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LiberalMind’s complete claim-by-claim breakdown of this race is published.
The race
This race decides who serves as Governor of Tennessee. The seat is open. The office is currently held by Bill Lee (Republican). Bill Lee is not on the general-election roster below.
On the ballot
- Marsha Blackburn — Republican
- Jerri Green — Democratic
- Misam Abidi — Independent
- Dean Brewer — Independent
- Ray Brown — Independent
- David Hatley — Independent
- Wendell Jackson — Independent
- Charles Van Morgan — Independent
- Eddie Lee Murphy — Independent
- Lauren Pinkston — Independent
- Victor L. Scoggin — Independent
- Dave Seeman — Independent
- Karl Knox Smithson — Independent
- L. Webb Taylor — Independent
- Robert C. Vick — Independent
Roster status
The candidate roster below is drawn from official state and campaign records gathered for this race; final confirmation against official state candidate lists continues.
Race notes
Incumbent term-limited. Large independent field per Wikipedia roster. Roster cross-checked: Wikipedia 2026 gubernatorial elections race summary + Ballotpedia State executive official elections, 2026. Roster corrected 2026-10-25 from tennessee-governor-2026.md (confirmed general-election ballot); see INVENTORY-PASS-2026-10-25.md.
Sources
- Candidate roster source — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_gubernatorial_elections
Winner: Marsha Blackburn (Republican) — called by the Associated Press. This result was appended on November 4, 2026 (results wave 1); the original article above is unchanged, exactly as published before Election Day.
This page is updated as reporting is verified — Election 2026 coverage, LiberalMind. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.