State

Governor

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 15
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The governor is Tennessee's chief executive: proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes laws and appoints judges and department heads.

Candidates Compare by issue

Marsha Blackburn

Republican

Brentwood

The gist

Proposes banning student cell phones from bell to bell.
Supports school choice and fully implementing Tennessee's new law.
Pledges to continue low-tax, pro-growth policies.
Pledges state cooperation with federal mass deportations.
Pledges to remove district attorneys she calls 'do-nothing.'
Supports closed primaries and party registration.
Pledges to close the rural broadband digital divide.
Opposes abortion, calling herself '100 percent pro-life.'

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Proposes banning student cell phones from bell to bell.
Marsha's Bell-to-Bell Plan, Marsha Blackburn for Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · marshablackburn.com
“Marsha is proposing a cell phone ban from the first bell of the day until the last bell of the day.”
Supports school choice and fully implementing Tennessee's new law.
Strengthening parental rights, Marsha Blackburn for Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · marshablackburn.com
“That’s why Marsha supports school choice. ... will fully implement Tennessee’s new law”
Pledges to continue low-tax, pro-growth policies.
Cutting taxes to bolster our economy, Marsha Blackburn for Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · marshablackburn.com
“As Governor, Marsha will continue her commitment to low-tax, pro-growth policies.”
Pledges state cooperation with federal mass deportations.
Stopping the scourge of Illegal Immigration, Marsha Blackburn for Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · marshablackburn.com
“ensure the state government works with the federal government to implement mass deportations”
Pledges to remove district attorneys she calls 'do-nothing.'
Keeping our communities safe, Marsha Blackburn for Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · marshablackburn.com
“she will remove do-nothing, Soros-funded, District Attorneys and stand up to those who would try to defund the police”
Supports closed primaries and party registration.
Protecting Tennessee Elections And Supporting Party Registration, Marsha Blackburn for Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · marshablackburn.com
“Marsha supports going even further by closing our primaries ... she will fight to implement party registration”
Pledges to close the rural broadband digital divide.
Building a modern infrastructure, Marsha Blackburn for Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · marshablackburn.com
“As Tennessee’s next Governor, she’s committed to closing the digital divide.”
Opposes abortion, calling herself '100 percent pro-life.'
Defending the innocent right to life, Marsha Blackburn for Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · marshablackburn.com
“Marsha is 100 percent pro-life.”

Jerri Green

Democratic

Memphis

The gist

Pledges to end the state grocery tax.
Pledges to defund school vouchers in her first budget.
Supports expanding Medicaid and lowering drug costs.
Proposes $10 million in TANF funds to waive security deposits.
Proposes fining corporations that replace 25+ workers with AI.
Pledges to end Highway Patrol cooperation with ICE.
Supports universal background checks and red flag laws.
Pledges an order shielding women's health doctors from prosecution.

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Pledges to end the state grocery tax.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Jerri Green)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: How would you address those challenges? · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will end the grocery tax and make corporations pay their fair share.”
Pledges to defund school vouchers in her first budget.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Jerri Green)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Quality education · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would defund the voucher scheme in my very first budget and put public dollars back into public schools where they belong.”
Supports expanding Medicaid and lowering drug costs.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Jerri Green)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: How would you address those challenges? · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will expand healthcare access by expanding Medicaid, lowering drug costs, defending reproductive freedom, and investing in mental health.”
Proposes $10 million in TANF funds to waive security deposits.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Jerri Green)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Use $10 Million of TANF funding to waive security deposits and ensure affordable housing for 100,000+ Tennessee families.”
Proposes fining corporations that replace 25+ workers with AI.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Jerri Green)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I plan to fine large corporations that replace 25 or more workers with AI”
Pledges to end Highway Patrol cooperation with ICE.
Jerri's Platform, Jerri Green for Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Our Day One Plan · greenforgovernor.com
“Stop the cooperation between the Tennessee Highway Patrol and ICE to protect our immigrant neighbors from state-sponsored harassment.”
Supports universal background checks and red flag laws.
Jerri's Platform, Jerri Green for Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Gun Safety to Protect Our Kids and Our Communities · greenforgovernor.com
“Require universal background checks on all gun sales ... Implement red flag laws to prevent gun violence before it happens”
Pledges an order shielding women's health doctors from prosecution.
Jerri's Platform, Jerri Green for Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Our Day One Plan · greenforgovernor.com
“Sign an Executive Order to ensure doctors can practice women’s healthcare without the fear of prosecution or prison.”

