Farragut, Tennessee sample ballot 2026

Betsy Henderson chairs the Knox County Board of Education, where she has served two one-year terms as chair, and previously worked in U.S. Rep. Jimmy Duncan's office, per local election reporting. She won the May Republican primary and was the certified Republican candidate for the open county mayor's seat on the August 6, 2026 ballot.

Brent Gibson recently retired as Assistant Chief Deputy at the Knox County Sheriff's Office after more than 25 years of service, per his campaign site. He is a University of Tennessee graduate and a former four year letterman on the Tennessee Volunteers football team, and a graduate of the FBI National Academy, per the same source. He has served as director of training at the sheriff's office regional training academy and as a SWAT team commander, and coaches football and track at Gibbs High School.

Sheri Super is a Republican candidate for Knox County Commission District 3. She has lived in Knox County for more than 30 years and spent 17 years in private-sector business before retiring, per her campaign site.

Justin D. Cofer is a Republican who ran for Knox County Commission At-Large Seat 10. He is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served more than a decade in a Civil Engineering Squadron as an electrical power production specialist, per his campaign site. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from King University and is the author of a children's book, 'Everyday Heroes.' He is a husband and father of two sons.

Garrett Holt is a Republican candidate for Knox County Commission At-Large Seat 11. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville with degrees in Accounting and International Business, then began his career in public accounting before moving into healthcare sales, per his campaign site. He also operates a real estate investment business in Knoxville and is attending medical school at Lincoln Memorial University's DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine. He serves as Treasurer of the Knoxville Public Building Authority and as a board member for Family Promise of Knoxville, and previously served on the Knox County Board of Zoning Appeals.

Andrea Kline serves as a Knox County General Sessions Judge, a seat the Knox County Commission appointed Kline to fill, and sought a full term on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the campaign site.

Katherine Bike, known as Kat Bike, is a Democratic candidate for Knox County Board of Education District 4, which she currently represents. She earned an Associate of Science in Engineering from Walters State Community College and studied Architecture at the University of Tennessee, per her campaign site. She began her career at the university as a web developer and media specialist, later worked as a Trial Technology Specialist collaborating with attorneys, and now works at the university again. She serves on the Community Health Council and volunteers as a mentor with Little Bellas Knoxville.

Bill Sofield is a Republican candidate for Knox County Board of Education District 9. He has lived in Knox County for more than 31 years and has four sons, three of whom graduated from Knox County Schools and one who currently attends, per his campaign site. He is an active member of Mount Olive Baptist Church.

Marquita Bradshaw is a tenth-generation South Memphis resident and executive director of Sowing Justice, an environmental justice nonprofit, per the campaign site. The campaign site says her career has focused on environmental health, workers' rights, economic opportunity and public accountability, and describes her as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Tennessee.

Robert Jones is a small business owner and nonprofit executive director in Jonesborough, Tennessee, per the campaign site. He holds an MBA from East Tennessee State University, a master's degree in military history from Austin Peay State University and a doctorate in classics from the University of Newcastle, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he will not accept campaign donations and that money will not buy his support.

Yoshi D. Matthews earned a bachelor's degree in business with an accounting concentration from the University of Phoenix and is pursuing a master's in accountancy, per the campaign site. She founded the nonprofit FTP Nonprofit and has experience working with the public and with individuals with disabilities, per the campaign site.

Marsha Blackburn is Tennessee's senior U.S. senator, elected in 2018 as the first woman the state has sent to the Senate, per her campaign site. She entered public service in 1995 as executive director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission, won a Tennessee State Senate seat in 1998 where she led a grassroots campaign against a proposed state income tax, and later represented Middle and West Tennessee in the U.S. House. She is the Republican nominee for governor, having won the August 6 Republican contest with 43.55% (311,328 votes) in a three-way field, per the Tennessee Division of Elections.

• Voted yes on the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, setting online safety and privacy requirements for platforms used by minors, which passed the Senate 91-3 in July 2024. Supported
• Voted no on the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring recognition of marriages that were valid where performed, which passed the Senate 61-36 in November 2022. Opposed
• Voted no on confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, who was confirmed 53-47 in April 2022. Opposed

Jerri Green is an attorney who represents District 2 on the Memphis City Council, elected in November 2023, and who the city's official council roster also lists as Shelby County's Chief Public Defender. She previously ran the Community Legal Center, which provides legal services to Memphians who cannot afford them, and served Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris as senior policy advisor and deputy chief of staff, where her work included a free gun-lock-by-mail program and a living wage for county employees, per the council roster and her campaign site. She is the Democratic nominee for governor, having won the August 6 Democratic contest with 69.05% (244,194 votes) in a five-way field, per the Tennessee Division of Elections.

Hatley grew up in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and started his first business at age twelve, opening his first retail store at eighteen, per the campaign site. He has built nine companies over 30 years, creating about 750 Tennessee jobs across manufacturing, industrial, retail and hospitality sectors, and holds 11 patents, per the campaign site. His company is described on the site as the top hot tub manufacturer in America, per the campaign site.

Lauren Pinkston is an independent candidate for Tennessee governor and former Lipscomb University professor. Her campaign presents a nonpartisan alternative focused on education, democracy, health care, public trust, and building a broader coalition outside the major-party primary system.

Robert C. Vick, whose certified name prints with the middle initial, is an independent candidate for Tennessee governor and educator. His campaign presents a faith-centered, independent message focused on education, families, public safety, and leadership outside the Republican and Democratic primary contests.

Misam Abidi, a Pakistani-American businessman with a background in retail, banking and emerging technology, is running as an independent for Tennessee governor, per his campaign site. His campaign describes itself as being about restoring balance between institutions and the citizens they serve, not left versus right.