Tennessee state executive official elections, 2022

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Tennessee state executive official elections

Election details
Filing deadline: April 7, 2022
Primary: August 4, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
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Poll times: Varies by county
Voting in Tennessee
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One state executive office is up for election in Tennessee in 2022:

Governor

## Contents

* 1 Governor
* 2 Context of the 2022 elections
* 2.1 Party control in Tennessee
* 3 Voting information
* 4 Past elections
* 4.1 2018
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

## Governor[edit]

General election candidates

* Bill Lee (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
* Jason Martin (Democratic Party)
* Constance Every (Independent)
* John Gentry (Independent)
* Basil Marceaux (Independent)
* Charles Morgan (Independent)
* Alfred O'Neil (Independent)
* Deborah Rouse (Independent)
* Michael Scantland (Independent)
* Rick Tyler (Independent)

Did not make the ballot:

* Lemichael Wilson (Libertarian Party)
* Hosie Holomon III (Independent)
* Wendell Jackson (Independent)
* Jake Johns (Independent)

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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Democratic primary candidates

* Carnita Atwater
* Jason Martin ✔
* JB Smiley Jr.

Did not make the ballot:

* Casey Nicholson

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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Republican primary candidates

* Bill Lee (Incumbent) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

* Curtis Carney
* Tyler Hagerman
* Patricia Anne Morrison

## Context of the 2022 elections[edit]

### Party control in Tennessee[edit]

Tennessee Party Control: 1992-2022
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

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Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R
Senate | D | D | D | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R
House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R

## Voting information[edit]

See also: Voting in Tennessee

Election information in Tennessee: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

* In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
* By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
* Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

* In-person: Nov. 1, 2022
* By mail: Received by Nov. 1, 2022
* Online: N/A

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

* In-person: N/A
* By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 19, 2022 to Nov. 3, 2022

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

Varies

## Past elections[edit]

### 2018[edit]

The following elections took place in 2018:

* Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018

## See also[edit]

Tennessee | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis

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Tennessee State Executive Offices Tennessee State Legislature Tennessee Courts |  2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 Tennessee elections: 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 |  Party control of state government State government trifectas State of the state addresses Partisan composition of governors

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* State of Tennessee official website

## Footnotes[edit]

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