Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee sample ballot 2026

Daron Hall is Davidson County's sitting sheriff and the Democratic nominee on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified sample ballot.

Hurt has served as Metro Nashville Council Member At-Large since 2015 and won re-election in 2019, per the campaign site. She serves as executive director of Street Works, a nonprofit serving people affected by HIV and AIDS, and previously led the Jefferson Street United Merchants Partnership. She holds an undergraduate degree from Tennessee State University and a graduate degree from Belmont University, and worked for 20 years at Meharry Medical College, rising to Director of Admissions and Records. She is running for Davidson County Clerk.

Erica S. Gilmore is the Democratic nominee for Davidson County Trustee on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified sample ballot. She previously served on the Metro Nashville Council.

Karen Johnson is Davidson County's sitting Register of Deeds and the Democratic nominee on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified sample ballot.

Howard Gentry is Davidson County's sitting Criminal Court Clerk and the Democratic nominee on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified sample ballot. He previously served as Metro Nashville's vice mayor.

Lonnell Matthews, Jr. serves as Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk, per his campaign site. He emphasizes an accountable, resourceful and restorative approach to youth safety and building on Nashville's progress on youth safety over the past several years, per his campaign site.

Joseph P. Day is Circuit Court Clerk of Nashville and Davidson County, elected in 2022, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he began in the clerk's office as an intern in 1997, served as deputy clerk, business manager and chief deputy, and helped lead the development of the office's electronic filing system.

Martesha Johnson is the 20th Judicial District's sitting public defender and the Democratic nominee on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified sample ballot.

Corletra Mance is a general practitioner attorney with 15 years of experience in probate, personal injury, immigration, family law and contract disputes, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, she grew up in Chattanooga, graduated from Rhodes College and the University of Tennessee College of Law, and is a member of the Nashville Bar Association.

Dawn Deaner is the founder and executive director of the Choosing Justice Initiative, a nonprofit she describes as empowering people without wealth to pursue justice, per her campaign site. She previously led Nashville's Metropolitan Public Defender office for a decade, where she implemented public defender workload reforms and created a Court Watch program and a driver's license diversion program, per her campaign site.

Jodie Ann Bell is the Democratic nominee for General Sessions Judge, Division VI (unexpired term) on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified sample ballot.

Rachael Anne Elrod is the sitting District 2 member of the Metro Nashville Board of Education and the Democratic nominee on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified sample ballot.

Berthena Nabaa-McKinney is the Democratic nominee for Metro Nashville School Board District 4 on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified sample ballot.

Cheryl D. Mayes is the sitting District 6 member of the Metro Nashville Board of Education and the Democratic nominee on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified sample ballot.

O'Hara Block has served as the Metro Nashville Public Schools Board Member for District 8 since 2022, per the campaign site. She was the founding executive director of the Tennessee Education Research Alliance, a research partnership between the Tennessee Department of Education and Vanderbilt's Peabody College, and previously worked at the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and as an education policy advisor to Governor Phil Bredesen. She holds a master of public policy from Vanderbilt's Peabody College and a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia.

Bill Hagerty is Tennessee's sitting U.S. senator, elected in 2020, per the official Senate biography. He served as U.S. ambassador to Japan before his election, per the official Senate biography. He is a longtime businessman who started at the Boston Consulting Group and later worked as a venture capital and private equity investor, per the official Senate biography.

• Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025, with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote. Supported
• Voted no on the Inflation Reduction Act, the 2022 budget reconciliation law covering health care, energy and tax provisions, which passed the Senate 50-50 in August 2022, with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote. Opposed
• 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

Tharon Chandler is an independent candidate from Lawrenceburg for U.S. Senate, per the certified Tennessee candidate list. No campaign website was found as of October 20, 2026.

Andrew Gerena is an independent candidate from Knoxville for U.S. Senate, per the certified Tennessee candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Andrew Gerena.

Jeremy Dean Hearn is an independent candidate from Collierville for U.S. Senate, per the certified Tennessee candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Jeremy Dean Hearn.

James William Macon III is an independent candidate from Memphis for U.S. Senate, per the certified Tennessee candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for James William Macon III.

Dean Brewer, of Knoxville, runs a program offering homeless veterans counseling, housing and skilled-trade training, per The Independent Voter Guide. He is running as an independent for Tennessee governor and says he wants Tennesseans to work together as Americans. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

Ray Brown, an electrician from Oliver Springs, is running as an independent for Tennessee governor, per The Independent Voter Guide. He says he opposes what he describes as corruption in the state's legislative and judicial systems. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.