Statewide · General election
Governor of Tennessee
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
On the ballot
15 certified candidates, listed alphabetically by last name.
Misam Abidi
Founder of a credit consulting company that expanded into cryptocurrency and blockchain work.
Full profile →Marsha Blackburn
U.S. senator since 2019, after 16 years in the U.S. House and earlier service in the Tennessee State Senate.
Full profile →Dean Brewer
Limited public information has been found. VoterDecoder is still collecting candidate information and creating a summarized bio.
Full profile →Jerri Green
Shelby County's interim chief public defender and a Memphis City Council member, with earlier work as a juvenile public defender and as executive director of the Community Legal Center.
Full profile →David Hatley
Tri-Cities businessman who owns a hot tub manufacturing business and several other companies.
Full profile →Charles Van Morgan
Former police officer who served with the Tennessee Highway Patrol; a business owner with a law degree from the Nashville School of Law.
Full profile →Lauren Pinkston
Former fourth-grade teacher and Lipscomb University business professor who has worked against human trafficking, including starting businesses that employ survivors.
Full profile →Victor L. Scoggin
Navy veteran and retired Ford/UAW journeyman who founded Save the Cumberland Inc. in 1996.
Full profile →Dave Seeman
Mechanical engineer and co-owner of Fractal Hardware, a Nashville product development agency.
Full profile →L. Webb Taylor
Limited public information has been found. VoterDecoder is still collecting candidate information and creating a summarized bio.
Full profile →Robert C. Vick
A career educator with about 40 years in East Tennessee schools, including as a principal and athletic director, who holds a doctorate in school leadership.
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