Governor

Independent

Charles Van Morgan is a Knoxville business owner who has run a logistics and transportation company and worked as a police officer and state trooper. He earned a law degree from the Nashville School of Law in 2015.

Independent

Dave Seeman is a Nashville engineer and small business owner who grew up in rural Tennessee. He wants action on climate change and to move school voucher money into public schools for smaller classes and more counselors.

Independent

David Hatley is a businessman from Gray who has built nine companies in Tennessee, including a hot tub manufacturer. He wants reading coaches in struggling schools, more trade and technical training, and an independent state auditor.

Independent

Dean Brewer lives in Knoxville. He has proposed a program that would give homeless veterans housing, counseling, and on-the-job training in a skilled trade.

Independent

As of October 2026, we found no public information about Eddie Lee Murphy's job, background, or goals.

Democratic

Jerri Green is an attorney who has served on the Memphis City Council since 2023 and has led the Shelby County public defender's office since January 2026. She says her priorities are fully funding public schools, expanding health care, and helping working families.

Records: Environment and Public Health +22 for, Gun Control +22 for, Labor Rights +11 for, +2 more issues

Independent

As of October 2026, we found no public information about Karl Knox Smithson's job, background, or goals.

Independent

Lauren Pinkston is a Columbia researcher and former teacher and college professor who has led nonprofits and started businesses with survivors of human trafficking. She wants to end the grocery tax, cap property tax increases, and end school vouchers.

Records: Labor Rights +22 for, Civil Rights +11 for, Public Safety and Crime Control +11 for

Independent

As of October 2026, we found no public information about L. Webb Taylor's job, background, or goals.

Republican

Marsha Blackburn was elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee in 2018 and earlier served in the U.S. House and the Tennessee Senate. She says her priorities are economic growth, stopping illegal immigration, and keeping communities safe.

Records: Public Safety and Crime Control +66 for, Civil Rights -44 against, Corporate Accountability +33 for, +5 more issues

Independent

Misam Abidi is a Nolensville businessman who works in financial education and new technology and was once a personal banker at Bank of America. He supports ending the state grocery tax and raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour in phases.

Independent

Ray Brown is an electrician from Oliver Springs. He says he wants to fight corruption in Tennessee's legislative and judicial systems.

Independent

Robert C. Vick is a retired Dandridge educator who spent 40 years in East Tennessee schools as a math teacher, coach, principal, and athletic director. He wants high school courses matched to local jobs, better rural health care, and debt-free state budgets.

Records: Public Safety and Crime Control +11 for

Independent

Victor L. Scoggin is a Pegram farmer, Navy veteran, and retired Ford autoworker who was a volunteer firefighter for 43 years and founded the river group Save the Cumberland. He wants to cut violent crime, reform property taxes, and set term limits.

Records: Environment and Public Health +44 for

Independent

Wendell Jackson is a spoken word performer and comedian from Clarksville. He says his priorities are more jobs and job training, stable housing, and health care for all Tennesseans.