Plan your vote
Early Voting
October 14 - 29
Wednesday, October 14 through Thursday, October 29. Vote at any early voting
site in Davidson County.
Vote by Mail
Request by October 24th
Davidson county must receive your absentee ballot request by Saturday, October 24.
You must qualify to vote by mail under Tennessee law.
Election Day
Tuesday, November 3rd
Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at your assigned polling place.
Before you go
Bring a photo ID. It must be issued by the federal government or the State of Tennessee, and it can be current or expired. College student IDs, local government IDs and IDs from other states are not accepted. A free photo ID is available through GoVoteTN.
Your early voting site may not be your Election Day polling place. Look up both before you go.
Where to look it up
Early voting schedule and sites from the Davidson County Election Commission, 615-862-8800
Check your registration and polling place
(Tennessee Secretary of State)
GoVoteTN: free app and site for your ballot, early voting sites and results
Questions? Tennessee Division of Elections, toll-free
1-877-850-4959.
Early voting hours and locations
All locations are open the same hours, Wednesday, October 14 through Thursday, October 29. Closed Sundays.
Any location works for any Davidson County voter.
Monday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday
8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
In the 37211 area
Casa Azafrán Community Center, 2195 Nolensville Pike · Edmondson Pike Library, 5501 Edmondson Pike
Bellevue Library
720 Baugh Road, 37221
Bordeaux Library
4000 Clarksville Pike, 37218
Casa Azafrán Community Center
2195 Nolensville Pike, 37211
Community Foundation of Middle TN (new)
3421 Belmont Boulevard, 37215
Edmondson Pike Library
5501 Edmondson Pike, 37211
Election Commission Office (new)
1281 Murfreesboro Pike, 37217
Goodlettsville Library
205 Rivergate Parkway, Goodlettsville 37072
Hermitage Library
3700 James Kay Lane, Hermitage 37076
Hillwood High School
6215 Hickory Valley Road, 37205
Lentz Public Health Center
2500 Charlotte Avenue, 37209
Madison Library
610 Gallatin Pike South, Madison 37115
Metro Office Building
800 President Ronald Reagan Way, 37210
Scarritt Bennett Center (new)
1027 18th Avenue South, 37212
South Inglewood Community Center
1624 Rebecca Street, 37216
Southeast Library
5260 Hickory Hollow Parkway, Antioch 37013
Source: Davidson County Election Commission early voting schedule for the November 3, 2026 election. Check nashville.gov/vote for any changes.
On your November 3 ballot, in our area
These are the races we hosted candidates for on September 26, plus the three statewide amendments.
Candidates are listed in ballot order, with no endorsement.
Governor
Republican nominee: Marsha Blackburn
Democratic nominee: Jerri Green
Independent candidates: Misam Abidi · Dean Brewer · Ray Brown · David Hatley · Wendell Jackson · Charles Van Morgan · Eddie Lee Murphy · Lauren Pinkston · Victor L. Scoggin · Dave Seeman · Karl Knox Smithson · L. Webb Taylor · Robert C. Vick
U.S. House, District 4
Republican nominee: Scott DesJarlais
Democratic nominee: Victoria Broderick
Independent candidates: Jacob Kristopher Anders · Clay Faircloth
U.S. Senate
Republican nominee: Bill Hagerty
Democratic nominee: Marquita Bradshaw
Independent candidates: Tharon Chandler · Andrew Gerena · Jeremy Dean Hearn · Robert Jones · James William Macon III · Yoshi D. Matthews · David Sutman Jr. · Catherine Barcel “Barcy” Whitson
Tennessee House, District 55
Republican nominee: Jayla Thomas
Democratic nominee: John Ray Clemmons
Tennessee Senate, District 21
Democratic nominee: Jeff Yarbro
No other candidates are listed on the sample ballot.
Write-ins are allowed.
Tennessee House, District 53
Democratic nominee: Jason L. Powell
No other candidates are listed on the sample ballot.
Write-ins are allowed.
Three statewide constitutional amendments
Each is a yes-or-no vote. The summaries below follow the official ballot summaries.
Amendment 1: Bail
Would let a court hold a defendant without bail before trial when the charge is a death-penalty offense, an act of terrorism, second degree murder, aggravated rape of a child, aggravated rape, grave torture, or any crime that requires serving 85 percent of a sentence. Courts would have to state their reasons on the record.
Amendment 2: State property tax
Would add language to the Tennessee Constitution that prohibits the Legislature from imposing a state tax on real, personal or mixed property.
Amendment 3: Crime victims' right
Would clarify existing rights for crime victims and add new ones, including the right to be informed about and take part in the parole process, to be protected from harassment, intimidation and abuse, and to be told the minimum sentence and scheduled release date. It does not restrict the powers of prosecutors or courts.
Your exact ballot depends on your address, so check yours before you vote.
Metro Council District 16 is not on this ballot. The next Metro election is August 2027.
16th United does not endorse and is not affiliated with any party, campaign or candidate.
Forum report · Saturday, September 26, 2026
Ten candidates, one room, and the neighbors who vote on them
16th United hosted a free candidates dinner and forum for District 16 residents at the Glencliff High School cafeteria, five weeks before the November 3 election. Candidates for Governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House (TN-4) and Tennessee House District 55 met the people who will be voting on them.
Doors opened at 5:00 PM for dinner and open mingling. Candidates staffed tables, League of Women Voters volunteers helped neighbors register or look up their ballots, and Metro Water Services told neighbors about its free street tree program. The moderated program was opened by Debby Gould of the League of Women Voters of Tennessee and moderated by Jim Shulman.
It began with neighbors, not candidates: a think-pair-share, where tables talked through what matters most to them. Audience questions, candidate responses and open Q&A followed. The evening closed with two questions for every candidate: would you come back to this community, and will you listen, not just talk? Every candidate answered yes to both.
Over 60
neighbors attended
candidates, 42 invited
10
14
volunteers
Nonpartisan, on the record
Every candidate on the District 16 ballot got the same invitation on the same terms, whether Republican, Democratic or Independent. 16th United kept a written log of every invitation and reply.
What neighbors said matters most
Who took part
Also at the event: Nicole Hooper staffed a table for Lauren Pinkston, candidate for Governor (table only, no speaking time).
What people told us
"I left the event with at least one candidate that I plan to vote for and an awareness of other ideas that concern my neighbors as well."
Joel O., District 16 resident
Candidates seated as a panel while moderator Jim Shulman takes a question.
Event photography: Jamie Agin
"I think we have lost some needed opportunities for civic engagement and this forum was a great example of why community organized events are so important"
Erin Evans, District 12 councilperson
"I don't often get to hear the independent candidates and they
really do all have something worth hearing. Let's do it again!"
Debby Gould, President, League of Women Voters of Tennessee
Why it matters locally
In District 16, every vote counts. Fewer than 2,000 residents voted in each of the last three August council elections, the 2023 race was decided by 96 votes, and in 2019 the top two finishers were 76 votes apart (Davidson County Election Commission certified results).
Thank you!
The forum was made possible by the Neighbor 2 Neighbor Building Blocks Fund, our project funding partner. Thank you also to the League of Women Voters of Tennessee, Glencliff High School and its staff, The Nashville Food Project for the community meal, Nashville Neighbors for the sound system, Metro Water Services, photographer Jamie Agin, and 14 volunteers.
We hope to do it again in 2027
Next year's races for mayor, vice mayor and Metro Council shape zoning, traffic safety and neighborhood investment where we live. Neighborhood groups rarely host candidate forums for these races, and we would like to help change that for our part of South Nashville.
Volunteer, partner, or support; 16thunited@gmail.com