Elections Calendar
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Key Dates for the 2026 Election Cycle
Thursday, August 6, 2026 - Primary and General Election
Primary elections will be held for Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Tennessee Senate (odd-numbered districts), Tennessee House, and Republican and Democratic State Executive Committees. General elections will be held for vacant state judicial offices and applicable county offices.
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
| Voter Registration Deadline | Tuesday, July 7, 2026 |
| Early Voting | Friday, July 17 – Saturday, August 1, 2026 |
| Absentee Ballot Request Deadline | Monday, July 27, 2026 |
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - State and Federal General Election
All candidates (including independents) for Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Tennessee Senate (odd-numbered districts), and Tennessee House must follow the qualifying dates for the August election. For municipal elections held with the November election, the qualifying dates below apply.
| Deadline | Date |
|---|---|
| First Day to Pick Up Petitions | Monday, June 22, 2026 |
| Qualifying Deadline | Thursday, August 20, 2026, 12:00 Noon |
| Withdrawal Deadline | Thursday, August 27, 2026, 12:00 Noon |
| Voter Registration Deadline | Monday, October 5, 2026 |
| Early Voting | Wednesday, October 14 – Thursday, October 29, 2026 |
| Absentee Ballot Request Deadline | Saturday, October 24, 2026 |
2026 Local Election Schedule
Click the column heading to sort by County, Jurisdiction, or Date.
| County | Jurisdiction | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Haywood | Town of Stanton (Annexation) | 01/21/2026 |
| Davidson | City of Berry Hill | 03/05/2026 |
| Lawrence | City of Loretto | 04/28/2026 |
| Shelby | Town of Arlington School Board Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Bradley | City of Cleveland School Board Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Dyer | City of Dyersburg School Board Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| McMinn | City of Etowah School Board Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Williamson | Franklin Special School District School Board Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Greene | Town of Greeneville School Board Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Carroll | Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School District Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Carroll | Huntingdon Special School District Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Hawkins, Sullivan | City of Kingsport School Board Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Macon | City of Lafayette | 05/05/2026 |
| Wilson | Lebanon Special School District Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Hamilton | Town of Lookout Mountain School Board Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Coffee | City of Manchester School Board Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Carroll | McKenzie Special School District Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Rutherford | City of Murfreesboro School Board Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Scott | Oneida Special School District | 05/05/2026 |
| Marion | Richard Hardy Special School District Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Blount | City of Rockford | 05/05/2026 |
| Carroll | South Carroll Special School District Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Coffee, Franklin | City of Tullahoma School Board Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Carroll | West Carroll Special School District Primary | 05/05/2026 |