Misam Abidi

Independent

Nolensville

The gist

Supports eliminating the state sales tax on basic groceries.
Supports a phased $15 state minimum wage.
Proposes First Home Accounts for saving from a child's birth.
Proposes a state reinsurance program to cut premiums 30–40%.
Proposes a state-funded job certification for every high school graduate.
Supports school choice with audits and outcome reporting.
Pledges to pause executions while reviewing the death penalty.
Supports clear abortion-law protections for threats to mothers' health.

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Supports eliminating the state sales tax on basic groceries.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: Would you support eliminating the state grocery sales tax? · nashvillebanner.com
“I support eliminating Tennessee’s state sales tax on basic groceries.”
Supports a phased $15 state minimum wage.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: Should the state raise the minimum wage? · nashvillebanner.com
“I support moving Tennessee’s minimum wage to $15 an hour through a predictable, phased transition.”
Proposes First Home Accounts for saving from a child's birth.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Misam Abidi)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will establish the Tennessee First Home Account program, allowing parents to begin saving for a child's first home from birth”
Proposes a state reinsurance program to cut premiums 30–40%.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Misam Abidi)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will reduce health insurance premiums by an estimated 30–40% through a state-backed reinsurance program”
Proposes a state-funded job certification for every high school graduate.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Misam Abidi)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Quality education · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Every student should graduate high school with both a diploma and a state-funded, in-demand job certification.”
Supports school choice with audits and outcome reporting.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: Do you support the Education Freedom Scholarship/school voucher program? · nashvillebanner.com
“I support school choice, but choice must be real. ... Wherever public dollars go, accountability should follow”
Pledges to pause executions while reviewing the death penalty.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: Would you continue state executions if elected? · nashvillebanner.com
“I would seek to pause executions through the governor’s lawful authority while Tennessee examines whether the death penalty truly serves justice.”
Supports clear abortion-law protections for threats to mothers' health.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: Do you consider Tennessee's current abortion ban appropriate? · nashvillebanner.com
“I would support clear protections for serious threats to a mother’s health and an honest discussion about rape, incest and severe fetal abnormalities.”

Dean Brewer

Independent

Knoxville

The gist

Supports keeping state money in public schools, raising teacher pay.
Proposes audits in every area to cut red tape.
Supports continuing and expanding Gov. Lee's Memphis crime plan.
Opposes new data centers in Tennessee.
Supports dedicating more money to infrastructure.
Proposes housing, counseling and job training for homeless veterans.
Supports legalizing cannabis.
Supports the death penalty for child sex abusers.

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Supports keeping state money in public schools, raising teacher pay.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Dean Brewer)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Quality education · onyourballot.vote411.org
“State money should stay with public schools. ... Strive to give teachers more money to attract quality teachers”
Proposes audits in every area to cut red tape.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Dean Brewer)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would have an audit in every area to eliminate any corruption and to cut any red tape”
Supports continuing and expanding Gov. Lee's Memphis crime plan.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Dean Brewer)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: How would you address those challenges? · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Crime - continue Bill Lee’s plan for the Memphis area and add to that.”
Opposes new data centers in Tennessee.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Dean Brewer)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Personally, I don’t think the data seen are needed.”
Supports dedicating more money to infrastructure.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Dean Brewer)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: How would you address those challenges? · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Infrastructure- dedicate more money and expand.”
Proposes housing, counseling and job training for homeless veterans.
Dean Brewer for Tennessee Governor (campaign Facebook page)
Candidate social media · Dean Brewer · facebook.com
“I also have a program that will be taking homeless veterans give them counseling a place to call home”
Supports legalizing cannabis.
Dean Brewer for Tennessee Governor (campaign Facebook page)
Candidate social media · Dean Brewer · Reply to a supporter's questions on his campaign page · facebook.com
“As far as cannabis I would be all for legalization of it.”
Supports the death penalty for child sex abusers.
Dean Brewer for Tennessee Governor (campaign Facebook page)
Candidate social media · Dean Brewer · facebook.com
“He supports the death penalty for those who prey on our children”

