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The race
One state House seat is at stake in Tennessee's House District 93 on November 3, 2026. The seat is open: incumbent T. J. Hardaway (D) is not on the general-election ballot. The confirmed general-election roster is: no candidates — the ballot carries no names for this seat (write-in only).
No published district-level competitiveness rating was located for this district at this sourcing depth; chamber-level ratings (Sabato's Crystal Ball and State Navigate, both Safe Republican for this chamber) are not district ratings and are not presented as one.
This is the only Tennessee legislative race with NO names on the November ballot. Incumbent G. A. Hardaway (D) submitted 47 petition signatures of which only 24 were valid — one short of the 25 required — and the independent filing deadline had already passed; Hardaway died on April 23, 2026 (Ballot Access News, September 15, 2026; Commercial Appeal). His son T. J. Hardaway was appointed to the seat, announced a write-in campaign, then ended it on September 14, 2026 to pursue law school, endorsing Kyler Gilkey (Commercial Appeal, September 14, 2026). Five qualified write-in candidates filed by the September 14 deadline, among them Gilkey, a Democrat who lost the District 84 Democratic primary in August (Democracy Docket; Ballot Access News). Because no candidate's name appears on the ballot and no Republican write-in file was located, there is no candidacy on this record to endorse.
The candidates, claim by claim
OUR CALL
No endorsement. There are no names on this ballot — the seat will be filled by a qualified write-in candidate whose file cannot be verified from a ballot roster that does not exist. With no Republican on the ballot and no Manchin-test file located for any declared write-in, no endorsement is available on this record.
For the complete Election 2026 breakdown — every race, claim by claim — see the full coverage on our website.
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Sources
- Wikipedia, "2026 Tennessee House of Representatives election" — overview table (citing the Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidates for Tennessee House of Representatives" PDF, retrieved June 14, 2026), district sections, retirements, primary defeats and crossover districts (accessed October 25, 2026) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Tennessee_House_of_Representatives_election
- The Tennessean, Tennessee voter guide for Election Day 2026 (October 22, 2026) — contested Middle Tennessee House rosters, including District 44 — https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/columnists/2026/10/22/tennessee-voter-guide-election-day-2026/92358253007/
- Nashville Banner, 2026 Voter's Guide — Davidson County House Districts 50–60 rosters — https://nashvillebanner.com/2026-voters-guide/
- Tennessee Republican Party, Candidate Toolbox — November 2026 Republican candidate list (spot cross-check of Republican nominees) — https://tngop.org/candidate-toolbox
- Memphis Commercial Appeal (September 14, 2026) — T. J. Hardaway ends write-in campaign for District 93; Kyler Gilkey write-in candidacy — https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/09/14/tj-hardaway-ends-tennessee-house-93-bid/91763858007/
- Democracy Docket (2026) — House District 93 election with no names on the ballot; five qualified write-in candidates — https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/some-tennesseans-get-ready-to-cast-votes-in-state-legislature-race-with-no-names-on-the-ballot/
- Ballot Access News (September 15, 2026) — Tennessee has a state legislative election with no names on ballot (District 93) — https://ballot-access.org/2026/09/15/tennessee-has-a-state-legislative-election-with-no-names-on-ballot/
- Record gaps: no district-level legislative voting records, campaign-finance figures, or biographies beyond the offices and facts printed above were verified for the nominees in this district at this sourcing depth; the Tennessee Secretary of State's candidate list was not retrieved in directly parseable form in this pass, so House rosters rest on Wikipedia's overview table compiling that SOS list and the August 6 primary results, spot-checked against the Tennessean, Nashville Banner and Tennessee Republican Party lists
- Standing check: no pedophile-association material meeting the proven standard (knowing association with or defense of a convicted pedophile) was located for any candidate on this ballot
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
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