| Overton | Town of Livingston | 06/02/2026 |
| Decatur | City of Parsons | 06/04/2026 |
| Haywood | City of Brownsville | 06/16/2026 |
| Union | Town of Maynardville | 06/23/2026 |
| Blount | City of Alcoa School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| DeKalb | Town of Alexandria | 08/06/2026 |
| Putnam | City of Algood | 08/06/2026 |
| Shelby | Town of Arlington | 08/06/2026 |
| Cheatham | Town of Ashland City | 08/06/2026 |
| McMinn | City of Athens School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Greene | Town of Baileyton | 08/06/2026 |
| Shelby | City of Bartlett Judicial Election and School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Putnam | Town of Baxter | 08/06/2026 |
| Bedford | Town of Bell Buckle | 08/06/2026 |
| Gibson | Bradford Special School District | 08/06/2026 |
| Sullivan | City of Bristol School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Pickett | Town of Byrdstown | 08/06/2026 |
| Clay | City of Celina | 08/06/2026 |
| Marshall | Town of Chapel Hill | 08/06/2026 |
| Dickson | City of Charlotte | 08/06/2026 |
| Carroll | City of Clarksburg | 08/06/2026 |
| Bradley | City of Cleveland | 08/06/2026 |
| Anderson | City of Clinton School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Shelby | Town of Collierville School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Putnam | City of Cookeville | 08/06/2026 |
| DeKalb | Town of Dowelltown | 08/06/2026 |
| Dyer | City of Dyersburg School Board General | 08/06/2026 |
| McNairy | Town of Eastview | 08/06/2026 |
| Carter | City of Elizabethton Judicial Election and School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Giles | City of Elkton | 08/06/2026 |
| McMinn | City of Englewood | 08/06/2026 |
| Chester, McNairy | Town of Enville | 08/06/2026 |
| Houston | City of Erin | 08/06/2026 |
| McMinn | City of Etowah | 08/06/2026 |
| Williamson | City of Fairview (Court Clerk) | 08/06/2026 |
| Knox | Town of Farragut | 08/06/2026 |
| Williamson | Franklin Special School District | 08/06/2026 |
| Blount | City of Friendsville | 08/06/2026 |
| Jackson | City of Gainesboro | 08/06/2026 |
| Shelby | City of Germantown School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Gibson | Gibson County Special School District | 08/06/2026 |
| Robertson | City of Greenbrier | 08/06/2026 |
| Greene | Town of Greeneville | 08/06/2026 |
| Roane | City of Harriman | 08/06/2026 |
| Chester | City of Henderson | 08/06/2026 |
| Carroll | Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School District | 08/06/2026 |
| Carroll | Huntingdon Special School District | 08/06/2026 |
| Carter, Sullivan, Washington | City of Johnson City School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Gibson, Obion | Kenton Special School District Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Gibson, Obion | Kenton Special School District | 08/06/2026 |
| Hawkins, Sullivan | City of Kingsport | 08/06/2026 |
| Shelby | City of Lakeland School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Wilson | Lebanon Special School District | 08/06/2026 |
| Loudon | City of Lenoir City School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Marshall | City of Lewisburg | 08/06/2026 |
| DeKalb | Town of Liberty | 08/06/2026 |
| Perry | Town of Linden | 08/06/2026 |
| Perry | City of Lobelville | 08/06/2026 |
| Hamilton | Town of Lookout Mountain | 08/06/2026 |
| Giles | City of Lynnville | 08/06/2026 |
| Coffee | City of Manchester | 08/06/2026 |
| Blount | City of Maryville School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Carroll | McKenzie Special School District | 08/06/2026 |
| McNairy | Town of Michie | 08/06/2026 |
