Tennessee Values Voter Guide

Tennessee · Tuesday, November 3, 2026 general · Independent editorial

Look up a ZIP or pick a county to narrow the races. Statewide offices load for every Tennessee ZIP. Your real ballot is by full address / precinct — GoVoteTN. Voter registration deadline: Monday, October 5, 2026.

ZIP helper (ballot is by address / precinct) Your real ballot is by full address and precinct. ZIP is approximate. Statewide races load for every Tennessee ZIP on this demo; county and district races come after inventory. Always verify with your county sample ballot. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm measures on your sample ballot.

County (proposed launch metros)

Callouts

Trump-aligned Musk-aligned MAHA

Vote your values — All Tennessee counties

A guide for Tennesseans who put faith, family, and freedom first. Scores prioritize the Christian score, then the Constitution score (liberty & limited government under the U.S. Constitution), then the GOP score. Tap the ⓘ next to each score bar for what counts. Enter your ZIP above to narrow races — then confirm on your county sample ballot. The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

1 Christian score (45 pts)

2 Constitution score (35 pts)

3 GOP score (20 pts)

Statewide on this ballot

Scored November 3 cards load below: Governor Marsha Blackburn (R), Jerri Green (D), plus SOS-qualified Independents; U.S. Senate Bill Hagerty (R), Marquita Bradshaw (D), plus SOS-qualified Independents. County and district races that are not printed here are not invented. Confirm every oval on your sample ballot.

Races on this page (enable JavaScript for score cards)StatewideGovernor of Tennessee: Marsha Blackburn (R), Jerri Green (D), Misam Abidi (I), Dean Brewer (I), Ray Brown (I), David Hatley (I), Wendell Jackson (I), Charles Van Morgan (I), Eddie Lee Murphy (I), Lauren Pinkston (I), Victor L. Scoggin (I), Dave Seeman (I), Karl Knox Smithson (I), L. Webb Taylor (I), Robert C. Vick (I).U.S. Senate (Tennessee): Bill Hagerty (R), Marquita Bradshaw (D), Tharon Chandler (I), Andrew Gerena (I), Jeremy Dean Hearn (I), Robert Jones (I), James William Macon III (I), Yoshi D. Matthews (I), David Sutman, Jr. (I), Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson (I).County and district races are not on this demo yet.

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Same honesty as the cards: we don’t invent winners, and a win doesn’t raise a number. Pick a state in the header for that state’s ZIP lookup and candidate list.

Tennessee’s open primary was August 6, 2026 — over. This page is the November 3 general. A stamp is not a score. Numbers live on the card once research lands.

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ZIP helper · scored statewide cards · same 45 / 35 / 20 rubric

Scored statewide cards are on this page. County races that are not printed here are not invented.

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Rubric

45 · 35 · 20

How we score

Christian 45, Constitution 35, GOP 20. The letter is the 100-point total.

Ballot measures

Only measures with posted ballot language belong here. Tennessee may have proposed constitutional amendments on November 3, 2026 — confirm on sos.tn.gov and your county sample ballot. This demo does not invent YES/NO cards.

No scored Tennessee measure cards on this demo pass. Check GoVoteTN and your county election commission.

Policy tracker

Same published rubric as Florida and Texas: Christian 45 · Constitution 35 · GOP 20. The letter on a card is the 100-point total (80 A · 60 B · 40 C · 20 D · 19-under F). Public A–F is not a research-depth mark.

Tennessee’s open primary was August 6, 2026 (over). This page is the November 3, 2026 general. Tennessee is not a Florida closed primary — voters do not register by party.

How to vote

General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Register by Monday, October 5, 2026 (30th day before Election Day).

Your real ballot is by full address and precinct, not ZIP. Official starting points: GoVoteTN · Tennessee Secretary of State · County election commissions.

This is a values guide, not the county election commission. Always confirm names on your sample ballot. Many county URLs in this demo are still unverified.

How scoring works

Same method in every live state. Higher weight means more influence on the 0–100 values score. The letter on a card is that total: 80–100 A · 60–79 B · 40–59 C · 20–39 D · 0–19 F. Callouts for Trump, Musk, and MAHA are badges, not extra points — so you can filter them without double-counting party loyalty. The DeSantis callout is Florida-only and does not appear on Tennessee cards.

