Fentress County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Tennessee House and more, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
County offices are not on the November 3 ballot. Tennessee elected its county offices (county mayor, sheriff, clerks, trustee, register, assessor, county commission, school board and trial-court judges) at the August 6, 2026 county general election. Those results are final; where this county's August races are tracked, they appear below under Already decided. The November ballot in Fentress County carries the state legislative, congressional and statewide races shown here.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Fentress County is split across 2 Tennessee House districts.
Find your districts by addressTennessee House: 2 districtsDistricts 38, 41
Tennessee House District 38Seth McMillan (D) · Kelly T Keisling (R)
Seth McMillan
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Opposing a landfill proposed for the district
- Preserving the Jackson Law
- Supporting the Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act and reforming TDEC permitting
About Seth McMillan
Seth McMillan is a candidate for Tennessee House District 38 representing Clay, Fentress, Macon, Pickett and Scott counties, per the campaign site.
Kelly T Keisling
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Water infrastructure funding for rural counties, per Tennessee House Republican Caucus
- Substance-abuse recovery funding, per Tennessee House Republican Caucus
- Rural economic development, per Tennessee House Republican Caucus
About Kelly T Keisling
Keisling has served as the state representative for Tennessee's 38th House District since 2010 and chairs the State Government Committee, per the campaign site. He is president of Keisling Insurance and serves on the board of the Children's Center of the Cumberlands, per the campaign site.
August 6 primary result: Seth McMillan was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Kelly T Keisling was unopposed for the Republican nomination. They meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official primary results. Independent candidates certified for November, if any, are added at the Secretary of State's certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageTennessee House District 41R. Jason Goodman (D) · Ed Butler (R)
R. Jason Goodman
R. Jason Goodman is the Democratic nominee for Tennessee House District 41 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official August 6 primary results. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Ed Butler
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Growing local business and community connections
- Community engagement and constituent relationships
About Ed Butler
Butler is a business owner who serves as Midway Route State Coordinator and Ambassador Lead for Run for the Wall, a veterans advocacy organization, per the campaign site. He has adopted two adult children, per the campaign site.
August 6 primary result: R. Jason Goodman was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Ed Butler was unopposed for the Republican nomination. They meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official primary results. Independent candidates certified for November, if any, are added at the Secretary of State's certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Tennessee elected its county offices (county mayor, sheriff, clerks, trustee, register, assessor, county commission, school board and trial-court judges) at the August 6, 2026 county general election, held alongside the state and federal primaries; those results are final and none of those offices print again on November 3. The November ballot carries the state legislative, congressional and statewide nominees set by the August 6 primaries, per the Tennessee Secretary of State.
Who is on the ballot in Fentress County, Tennessee on November 3, 2026?
Fentress County sample ballot 2026: who is running for tennessee house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Tennessee?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Tennessee are listed on the Tennessee election hub. Tennessee election hub →
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