Ray Brown

Independent

Oliver Springs

The gist

Pledges to clean up corruption in family courts.
Proposes requiring nuclear sites to maintain nearby roads and utilities.
Supports lower grocery taxes offset by higher fast food taxes.
Supports grouping any data centers in one area.
Pledges to raise academic standards across the state.

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Pledges to clean up corruption in family courts.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Ray Brown)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: How would you address those challenges? · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Provide clarity and clean up the corruption within the family courts.”
Proposes requiring nuclear sites to maintain nearby roads and utilities.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Ray Brown)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: How would you address those challenges? · onyourballot.vote411.org
“especially nuclear sites need to maintain all roads and utilities within a 10 mile radius”
Supports lower grocery taxes offset by higher fast food taxes.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Ray Brown)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Increase tax rates on fast food, by so many percent and decrease taxes on groceries.”
Supports grouping any data centers in one area.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Ray Brown)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I feel that if we to have data centers within the state, they need to be all grouped together.”
Pledges to raise academic standards across the state.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Ray Brown)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Quality education · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would raise the bar across the state”

David Hatley

Independent

Gray

The gist

Proposes infrastructure grants tied to starter-home set-asides.
Proposes an elected, independent state auditor.
Proposes banning campaign contributions from state contractors.
Supports pausing data centers and ending their tax breaks.
Supports banning Flock cameras, calling the system invasive.
Proposes life without parole for repeat child sex offenders.
Proposes posting state contracts and payments online within 30 days.

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Proposes infrastructure grants tied to starter-home set-asides.
David Hatley for Governor (his story and where he stands)
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Affordable Housing · hatleyforgovernor.com
“the community agrees to set aside 5 to 10% of every new development for homes priced at $250,000 or less”
Proposes an elected, independent state auditor.
David Hatley for Governor (his story and where he stands)
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Independent Auditor · hatleyforgovernor.com
“David Hatley would create an independent, nonpartisan State Auditor — elected statewide”
Proposes banning campaign contributions from state contractors.
David Hatley for Governor (his story and where he stands)
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · End Pay to Play · hatleyforgovernor.com
“David Hatley would ban contributions from significant state contractors”
Supports pausing data centers and ending their tax breaks.
David Hatley for Governor (his story and where he stands)
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Data Centers · hatleyforgovernor.com
“David Hatley would pause new approvals until Tennessee writes real rules, and ends the giveaways: no PILOTs, no abatements.”
Supports banning Flock cameras, calling the system invasive.
David Hatley for Governor (his story and where he stands)
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Ban Flock Cameras · hatleyforgovernor.com
“Ban Flock Cameras ... the current system is flawed and invasive”
Proposes life without parole for repeat child sex offenders.
David Hatley for Governor (his story and where he stands)
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Child Predators · hatleyforgovernor.com
“David Hatley would make life without parole mandatory for an adult convicted of a second serious child sex offense”
Proposes posting state contracts and payments online within 30 days.
David Hatley for Governor (his story and where he stands)
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Checkbook Online · hatleyforgovernor.com
“Every legally disclosable contract, grant, amendment, and payment posted within 30 days”

Wendell Jackson

Independent

Clarksville

The gist

Supports job creation and local businesses.
Supports health care and housing stability for all.
Pledges public access to the governor's inner workings.