Christian score 45 pts

Highest priority · faith & family policy

Explicit public faith in Jesus Christ (weighted heaviest)
Campaign/public life that centers Christ, Scripture & church
Pro-life / protection of the unborn
Religious liberty & conscience rights
Parental rights in education
Traditional marriage & family policy
Opposition to gender ideology in schools/sports
Conduct: not quarrelsome; correct opponents with gentleness (2 Timothy 2:24–25). Destroy arguments against the knowledge of God (2 Corinthians 10:5) — that is not a license to be mean. Opened mean campaigning is a slight dock (−1 to −3), never a zero
Legislative votes help — but outspoken Christian identity beats quiet institutional conservatism

Constitution score 35 pts

Second priority · U.S. Constitution & liberty
(formerly labeled “paleo-conservative” — same ideas, clearer name)

Limited federal government & local control
Secure borders / immigration enforcement
Skepticism of endless foreign wars
Free enterprise; caution on globalist trade deals
Reading the Constitution as written
Protecting American culture & institutions from radical ideology
Fiscal restraint / low taxes
Health freedom / MAHA — live free of coercive government health & food policy; your family chooses

GOP score 20 pts

Third priority · Republican Party alignment

Republican Party registration / nomination
GOP platform & party organization alignment
Conservative legislative voting record
Support from mainstream Republican institutions

🦅 Trump callout

Shown when a candidate has a formal Trump endorsement, explicit MAGA / Trump-agenda campaigning, or a clear Trump-world alliance. Use the filter chip to show only these candidates. Does not add score points on its own.

🍊 DeSantis callout

Shown for candidates who preserve or advance Governor Ron DeSantis’s Florida agenda (parental rights, anti-DEI, free speech, free-state legislation) or who served as DeSantis-era partners. Badge only — does not add to the 100-point total. The DeSantis filter chip is on the Florida guide only.

🚀 Musk callout

Shown when a candidate is positive toward Elon Musk and/or his companies (Tesla, SpaceX, X free-speech ethos, DOGE-style efficiency). Trump-aligned alone is not enough (they have publicly clashed). Badge only — no automatic score points.

🥗 MAHA callout

Make America Healthy Again — clear MAHA Institute / MAHA Commission leadership, Stand for Health Freedom–style medical freedom, or campaign food-system integrity. Counts twice: 🥗 badge for filtering and raises the Constitution score (liberty from coercive health/food policy).

Important: This guide is editorial and values-based — not neutral journalism and not an official election authority. Scores use public records, Ballotpedia, campaign statements, and voting history where available. Always verify with your sample ballot and county elections office.

How current is this guide?

Candidate lists, scores, and notes are reviewed against public sources (Ballotpedia, campaign materials, county elections offices, and news reporting). Last content review: August 2026. Ballots can change — always confirm with your official sample ballot before voting.

ZIP codes & sample ballots

ZIP lookup estimates your county so statewide races load. Your ZIP can cover more than one city or school district — confirm on your sample ballot. Official ballots are by full address. Confirm names at GoVoteTN and your county election commission.

Tennessee coverage map

This page scores the statewide cards it prints for every Tennessee ZIP (Census-primary map, 95 counties). Proposed launch metros for the next inventory wave: Shelby, Davidson, Knox, Hamilton, Rutherford, Williamson, Montgomery, Sumner, Wilson, Sullivan. No invented locals.

ZIP is a helper. Your official ballot comes from your county election commission with your full home address. Open GoVoteTN or the How to Vote tab.

Vote your values — All Tennessee counties

Statewide on this ballot

Governor of Tennessee

U.S. Senate (Tennessee)

U.S. House, Tennessee District 1

U.S. House, Tennessee District 2

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3

U.S. House, Tennessee District 4

U.S. House, Tennessee District 5

U.S. House, Tennessee District 6

U.S. House, Tennessee District 7

U.S. House, Tennessee District 8

U.S. House, Tennessee District 9

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