| Shelby | City of Millington School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Giles | City of Minor Hill | 08/06/2026 |
| Putnam | Town of Monterey | 08/06/2026 |
| Greene | Town of Mosheim | 08/06/2026 |
| Rutherford | City of Murfreesboro | 08/06/2026 |
| Humphreys | City of New Johnsonville | 08/06/2026 |
| Anderson, Roane | City of Oak Ridge School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Morgan | Town of Oakdale | 08/06/2026 |
| Anderson, Morgan, Roane | Town of Oliver Springs (Court Clerk) | 08/06/2026 |
| Henry | Paris Special School District | 08/06/2026 |
| Cheatham | Town of Pegram | 08/06/2026 |
| Lincoln, Marshall | Town of Petersburg | 08/06/2026 |
| Union | City of Plainview | 08/06/2026 |
| Marion | Richard Hardy Special School District | 08/06/2026 |
| Lauderdale | City of Ripley | 08/06/2026 |
| Obion | City of Rives | 08/06/2026 |
| Hawkins | Town of Rogersville School Board Primary | 08/06/2026 |
| Henderson | City of Sardis | 08/06/2026 |
| Decatur, Henderson | City of Scotts Hill | 08/06/2026 |
| DeKalb | City of Smithville | 08/06/2026 |
| Rutherford | Town of Smyrna (Court Clerk) | 08/06/2026 |
| Carroll | South Carroll Special School District | 08/06/2026 |
| Smith | Town of South Carthage | 08/06/2026 |
| White | City of Sparta | 08/06/2026 |
| Rhea | City of Spring City | 08/06/2026 |
| Houston | City of Tennessee Ridge | 08/06/2026 |
| Blount | City of Townsend | 08/06/2026 |
| Gibson | City of Trenton (Court Clerk) | 08/06/2026 |
| Coffee, Franklin | City of Tullahoma | 08/06/2026 |
| Morgan | City of Wartburg | 08/06/2026 |
| Wayne | City of Waynesboro | 08/06/2026 |
| Carroll | West Carroll Special School District | 08/06/2026 |
| Hardeman | City of Whiteville | 08/06/2026 |
| Robertson | City of Adams | 11/03/2026 |
| Hardin, McNairy | City of Adamsville | 11/03/2026 |
| Blount | City of Alcoa General | 11/03/2026 |
| Fentress | City of Allardt | 11/03/2026 |
| Grundy | Town of Altamont | 11/03/2026 |
| Giles, Lincoln | City of Ardmore | 11/03/2026 |
| McMinn | City of Athens | 11/03/2026 |
| Tipton | Town of Atoka | 11/03/2026 |
| Carroll | Town of Atwood | 11/03/2026 |
| Jefferson | City of Baneberry | 11/03/2026 |
| Shelby | City of Bartlett | 11/03/2026 |
| Grainger, Hawkins | Town of Bean Station | 11/03/2026 |
| Grundy | Town of Beersheba Springs | 11/03/2026 |
| McNairy | Town of Bethel Springs | 11/03/2026 |
| Benton | Town of Big Sandy | 11/03/2026 |
| Grainger | City of Blaine | 11/03/2026 |
| Sullivan | City of Bluff City | 11/03/2026 |
| Fayette | City of Braden | 11/03/2026 |
| Gibson | City of Bradford | 11/03/2026 |
| Sullivan | City of Bristol | 11/03/2026 |
| Carroll | Town of Bruceton | 11/03/2026 |
| Hawkins | Town of Bulls Gap | 11/03/2026 |
| Tipton | Town of Burlison | 11/03/2026 |
| Dickson | Town of Burns | 11/03/2026 |
| McMinn | City of Calhoun | 11/03/2026 |
| Benton | City of Camden | 11/03/2026 |
| Smith | Town of Carthage | 11/03/2026 |
| Campbell | Town of Caryville | 11/03/2026 |
| Robertson | City of Cedar Hill | 11/03/2026 |
| Hawkins | City of Church Hill | 11/03/2026 |
| Montgomery | City of Clarksville | 11/03/2026 |
| Wayne | City of Clifton | 11/03/2026 |
| Anderson | City of Clinton | 11/03/2026 |
| Grundy | City of Coalmont | 11/03/2026 |
| Hamilton | City of Collegedale | 11/03/2026 |
| Shelby | Town of Collierville | 11/03/2026 |
| Wayne | City of Collinwood | 11/03/2026 |
| Maury | City of Columbia | 11/03/2026 |
| Robertson | Town of Coopertown | 11/03/2026 |
| Marshall | Town of Cornersville | 11/03/2026 |
| Henry | City of Cottage Grove | 11/03/2026 |
| Tipton | City of Covington | 11/03/2026 |
| Cumberland | City of Crab Orchard | 11/03/2026 |
| Robertson | City of Cross Plains | 11/03/2026 |