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Supports job creation and local businesses.
Wendell Jackson for Tennessee Governor 2026
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · wendelljackson4tngov2026.com
“Explore how together we can create jobs, support local businesses”
Supports health care and housing stability for all.
Wendell Jackson for Tennessee Governor 2026
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · wendelljackson4tngov2026.com
“Dedicated to improving job opportunities, housing stability, healthcare for all, and improved quality of life in Tennessee.”
Pledges public access to the governor's inner workings.
Wendell Jackson for Tennessee Governor 2026
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Let's T.A.L.K.: Transparency · wendelljackson4tngov2026.com
“When elected as your employee, you'll have access to the inner workings of the position of Governor.”

Charles Van Morgan

Independent

Knoxville

The gist

Proposes real-time disclosure of donor money tied to legislation.
Supports expanding Medicaid to keep rural hospitals open.
Supports cutting the grocery tax.
Proposes directing Rainy Day Fund surplus to infrastructure.
Supports both public schools and school vouchers.
Supports funding school resource officers and secure entrances.
Supports giving local communities the final say on data centers.
Supports easing restrictive zoning that blocks affordable housing.

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Proposes real-time disclosure of donor money tied to legislation.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Charles Van Morgan)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: How would you address those challenges? · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I'll push for real-time public disclosure of donor money tied to legislation, cooling-off periods between big donations and votes that benefit donors”
Supports expanding Medicaid to keep rural hospitals open.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Charles Van Morgan)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: How would you address those challenges? · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I'll push to expand Medicaid and fund incentives so rural hospitals can reopen and stay open.”
Supports cutting the grocery tax.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Charles Van Morgan)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Cut the grocery tax. Tennesseans are taxed on food just to survive, and that needs to end.”
Proposes directing Rainy Day Fund surplus to infrastructure.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Charles Van Morgan)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: How would you address those challenges? · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I'll direct that surplus toward infrastructure and communities instead of Nashville.”
Supports both public schools and school vouchers.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Charles Van Morgan)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Quality education · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Support both public schools and school choice, including vouchers, so parents can choose what fits their family.”
Supports funding school resource officers and secure entrances.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Charles Van Morgan)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Quality education · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Fund resource officers, secure entrances, and mental health support using redirected surplus like the Rainy Day Fund”
Supports giving local communities the final say on data centers.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Charles Van Morgan)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Local communities should have the final say.”
Supports easing restrictive zoning that blocks affordable housing.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Charles Van Morgan)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Lessen restrictive zoning that blocks affordable housing.”

Eddie Lee Murphy

Independent

Spring Hill

The gist

No documented position found.

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Lauren Pinkston

Independent

Columbia

The gist

Proposes ending the grocery tax, offset by closing loopholes.
Opposes the 2025 voucher expansion, redirecting money to early childhood.
Supports a statewide data center moratorium until standards are set.
Pledges to repeal the total abortion ban and add exceptions.
Pledges a stay on executions during a death penalty review.
Opposes the Highway Patrol joining the federal 287(g) program.
Proposes secure-storage rules and background checks on private sales.
Proposes a 10% data revenue share paid to residents.

