Republican
Marsha Blackburn
2 statements on record
Full recordGovernor · Election Day November 3, 2026
Tennessee governor race 2026
2 candidates, in surname order. 3 statements on the record, word for word, each linked to where it ran.
Democratic
Jerri Green
1 statement on record
Full recordOn the record, by issue
Courts & the law3
Marsha Blackburn
As printed
“"Bring back the electric chair."”
As printed
“The answer is simple: bring back the electric chair and deliver justice for these victims swiftly.”
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Jerri Green
Supports
“The fact of the matter is: the death penalty has always been inhumane, expensive, and biased.”
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The latest 2 per candidate on each issue. Each full record, linked at the top, holds the rest.
Where the candidate list comes from
- NBC News: Tennessee governor primary results read September 30, 2026
- Tennessee Secretary of State: 2026 candidate lists read September 30, 2026
Names and party labels were checked against these pages on September 30, 2026. The list holds the major-party nominees and any independent who is a principal candidate. Smaller-party and write-in candidates are left out; the state’s election office has the full ballot.
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