| Cumberland | City of Crossville | 11/03/2026 |
| Hardin | City of Crump | 11/03/2026 |
| Stewart | Town of Cumberland City | 11/03/2026 |
| Claiborne | Town of Cumberland Gap | 11/03/2026 |
| Jefferson | Town of Dandridge | 11/03/2026 |
| Meigs | Town of Decatur | 11/03/2026 |
| Stewart | Town of Dover | 11/03/2026 |
| White | Town of Doyle | 11/03/2026 |
| Weakley | City of Dresden | 11/03/2026 |
| Polk | City of Ducktown | 11/03/2026 |
| Gibson | City of Dyer | 11/03/2026 |
| Dyer | City of Dyersburg | 11/03/2026 |
| Rutherford | City of Eagleville | 11/03/2026 |
| Hamilton | City of East Ridge | 11/03/2026 |
| Carter | City of Elizabethton | 11/03/2026 |
| Unicoi | Town of Erwin | 11/03/2026 |
| Lawrence | City of Ethridge | 11/03/2026 |
| Williamson | City of Fairview | 11/03/2026 |
| Lincoln | City of Fayetteville | 11/03/2026 |
| McNairy | Town of Finger | 11/03/2026 |
| Sumner | City of Gallatin | 11/03/2026 |
| Fayette | City of Gallaway | 11/03/2026 |
| Tipton | Town of Garland | 11/03/2026 |
| Shelby | City of Germantown | 11/03/2026 |
| Gibson | Town of Gibson | 11/03/2026 |
| Tipton | Town of Gilt Edge | 11/03/2026 |
| Davidson, Sumner | City of Goodlettsville | 11/03/2026 |
| Smith | Town of Gordonsville | 11/03/2026 |
| Fayette, Hardeman | City of Grand Junction | 11/03/2026 |
| Loudon | City of Greenback | 11/03/2026 |
| Weakley | City of Greenfield | 11/03/2026 |
| Grundy | Town of Gruetli-Laager | 11/03/2026 |
| McNairy | Town of Guys | 11/03/2026 |
| Lauderdale | Town of Halls | 11/03/2026 |
| Claiborne | City of Harrogate | 11/03/2026 |
| Sumner | City of Hendersonville | 11/03/2026 |
| Lauderdale | Town of Henning | 11/03/2026 |
| Henry | City of Henry | 11/03/2026 |
| Hardeman | City of Hickory Valley | 11/03/2026 |
| Carroll | Town of Hollow Rock | 11/03/2026 |
| Carroll | Town of Huntingdon | 11/03/2026 |
| Marion | Town of Jasper | 11/03/2026 |
| Jefferson | City of Jefferson City | 11/03/2026 |
| Campbell | City of Jellico | 11/03/2026 |
| Carter, Sullivan, Washington | City of Johnson City | 11/03/2026 |
| Washington | Town of Jonesborough | 11/03/2026 |
| Gibson, Obion | City of Kenton | 11/03/2026 |
| Marion | Town of Kimball | 11/03/2026 |
| Roane | City of Kingston | 11/03/2026 |
| Cheatham | Town of Kingston Springs | 11/03/2026 |
| Campbell | City of LaFollette | 11/03/2026 |
| Fayette | Town of LaGrange | 11/03/2026 |
| Shelby | City of Lakeland | 11/03/2026 |
| Hamilton | City of Lakesite | 11/03/2026 |
| Rutherford | City of LaVergne | 11/03/2026 |
| Lawrence | City of Lawrenceburg | 11/03/2026 |
| Wilson | City of Lebanon | 11/03/2026 |
| Loudon | City of Lenoir City | 11/03/2026 |
| Loudon | City of Loudon | 11/03/2026 |
| Blount | Town of Louisville | 11/03/2026 |
| Monroe | City of Madisonville | 11/03/2026 |
| Weakley | City of Martin | 11/03/2026 |
| Blount | City of Maryville | 11/03/2026 |
| Tipton | Town of Mason | 11/03/2026 |
| Carroll, Henry, Weakley | City of McKenzie | 11/03/2026 |
| Carroll | City of McLemoresville | 11/03/2026 |
| Warren | City of McMinnville | 11/03/2026 |
| Gibson | City of Medina | 11/03/2026 |
| Madison | City of Medon | 11/03/2026 |
| Gibson | City of Milan | 11/03/2026 |
| Gibson | Milan Special School District | 11/03/2026 |
| Robertson, Sumner | City of Millersville | 11/03/2026 |
| Shelby | City of Millington | 11/03/2026 |
| Sumner | City of Mitchellville | 11/03/2026 |
| Franklin, Grundy, Marion | Town of Monteagle | 11/03/2026 |
| Warren | City of Morrison | 11/03/2026 |
| Hamblen | City of Morristown | 11/03/2026 |
| Fayette | City of Moscow | 11/03/2026 |
| Hawkins | Town of Mount Carmel | 11/03/2026 |
| Johnson | Town of Mountain City | 11/03/2026 |
| Maury | City of Mt Pleasant | 11/03/2026 |
