2 candidates are tracked across 1 Macon County race for the 2026 election, led by the Tennessee House District 38 contest. Preview your Macon County, Tennessee sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.
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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateTennessee
Races Listed1
Profiles2
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 Macon County carries the state legislative, congressional and statewide races shown here.
Macon County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking
Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact 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, 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.
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.
Seth McMillan · Democratic▾
Seth McMillan is the Democratic nominee for House District 38. His campaign centers on opposing a proposed landfill in Scott County and preserving the Jackson Law, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Opposing a landfill proposed for the district · Preserving the Jackson Law · Supporting the Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act and reforming TDEC permitting (per the campaign site)
Kelly Keisling is president of Keisling Insurance, per the Tennessee House Republican Caucus. He has represented House District 38 since 2010 and is the Republican incumbent.
Priorities: Water infrastructure funding for rural counties · Substance-abuse recovery funding · Rural economic development (per the Tennessee House Republican Caucus)
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Kelly Keisling is president of Keisling Insurance, per the Tennessee House Republican Caucus. He has represented House District 38 since 2010 and is the Republican incumbent.Priorities: Water infrastructure funding for rural counties · Substance-abuse recovery funding · Rural economic development (per the Tennessee House Republican Caucus)