Murfreesboro elections · State
Governor of Tennessee
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Who is running
14 candidates on the ballot, from VOTE411. Photos come from each candidate's own campaign site.
Marsha Blackburn
Republican
Marsha Blackburn is a Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee, serving since 2019. Before that, she represented Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 2003 to 2019 and served in the Tennessee State Senate from 1999 to 2003.
Source: Tennessee Firefly, Nashville Banner
2 sourced statements · Campaign site
Photo: Jerri Green campaign Jerri Green
Democratic
Jerri Green is a Memphis City Council member and Shelby County Chief Public Defender, and is a mother of three. Born and raised in Memphis, she earned degrees from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Georgetown University Law Center; she has worked as a public defender and in Shelby County government.
Source: Meet Jerri Green, Nashville Banner
No stated positions found yet · Campaign site
Misam Abidi
Independent
Misam Abidi is an entrepreneur and independent candidate for governor. His campaign says his platform addresses due process, economic reform, government transparency and innovation; the campaign lists Nolensville as its location.
2 sourced statements · Campaign site
Dean Brewer
Independent
Dean Brewer is an independent candidate from Knoxville. Tennessee Firefly reports that no occupation or further biographical detail could be sourced; WSMV describes him as originally from Lenoir City and a Knoxville resident.
Source: Tennessee Firefly
No stated positions found yet
Ray Brown
Independent
Ray Brown is an independent candidate who lives in Oliver Springs. The available candidate profile describes him as an electrician; it reports no campaign website or further sourced background.
Source: Tennessee Firefly, The Ballot Brief
No stated positions found yet
David Hatley
Independent
Hatley says he grew up in Elizabethton and started his first business at 12. His campaign biography says he built and rebuilt nine companies and spent 30 years creating businesses in Tennessee; it does not specify how long he has lived in the area.
Source: Vote Rutherford candidate profile, Hatley for Governor
1 sourced statement · Campaign site
Wendell Jackson
Independent
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Lauren Pinkston
Independent
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Victor L. Scoggin
Independent
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Photo: Dave Seeman campaign Dave Seeman
Independent
Seeman says he grew up in Tennessee. He describes himself as an engineer and designer with a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Tennessee and as a small-business owner; the profile does not say how long he has lived in the area.
No stated positions found yet · Campaign site
Karl Knox Smithson
Independent
No stated positions found yet
L. Webb Taylor
Independent
L. Webb Taylor is listed as an independent candidate for Tennessee governor and as a Memphis resident. I found no sourced occupation or further biographical details.
No stated positions found yet
Charles Van Morgan
Independent
Vote Rutherford reports that Morgan was born in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, earned degrees from Tennessee Wesleyan College and the University of Tennessee, and earned a J.D. from Nashville School of Law. The profile says his career includes owning a logistics and transportation business and working as a police officer and trooper.
No stated positions found yet
Robert C. Vick
Independent
Vick says he spent 40 years working in East Tennessee public schools as a teacher, coach, principal, and athletic director. He describes himself as a lifelong Tennessean and is running for governor as an independent.
Source: Vote Rutherford
No stated positions found yet
Where the candidates stand
Every candidate for Governor of Tennessee on each issue any of them has spoken on, in their own words or a close paraphrase, with the source linked. Checked . We do not score, rank or recommend anyone.
Where do the Governor of Tennessee candidates in Murfreesboro stand on immigration?
Her campaign identifies economic growth, protecting women’s sports and stopping illegal immigration as top issues. (Marsha Blackburn for Governor)
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Victor L. Scoggin (Independent)
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Karl Knox Smithson (Independent)
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Charles Van Morgan (Independent)
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Where do the Governor of Tennessee candidates in Murfreesboro stand on health care and retirement?
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His plan includes healthcare affordability reform and a Tennessee Skills Guarantee. (Misam Abidi for Governor)
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Victor L. Scoggin (Independent)
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Karl Knox Smithson (Independent)
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Charles Van Morgan (Independent)
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Where do the Governor of Tennessee candidates in Murfreesboro stand on farming, land and water?
She says she would work to protect Tennessee farmland, including from acquisition by China, and to keep taxes and prices low while reducing unnecessary spending and regulations. (BallotReady)
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Victor L. Scoggin (Independent)
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Karl Knox Smithson (Independent)
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Charles Van Morgan (Independent)
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Where do the Governor of Tennessee candidates in Murfreesboro stand on jobs and the economy?
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He proposes building a Tennessee economy around blockchain, cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and technology innovation, and establishing a Tennessee Dividend Fund to help citizens build long-term wealth. (Misam Abidi for Governor)
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He says he would keep Tennessee jobs in the state and share company ownership with employees; he presents those as principles he would bring to the governor’s office. (Hatley for Governor)
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Victor L. Scoggin (Independent)
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Karl Knox Smithson (Independent)
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Charles Van Morgan (Independent)
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Tennessee House, District 49Connie Casha, Mike Sparks
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