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 2, 2020

Primary: August 6, 2020 CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:

Bold = Active Candidate

Italics = Potential Candidate

* = Incumbent

= Winner

(Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on September 18, 2020

GOVERNOR:

Bill Lee (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next Gubernatorial Election in 2022.

TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY:





U.S. SENATOR:

[ Lamar Alexander (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]

Bill Hagerty (R) - Ex-US Ambassador to Japan, Ex-State Cabinet Member & Businessman

Marquita Bradshaw (D) - Staffing Consultant, Insurance Agent & Enviromental Activist

Yomi "Fapas" Faparusi (I) - Physician, Attorney, Researcher & '14/'16 US Rep Candidate

Jeffrey Grunau (I) - Photo Journalist, Peace Activist & '18 US Rep Candidate

Ronnie Henley (I) - Progressive Activist & '19 St Rep Candidate

Dean Hill (I) - Real Estate Broker, Army Veteran & '18 Candidate

Steven Hooper (I)

Tom Kovach (I) - Paralegal, Actor, USAF Veteran & Frequent Candidate

Elizabeth McLeod (I) - Tax Manager

Kacey Morgan (I) - Withdrew, but name remains on ballot.

Eric Stansberry (I) - Carpenter

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:

[ Phil Roe (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]

Diana Harshbarger (R) - Pharmacist & Community Activist

Blair Walsingham (D) - Farmer & USAF Veteran

Steve Holder (I) - Pastor, Army Veteran & Sanders Campaign Activist

Josh Berger (WI) - Green Party Activist

District 2:

Tim Burchett (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Renee Hoyos (D) - Environmental Activist, Ex-Watershed Analyst & '18 Nominee

Matthew Campbell (I)

District 3:

Chuck Fleischmann (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Meg Gorman (D) - Grocery Store Employee

Amber Hysell (I) - Customer Service Representative

Keith Sweitzer (I)

District 4:

Scott DesJarlais (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Christopher Hale (D) - Nonprofit Group Executive, Ex-Congressional Aide & '18 Candidate

District 5:

Jim Cooper (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:

John Rose (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Chris Finley (D) - Restaurant Owner & '18 Candidate

Christopher Monday (I) - Graphic Designer & '18 Candidate

District 7:

Mark Green (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Kiran Sreepada (D) - Public Policy Consultant

Ronald Brown (I) - College Instructor & Army Veteran

Scott Vieira Jr. (I) - Iraq War Veteran

District 8:

David Kustoff (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Erika Stotts Pearson (D) - Consultant, Ex-WNBA Team Asst Manager & '16/'18 Candidate

Jon Dillard (I) - Retired Business Systems Analyst

James Hart (I) - Realtor, Eugenics Advocate & Frequent Candidate

District 9:

Steve Cohen (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Charlotte Bergmann (R) - Businesswoman, Trump Campaign Activist & '14/'18 Nominee

Bobby Lyons (I) - Navy Veteran

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:

Bradley County News Weekly

Chattanooga Times-Free Press

Cleveland Daily Banner

Elizabethton Star

Franklin Review-Appeal

Knoxville Journal

Knoxville News-Sentinel - (Politics Section)

Lebanon Democrat & Wilson County News

McMinnville Southern Standard

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis Flyer (Alternative) - (Politics Section)

Morristown Citizen Tribune

Murfreesboro Daily News Journal

Nashville City Paper (Alternative)

Nashville Digest

Nashville Scene (Alternative)

Nashville Tennessean

The Oak Ridger

Rhea County Herald-News

Rutherford Courier

Sevierville/Gatlinburg Mountain Press

Shelbyville Times-Gazette

Sparta Expositor

TNPoliticsBlog.com

Tullahoma.net

VolunteerVoters.com

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)