2 candidates are tracked across 1 Wayne County race for the 2026 election, led by the Tennessee House District 71 contest. Preview your Wayne 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
Wayne 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: Matt Day was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Kip Capley 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 ap
Matt Day · Democratic▾
Day is an accountant and a graduate of Columbia State Community College and Middle Tennessee State University, per Main Street Media of Tennessee.
Priorities: Wants to reduce the tax burden on lower and middle income residents, including eliminating the grocery tax and closing corporate tax loopholes · Supports expanding Tennessee's Medicaid acceptance · Supports raising the state minimum wage and ending the private-school voucher program (per the Main Street Media of Tennessee questionnaire)
Capley holds a master's degree in business and healthcare administration from Trevecca Nazarene University and serves as Secretary of the Tennessee House Republican Caucus, per the caucus website.
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Capley holds a master's degree in business and healthcare administration from Trevecca Nazarene University and serves as Secretary of the Tennessee House Republican Caucus, per the caucus website.