| Wilson | City of Mt. Juliet | 11/03/2026 |
| Tipton | City of Munford | 11/03/2026 |
| Marion | City of New Hope | 11/03/2026 |
| Jefferson | City of New Market | 11/03/2026 |
| Claiborne | City of New Tazewell | 11/03/2026 |
| Dyer | Town of Newbern | 11/03/2026 |
| Cocke | City of Newport | 11/03/2026 |
| McMinn | City of Niota | 11/03/2026 |
| Williamson | Town of Nolensville | 11/03/2026 |
| Bedford | Town of Normandy | 11/03/2026 |
| Anderson | City of Norris | 11/03/2026 |
| Anderson, Roane | City of Oak Ridge | 11/03/2026 |
| Fayette | Town of Oakland | 11/03/2026 |
| Obion | Town of Obion | 11/03/2026 |
| Anderson, Morgan, Roane | Town of Oliver Springs | 11/03/2026 |
| Robertson | City of Orlinda | 11/03/2026 |
| Marion | Town of Orme | 11/03/2026 |
| Grundy | Town of Palmer | 11/03/2026 |
| Henry | City of Paris | 11/03/2026 |
| Cocke | Town of Parrottsville | 11/03/2026 |
| Fayette | City of Piperton | 11/03/2026 |
| Sevier | Town of Pittman Center | 11/03/2026 |
| Cumberland | Town of Pleasant Hill | 11/03/2026 |
| Cheatham | Town of Pleasant View | 11/03/2026 |
| Robertson, Sumner | City of Portland | 11/03/2026 |
| Marion | Town of Powells Crossroads | 11/03/2026 |
| Giles | City of Pulaski | 11/03/2026 |
| Henry | City of Puryear | 11/03/2026 |
| McNairy | City of Ramer | 11/03/2026 |
| Hamilton | City of Red Bank | 11/03/2026 |
| Hamilton | City of Ridgeside | 11/03/2026 |
| Davidson, Robertson | City of Ridgetop | 11/03/2026 |
| Roane | City of Rockwood | 11/03/2026 |
| Anderson, Campbell | City of Rocky Top | 11/03/2026 |
| Hawkins | Town of Rogersville | 11/03/2026 |
| Fayette | Town of Rossville | 11/03/2026 |
| Grainger | Town of Rutledge | 11/03/2026 |
| Obion | Town of Samburg | 11/03/2026 |
| Hardin | City of Savannah | 11/03/2026 |
| Weakley | Town of Sharon | 11/03/2026 |
| Bedford | City of Shelbyville | 11/03/2026 |
| Hamilton | Town of Signal Mountain | 11/03/2026 |
| Dickson | Town of Slayden | 11/03/2026 |
| Rutherford | Town of Smyrna | 11/03/2026 |
| Hamilton | City of Soddy Daisy | 11/03/2026 |
| Fayette | Town of Somerville | 11/03/2026 |
| Obion | City of South Fulton | 11/03/2026 |
| Marion | City of South Pittsburg | 11/03/2026 |
| Van Buren | City of Spencer | 11/03/2026 |
| Robertson | City of Springfield | 11/03/2026 |
| Lawrence | City of St. Joseph | 11/03/2026 |
| Haywood | Town of Stanton | 11/03/2026 |
| McNairy | Town of Stantonville | 11/03/2026 |
| Morgan | City of Sunbright | 11/03/2026 |
| Hawkins | Town of Surgoinsville | 11/03/2026 |
| Claiborne | City of Tazewell | 11/03/2026 |
| Monroe | Town of Tellico Plains | 11/03/2026 |
| Williamson | Town of Thompson's Station | 11/03/2026 |
| Madison | City of Three Way | 11/03/2026 |
| Lake | Town of Tiptonville | 11/03/2026 |
| Grundy | City of Tracy City | 11/03/2026 |
| Gibson | City of Trenton | 11/03/2026 |
| Carroll | Town of Trezevant | 11/03/2026 |
| Obion | Town of Troy | 11/03/2026 |
| Greene | City of Tusculum | 11/03/2026 |
| Unicoi | Town of Unicoi | 11/03/2026 |
| Obion | City of Union City | 11/03/2026 |
| Dickson | Town of Vanleer | 11/03/2026 |
| Monroe | Town of Vonore | 11/03/2026 |
| Hamilton | Town of Walden | 11/03/2026 |
| Bedford | Town of Wartrace | 11/03/2026 |
| Carter | City of Watauga | 11/03/2026 |
| Wilson | City of Watertown | 11/03/2026 |
| Sumner | City of Westmoreland | 11/03/2026 |
| Dickson | Town of White Bluff | 11/03/2026 |
| Robertson, Sumner | City of White House | 11/03/2026 |
| Jefferson | Town of White Pine | 11/03/2026 |
| Marion | City of Whitwell | 11/03/2026 |
| Fayette | City of Williston | 11/03/2026 |
| Scott | City of Winfield | 11/03/2026 |
| Obion | City of Woodland Mills | 11/03/2026 |