Hamblen County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Hamblen County races, led by the Tennessee Senate District 9 contest.
County offices are not on the November 3 ballot. Tennessee elected its county offices (county mayor, sheriff, clerks, trustee, register, assessor, county commission, school board and trial-court judges) at the August 6, 2026 county general election. Those results are final; where this county's August races are tracked, they appear below under Already decided. The November ballot in Hamblen County carries the state legislative, congressional and statewide races shown here.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Hamblen County is split across 2 Tennessee House districts.
Find your districts by addressTennessee House: 2 districtsDistricts 10, 11
Tennessee House District 10Rick Eldridge (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Rick Eldridge Republican Incumbent
Rick Eldridge is the Republican incumbent representing Tennessee House District 10, per the Tennessee General Assembly member directory. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 6 primary result: no Democratic candidate qualified; Rick Eldridge was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Rick Eldridge is the only major-party nominee on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official primary results. Independent candidates certified for November, if any, are added at the Secretary of State's certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageTennessee House District 11Sheila Grooms McMahan (D) · Kenny Cody (R)
Sheila Grooms McMahan Democratic
Sheila Grooms McMahan is the Democratic nominee for Tennessee House District 11 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official August 6 primary results. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Kenny Cody Republican
Kenny Cody is the former chairman of the Cocke County Republican Party, per the Citizen Tribune. He is the Republican nominee for the open Tennessee House District 11 seat. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 6 primary result: Sheila Grooms McMahan was unopposed for the Democratic nomination; Kenny Cody won the Republican nomination with 70.8 percent over Jeff Fancher. They meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official primary results. Independent candidates certified for November, if any, are added at the Secretary of State's certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageTennessee Senate District 9Steve Southerland (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Steve Southerland Republican Incumbent
Steve Southerland is the Republican incumbent representing Tennessee Senate District 9, per the Tennessee General Assembly member directory. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 6 primary result: no Democratic candidate qualified; Steve Southerland was unopposed for the Republican nomination. Steve Southerland is the only major-party nominee on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's official primary results. Independent candidates certified for November, if any, are added at the Secretary of State's certification. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Tennessee elected its county offices (county mayor, sheriff, clerks, trustee, register, assessor, county commission, school board and trial-court judges) at the August 6, 2026 county general election, held alongside the state and federal primaries; those results are final and none of those offices print again on November 3. The November ballot carries the state legislative, congressional and statewide nominees set by the August 6 primaries, per the Tennessee Secretary of State.
Who is on the ballot in Hamblen County, Tennessee on November 3, 2026?
Hamblen County sample ballot 2026: who is running for tennessee house and tennessee senate, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Tennessee?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Tennessee are listed on the Tennessee election hub. Tennessee election hub →
How do I see my exact Hamblen County ballot?
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