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Proposes ending the grocery tax, offset by closing loopholes.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: Would you support eliminating the state grocery sales tax? · nashvillebanner.com
“closing affiliate business loopholes and retaining shoppers in our 40-plus border counties will offset the revenue without touching the budget”
Opposes the 2025 voucher expansion, redirecting money to early childhood.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: Do you support the Education Freedom Scholarship/school voucher program? · nashvillebanner.com
“I am emphatically against the 2025 EFS expansion. ... I support redirecting that money into early childhood, adding 50,000 daycare and preschool slots by 2030”
Supports a statewide data center moratorium until standards are set.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Lauren Pinkston)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Data centers · onyourballot.vote411.org
“As governor, I would support a statewide moratorium until real standards are established by the state legislature”
Pledges to repeal the total abortion ban and add exceptions.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: Do you consider Tennessee's current abortion ban appropriate? · nashvillebanner.com
“I’d repeal the total ban and replace it with common-sense legislation that trusts women and their doctors”
Pledges a stay on executions during a death penalty review.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: Would you continue state executions if elected? · nashvillebanner.com
“I’d issue a stay on executions while conducting a full review of Tennessee’s death penalty system.”
Opposes the Highway Patrol joining the federal 287(g) program.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: Do you support the Tennessee Highway Patrol joining the federal 287(g) program? · nashvillebanner.com
“THP isn’t required to enter these agreements, and it shouldn’t.”
Proposes secure-storage rules and background checks on private sales.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: What gun control measures, if any, should Tennessee pass? · nashvillebanner.com
“I’ll restore secure storage, close the private-sale background check loophole, and expand crisis lines like 988 and AgriStress.”
Proposes a 10% data revenue share paid to residents.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Lauren Pinkston)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: How would you address those challenges? · onyourballot.vote411.org
“establish a 10% Data Revenue Share paid directly to residents by large companies that profit more than $250,000 off Tennesseans’ data”

Victor L. Scoggin

Independent

Pegram

The gist

Supports restoring gun and voting rights to nonviolent felons.
Supports campaign spending limits on politicians.
Opposes mail ballots except for overseas military voters.
Supports more funding for law enforcement.
Opposes a Duck River dam at Columbia.
Opposes unions for government employees.
Supports biodegradable consumer products and banning styrofoam.

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Supports restoring gun and voting rights to nonviolent felons.
Capt Vic Scoggin 4 Tennessee Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Major issues in Tennessee · captvicscoggin4tngov.us
“Give non violent felons their 2nd Amendment and voting rights back.”
Supports campaign spending limits on politicians.
Capt Vic Scoggin 4 Tennessee Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · More Tennessee Issues · captvicscoggin4tngov.us
“Campaign spending limits on politicians”
Opposes mail ballots except for overseas military voters.
Capt Vic Scoggin 4 Tennessee Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · More Tennessee Issues · captvicscoggin4tngov.us
“No Mail in ballots unless overseas in military”
Supports more funding for law enforcement.
Capt Vic Scoggin 4 Tennessee Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · captvicscoggin4tngov.us
“Major issues in Tennessee. Fund law enforcement”
Opposes a Duck River dam at Columbia.
Capt Vic Scoggin 4 Tennessee Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · More Tennessee Issues · captvicscoggin4tngov.us
“No Columbia Tn Duck River Dam”
Opposes unions for government employees.
Capt Vic Scoggin 4 Tennessee Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · More Tennessee Issues · captvicscoggin4tngov.us
“No government unions”
Supports biodegradable consumer products and banning styrofoam.
Capt Vic Scoggin 4 Tennessee Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · More Tennessee Issues · captvicscoggin4tngov.us
“Biodegradable on consumable products, no styrofoam”

Dave Seeman

Independent

Nashville

The gist

Proposes state-owned renewable power and residential solar.
Proposes a 24-month moratorium on new data centers.
Proposes ending the grocery tax by closing corporate loopholes.
Proposes a $19 state minimum wage over four years.
Proposes repealing vouchers and a wealth-tax schools endowment.
Supports Medicaid expansion to close the coverage gap.
Supports ending ICE cooperation and local-first policing.
Supports automatic voter registration and no-excuse absentee voting.

