Individual dates are verified against the SOS calendar. The August 6 absentee return deadline is still being confirmed against the SOS Guide to Absentee Voting.
Tennessee · 2026
Tennessee Votes in 2026
Understand what is on the ballot, what each office does, and how Tennessee's new district maps affect your representation.
Next registration deadline
19days
October 5, 2026 · Tennessee State and Federal General
Next early voting starts
28days
October 14, 2026 · Tennessee State and Federal General
Next Election Day
48days
November 3, 2026 · Tennessee State and Federal General
Two elections in 2026
Archive
August 6, 2026
Tennessee Primary and County General
Registration deadline
July 7, 2026
Early voting
July 17, 2026
Early voting ends
August 1, 2026
Absentee request
July 27, 2026
Absentee return
◷Awaiting confirmation
On the ballot
Primaries for Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Tennessee Senate (odd-numbered districts), and Tennessee House.
Republican and Democratic State Executive Committees.
General elections for vacant state judicial offices and applicable county offices.
Selected judicial retention questions and municipal elections.
Absentee ballot return deadline for August 6 is awaiting confirmation from the Tennessee Secretary of State's Guide to Absentee Voting.
