2 candidates are tracked across 2 Monroe County races for the 2026 election, led by the Tennessee House District 21 contest. Preview your Monroe 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 Listed2
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 Monroe County carries the state legislative, congressional and statewide races shown here.
Monroe 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: no Democratic candidate qualified; Lowell Russell was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Lowell Russell is the only major-party nominee 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.
Lowell Russell · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Lowell Russell is the Republican incumbent representing Tennessee House District 21, per the Tennessee General Assembly member directory.
August 6 primary result: no Democratic candidate qualified; Mark Cochran won the Republican nomination with 63.3 percent over Will Bolton. Mark Cochran is the only major-party nominee 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.
Mark Cochran · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Mark Cochran grew up on a sixth-generation family farm and worked in his father's grocery store, per his campaign site. He is the Republican incumbent seeking re-election to Tennessee House District 23.
Priorities: Limiting transgender participation in women's sports and gender-transition procedures for minors · Tax cuts for Tennessee residents · Religious liberty protections and opposition to abortion (per the campaign site)
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Lowell Russell is the Republican incumbent representing Tennessee House District 21, per the Tennessee General Assembly member directory.