Who is on the ballot in 37803?

Tim Burchett, of Knoxville, is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, a former Knox County mayor and state legislator serving in Congress since 2019, per his official House biography. He was unopposed in the August 6 Republican contest and is the Republican nominee for November 3. His campaign site describes him as a lifelong East Tennessee conservative who was born in Knoxville and holds a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Tennessee, per the campaign site.

Michaela Barnett, of Knoxville, is a small business owner, engineer, and scientist who founded the refill shop KnoxFill, and is the Democratic nominee for November 3, per her campaign site and WBIR. She was unopposed in the August 6 Democratic contest, taking all 38,877 votes cast, per the Tennessee Division of Elections.

Bruce Fine, a blue-collar worker and former Republican, is running as an independent for Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District, per his Local Candidates campaign profile. He filed his candidacy with the Tennessee Secretary of State on February 27, 2026, and says East Tennessee deserves a representative who answers to voters rather than party leaders. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

Adam Lee Heimerman is a seventh-generation East Tennessean running as an independent for Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District, per the campaign site. He spent ten years working in the river guiding community, per the campaign site.

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.

Marquita Bradshaw is a tenth-generation South Memphis resident and executive director of Sowing Justice, an environmental justice nonprofit, per the campaign site. The campaign site says her career has focused on environmental health, workers' rights, economic opportunity and public accountability, and describes her as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Tennessee.

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.

Robert Jones is a small business owner and nonprofit executive director in Jonesborough, Tennessee, per the campaign site. He holds an MBA from East Tennessee State University, a master's degree in military history from Austin Peay State University and a doctorate in classics from the University of Newcastle, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he will not accept campaign donations and that money will not buy his support.

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.

Yoshi D. Matthews earned a bachelor's degree in business with an accounting concentration from the University of Phoenix and is pursuing a master's in accountancy, per the campaign site. She founded the nonprofit FTP Nonprofit and has experience working with the public and with individuals with disabilities, per the campaign site.

David Sutman Jr. is a working Tennessean with a business background who is running as an independent for U.S. Senate, per the campaign site. He says his campaign is about right versus wrong rather than left versus right, per the campaign site.

Barcy Whitson has a background in the insurance industry and has spent more than 20 years as a pastor, prayer minister, life coach and mentor in the Chattanooga area, per the campaign site.

Marsha Blackburn is Tennessee's senior U.S. senator, elected in 2018 as the first woman the state has sent to the Senate, per her campaign site. She entered public service in 1995 as executive director of the Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission, won a Tennessee State Senate seat in 1998 where she led a grassroots campaign against a proposed state income tax, and later represented Middle and West Tennessee in the U.S. House. She is the Republican nominee for governor, having won the August 6 Republican contest with 43.55% (311,328 votes) in a three-way field, per the Tennessee Division of Elections.

Jerri Green is an attorney who represents District 2 on the Memphis City Council, elected in November 2023, and who the city's official council roster also lists as Shelby County's Chief Public Defender. She previously ran the Community Legal Center, which provides legal services to Memphians who cannot afford them, and served Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris as senior policy advisor and deputy chief of staff, where her work included a free gun-lock-by-mail program and a living wage for county employees, per the council roster and her campaign site. She is the Democratic nominee for governor, having won the August 6 Democratic contest with 69.05% (244,194 votes) in a five-way field, per the Tennessee Division of Elections.

Hatley grew up in Elizabethton, Tennessee, and started his first business at age twelve, opening his first retail store at eighteen, per the campaign site. He has built nine companies over 30 years, creating about 750 Tennessee jobs across manufacturing, industrial, retail and hospitality sectors, and holds 11 patents, per the campaign site. His company is described on the site as the top hot tub manufacturer in America, per the campaign site.

Lauren Pinkston is an independent candidate for Tennessee governor and former Lipscomb University professor. Her campaign presents a nonpartisan alternative focused on education, democracy, health care, public trust, and building a broader coalition outside the major-party primary system.

Robert C. Vick, whose certified name prints with the middle initial, is an independent candidate for Tennessee governor and educator. His campaign presents a faith-centered, independent message focused on education, families, public safety, and leadership outside the Republican and Democratic primary contests.

Misam Abidi, a Pakistani-American businessman with a background in retail, banking and emerging technology, is running as an independent for Tennessee governor, per his campaign site. His campaign describes itself as being about restoring balance between institutions and the citizens they serve, not left versus right.

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.

Jackson has a background in massage therapy and works as a comedian and spoken-word performer who addresses social issues in his shows, per the campaign site. He describes his run as a grassroots campaign built on direct, unfiltered communication with voters rather than shaping his message for political appeal, per the campaign site.

Charles Van Morgan, a former police officer and state trooper who later owned a logistics and transportation business, is running as an independent for Tennessee governor, per WJHL. He holds a law degree from the Nashville School of Law and earlier degrees from Tennessee Wesleyan College and the University of Tennessee. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

Eddie Lee Murphy is an independent candidate from Spring Hill for Tennessee governor, 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 Eddie Lee Murphy.

Scoggin is a U.S. Navy veteran who served from 1977 to 1981 and a retired Ford UAW journeyman with 32 years in the auto industry, per the campaign site. Scoggin also spent 43 years as a volunteer firefighter and founded Save the Cumberland Inc. in 1996 to address river pollution, per the campaign site.

Dave Seeman, a mechanical engineer, entrepreneur, artist and designer from Nashville, is running as an independent for Tennessee governor, per his campaign site. He describes himself as a non-politician running free of party and corporate influence.

Karl Knox Smithson is an independent candidate from McMinnville for Tennessee governor, 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 Karl Knox Smithson.

L. Webb Taylor is an independent candidate for Tennessee governor, 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 L. Webb Taylor.