McMinn County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
2 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 McMinn County races, led by the Tennessee Senate District 1 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 McMinn 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.
Find your districts by addressTennessee Senate District 1J. Adam Lowe (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
J. Adam Lowe Republican Incumbent
J. Adam Lowe is the Republican incumbent representing Tennessee Senate District 1, 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; J. Adam Lowe won the Republican nomination with 65.2 percent over Teresa Congioloso, Dennis H. Beavers. J. Adam Lowe 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 23Mark Cochran (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Mark Cochran Republican Incumbent
- Limiting transgender participation in women's sports and gender-transition procedures for minors
- Tax cuts for Tennessee residents
- Religious liberty protections and opposition to abortion
Per the campaign site.
About Mark Cochran
Mark Cochran grew up on a sixth-generation family farm and worked in his father's grocery store, per his campaign site. He is the Republican incumbent seeking re-election to Tennessee House District 23.
August 6 primary result: no Democratic candidate qualified; Mark Cochran won the Republican nomination with 63.3 percent over Will Bolton. Mark Cochran 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 McMinn County, Tennessee on November 3, 2026?
McMinn County sample ballot 2026: who is running for tennessee senate and tennessee house, 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 McMinn County ballot?
Enter your ZIP code in the lookup for the statewide and congressional races on every ballot in the county, or a full street address to add the county, city and district contests for that location. Look up your ballot →
Tennessee statewide racesEvery Tennessee race on this county's ballot.All Tennessee ballot measures3 statewide ballot measures