If you've paid your debts to society after being convicted of a felony and you want to vote in Tennessee, you generally have ...

Tennessee law has required political parties to use primary elections to nominate candidates for governor, General Assembly, ...

Tennessee lawmakers approved a $59.8 billion budget Wednesday for the next fiscal year, but House members got hung up on a ...

Tennessee lawmakers are urged to pass legislation protecting voter power in elections. Concerns are raised about party elites potentially influencing election outcomes, citing a Williamson County ...

Rep. John W. Rose on Thursday became the first major candidate to formally announce a bid for Tennessee governor.

Dear friends and fellow Tennesseans: I am proud to endorse U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn for governor of Tennessee. As former GOP Nashville chairman, I’ve worked with many leaders, but few match ...

A Republican-backed bill in the Tennessee legislature that would require ... If passed, the bill proposed restricting primary election participation to registered members of a political party ...

Tennessee lawmakers responded this week following a flurry of news out of Washington, including changes at the Social Security Administration and an executive order over election security.

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The 2026 race for Tennessee governor is on. Gov. Bill Lee, who is term-limited, will leave the Tennessee governor’s office in January 2027. Voters will decide in November 2026 who will succeed him.

Our system makes sure the will of the people wins out. We want elections decided at the ballot box, by everyday Tennesseans casting their votes.