2026 Tennessee Senate election
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The 2026 Tennessee Senate election is scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026. Seventeen members of the thirty-three member Tennessee Senate, the upper chamber of Tennessee's state legislature, will be elected. Partisan primaries will take place on August 6, 2026. Tennessee has open primaries, meaning that any voter can choose to vote on either a Republican or Democratic ballot during primary elections.[1]
The election will be held alongside elections for numerous other federal, state, and local offices in Tennessee as part of the 2026 United States elections.
Election schedule
[edit]- March 10: Candidate petitioning deadline[2]
- March 17: Candidate withdrawal deadline[2]
- August 6: Primary election day[2]
- 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[2]
- October 5: Voter registration deadline
- August 5 – October 24: Absentee mail voting available
- October 14 – 29: Early in-person voting available
Summary of results
[edit]| No. | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J. Adam Lowe | Rep | TBD | |||
| 3rd | Rusty Crowe | Rep | TBD | |||
| 5th | Randy McNally | Rep | TBD | |||
| 7th | Richard Briggs | Rep | TBD | |||
| 9th | Steve Southerland | Rep | TBD | |||
| 11th | Bo Watson | Rep | TBD | |||
| 13th | Dawn White | Rep | TBD | |||
| 15th | Paul Bailey | Rep | TBD | |||
| 17th | Mark Pody | Rep | TBD | |||
| 19th | Charlane Oliver | Dem | TBD | |||
| 21st | Jeff Yarbro | Dem | TBD | |||
| 23rd | Kerry Roberts | Rep | TBD | |||
| 25th | Ed Jackson | Rep | TBD | |||
| 27th | Jack Johnson | Rep | TBD | |||
| 29th | Raumesh Akbari | Dem | TBD | |||
| 31st | Brent Taylor | Rep | TBD | |||
| 33rd | London Lamar | Dem | TBD | |||
Background
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| No. | Counties | 2022 state senate margin |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea | R+66.1 |
| 3rd | Carter, Johnson, Washington | R+49.9 |
| 5th | Anderson, Knox, Loudon | R+99.9 |
| 7th | Knox | R+24.7 |
| 9th | Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Sevier, Unicoi | R+65.8 |
| 11th | Hamilton | R+100 |
| 13th | Rutherford | R+29.4 |
| 15th | Cumberland, Jackson, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, White | R+100 |
| 17th | Davidson, Wilson | R+100 |
| 19th | Davidson | D+65.8 |
| 21st | Davidson | D+53.4 |
| 23rd | Cheatham, Dickson, Humphreys, Hickman, Robertson | R+100 |
| 25th | Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Henderson, Lake, Perry, Madison | R+58.8 |
| 27th | Williamson | R+100 |
| 29th | Shelby | D+100 |
| 31st | Shelby | R+32.6 |
| 33rd | Shelby | D+62.81 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Leyva, Diani (October 15, 2024). "How to update your political party in Tennessee? What to know before early voting and the presidential election". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "2026 Elections". Knox County, Tennessee. Retrieved March 28, 2025.