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Proposes state-owned renewable power and residential solar.
Dave Seeman for Governor of Tennessee (platform)
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Take Action on Climate · davefortn.com
“Build state-owned renewable power, made clean industrial generation, unlock residential solar, finance clean energy state-wide”
Proposes a 24-month moratorium on new data centers.
Dave Seeman for Governor of Tennessee (platform)
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Data Centers · davefortn.com
“My plan calls for a moratorium for 24 months, long enough to establish a division for Environmental Justice (EJ)”
Proposes ending the grocery tax by closing corporate loopholes.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Dave Seeman)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will end the 4% state grocery tax giving about $400 back to every Tennessee family per year, paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.”
Proposes a $19 state minimum wage over four years.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Dave Seeman)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will also raise the minimum wage from the $7.25 federal floor to a $19 living wage over four years, and let cities go higher.”
Proposes repealing vouchers and a wealth-tax schools endowment.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Dave Seeman)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: How would you address those challenges? · onyourballot.vote411.org
“repeal the private-school voucher program and fund public schools through the Future Families Fund”
Supports Medicaid expansion to close the coverage gap.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Dave Seeman)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: How would you address those challenges? · onyourballot.vote411.org
“On healthcare I'll close the coverage gap through Medicaid expansion”
Supports ending ICE cooperation and local-first policing.
Dave Seeman for Governor of Tennessee (platform)
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Enrich Community Life: For First Responders · davefortn.com
“use local resources for local policing and end ICE cooperation”
Supports automatic voter registration and no-excuse absentee voting.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Dave Seeman)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: How would you address those challenges? · onyourballot.vote411.org
“protect the vote with automatic registration and no-excuse absentee ballots”

Karl Knox Smithson

Independent

McMinnville

The gist

No documented position found.

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L. Webb Taylor

Independent

Memphis

The gist

No documented position found.

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Robert C. Vick

Independent

Dandridge

The gist

Opposes school vouchers; wants standards for current recipients.
Pledges a counselor and a resource officer in every school.
Proposes 0% interest loans to builders for starter homes.
Proposes long-term funding for rural ERs and maternity wards.
Proposes expanding the Farmland Preservation Fund.
Supports background checks before gun purchases.
Opposes the current abortion ban as too restrictive.
Supports continuing state executions.

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Opposes school vouchers; wants standards for current recipients.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: Do you support the Education Freedom Scholarship/school voucher program? · nashvillebanner.com
“I do NOT support school vouchers. ... there needs to be standards placed on the receiver like those put on public schools”
Pledges a counselor and a resource officer in every school.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Robert C. Vick)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Quality education · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I will fund a full-time school counselor and an SRO in every school”
Proposes 0% interest loans to builders for starter homes.
VOTE411 Voter Guide: Tennessee Governor 2026 (Robert C. Vick)
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Tennessee (VOTE411) · VOTE411 answer: Affordability · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I support creating a self-sustaining revolving loan fund that provides 0% interest loans to local builders specifically for constructing affordable, middle-income starter homes.”
Proposes long-term funding for rural ERs and maternity wards.
Tennessee Issues Facing Our Families and Neighbors, Robert C. Vick for Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Rural healthcare and hospital closures · drvick4tn.com
“Moving beyond temporary grants to create sustainable, long-term funding models that keep rural ERs and maternity wards open.”
Proposes expanding the Farmland Preservation Fund.
Tennessee Issues Facing Our Families and Neighbors, Robert C. Vick for Governor
Campaign website · Candidate campaign · Agriculture & Farm Survival · drvick4tn.com
“Expanding the Farmland Perservation Fund to give farmers a real financial alterantive to selling to developers.”
Supports background checks before gun purchases.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: What gun control measures, if any, should Tennessee pass? · nashvillebanner.com
“Definitely support background checks before purchases are allowed.”
Opposes the current abortion ban as too restrictive.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: Do you consider Tennessee's current abortion ban appropriate? · nashvillebanner.com
“But I think there are circumstances in which tough decisions need to be between a woman, God, and their doctor. Currently, it seems too restrictive.”
Supports continuing state executions.
Here's What Policies Independent Candidates in Tennessee's Governor's Race Support (candidates' questionnaire answers)
Candidate questionnaire · Nashville Banner · Sep 22, 2026 · Nashville Banner questionnaire: Would you continue state executions if elected? · nashvillebanner.com
“Would you continue state executions if elected? ... Vick: “Yes””

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