candidate
Michael Scantland (I) - Sales Manager
Rick Tyler (I) - Restaurant Owner, White Supremacist & Frequent Candidate
Charles Van Morgan (I) - Ex-Police Officer & Law School Graduate

Next Gubernatorial Election in 2022.

U.S. SENATOR:

Marsha Blackburn (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2024.

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Diana Harshbarger (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Cameron Parsons (D) - Chemical Researcher
Richard Baker (I) - '20 Candidate & Ex-Republican
Matt Makron (I) - Nurse, Conservative Activist & Ex-Republican

District 2:
Tim Burchett (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Harmon (D) - College Professor & Democratic Activist

District 3:
Chuck Fleischmann (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Sandy Casey (R) - Ex-Teacher, Ex-Ranch Hand & Navy Veteran
Meg Gorman (D) - Grocery Store Employee & '20 Nominee
Thomas Rumba (I)
Rick Tyler (I) - Restaurant Owner, White Supremacist & Frequent Candidate

District 4:
Scott DesJarlais (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Russell Wayne Steele (D) - Alternative Healing Practitioner & '18 Candidate
Arnold White (D)
David Jones (L) - Quality Engineer & Libertarian Activist
Clyde Benson (I) - Patient Transporter, Army Veteran & '21 County Comm Candidate
Tharon Chandler (I) - Farmer, Ex-Democrat & Frequent Candidate
Joseph "Krishnadas" Magyer (I)
Mike Winton (I) - Realtor & Frequent Candidate

District 5:
[ Jim Cooper (D)* - Retiring in 2022. ]
Heidi Campbell (D) - State Sen., Ex-Oak Hill Mayor & Music Publisher
Geni Batchelor (R) - Retired Bakery Owner, Realtor & Event Planner
Jeff Beierlein (R) - Healthcare Executive & Iraq War Veteran
Natisha Brooks (R) - Home Schooling Academy Owner
Beth Harwell (R) - Ex-State House Speaker, Ex-State GOP Chair & '18 Gov Candidate
Tim Lee (R) - Paramedic
Andy Ogles (R) - Maury County Mayor & Businessman
Stewart Parks (R) - Realtor & MAGA Activist
Kurt Winstead (R) - Retired National Guard Brig. General, Attorney & Community Activist
Tres Wittum (R) - State Legislative Policy Analyst
Derrick Brantley (I) - Business Development Consultant & Iraq War Veteran
Daniel Cooper (I) - Ex-Maury County Commissioner & Retired Army Officer
Rick Shannon (I) - Pastor & USMC Veteran

District 6:
John Rose (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Randal Cooper (D)
Clay Faircloth (D) - Pastor & Career Counselor

District 7:
Mark Green (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Odessa Kelly (D) - Community Organizer & Ex-Civil Servant
Steven Hooper (I) - '20 US Sen Candidate

District 8:
David Kustoff (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Danny Bridger (R) - HVAC Project Manager
Dean Clouse (R) - Physical Therapy Doctor & USAF Veteran
Bob Hendry (R) - Businessman & USMC Veteran
Tim McDonald (D)
Lynnette Williams (D) - Frequent Candidate
James Hart (I) - Realtor, Eugeneics Advocate & Frequent Candidate
Ronnie Henley (I) - Progressive Activist & Frequent Candidate

District 9:
Steve Cohen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
M. LaTroy Alexandria-Williams (D) - Frequent Candidate
Leo AwGoWhat (R) - Frequent Candidate
Charlotte Bergmann (R) - Businesswoman, Trump Campaign Activist & Frequent Candidate
Brown Dudley (R) - Bank Collections Manager
Dennis Clark (I) - '20 Candidate
Paul Cook (I) - Computer Technologist, USMC Veteran & '14/'16 Candidate
George Flinn (I) - Ex-Shelby County Commissioner, Physician & 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 Candidates (I)
Write-In Candidates (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

Tennessee Registry of Election Finance

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Chattanooga Times-Free Press
Cleveland Daily Banner
Elizabethton Star
Knoxville News-Sentinel
Lebanon Democrat & Wilson County News
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Memphis Flyer (Alternative)
Morristown Citizen Tribune
Murfreesboro Daily News Journal
Nashville Scene (Alternative)
Nashville Tennessean
The Oak Ridger
Rhea County Herald-News
Sevierville/Gatlinburg Mountain Press
Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Sparta Expositor
Tullahoma News
Warren County Southern Standard

WDEF TV-12 (CBS - Chattanooga)
WTVC TV-9 (ABC - Chattanooga)
WBBJ TV-7 (ABC - Jackson)
WJHL TV-11 (CBS - Johnson City)
WATE TV-6 (ABC - Knoxville)
WBIR TV-10 (NBC - Knoxville)
WTNZ TV-43 (FOX - Knoxville)
WVLT TV-8 (CBS - Knoxville)
WMC TV-5 (NBC - Memphis)
WPTY TV-24 (ABC - Memphis)
WREG TV-3 (CBS - Memphis)
WKRN TV-2 (ABC - Nashville)
WSMV TV-4 (NBC - Nashville)
WTVF TV-5 (CBS - Nashville)

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