November 3 general election
Democrats on your ballot.
Midtown does not vote as one block. The neighborhood is carved across two congressional districts, two state senate districts and three state house districts — so your ballot may not match your neighbor's. Here is the full Democratic ticket, and how to find out which races are yours.
On every Midtown ballot
Two races the whole neighborhood has in common.
Jerri Green
Memphis City Council member and Shelby County's chief public defender, and the first woman the party has nominated for governor in Tennessee. She faces Republican Marsha Blackburn on November 3.
greenforgovernor.comMarquita Bradshaw
A Memphis community organizer and environmental-justice advocate. She faces Republican incumbent Bill Hagerty on November 3.
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Then it depends on your block.
Four of these seats are already settled: no Republican qualified, so the Democrat wins in November. The genuinely contested races on a Midtown ballot are Governor, U.S. Senate, and whichever congressional district you live in.
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District 5
Chaz Molder
Mayor of Columbia, Tennessee. Faces Republican Charlie Hatcher.
Most of Midtown, roughly from Central Gardens north and east.
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District 9
Justin J. Pearson
State representative, one of the "Tennessee Three." Faces Republican Brent Taylor.
Cooper-Young and parts of southern Midtown.
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District 29
Raumesh Akbari
No Republican on the ballot The incumbent returns to Nashville either way.
Central and southern Midtown.
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District 30
Sara Kyle
Not on the 2026 ballot Re-elected in 2024; her term runs to 2028.
Northern Midtown.
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District 88
Larry J. Miller
No Republican on the ballot Has held the seat since 1995.
Crosstown and Evergreen.
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District 91
Torrey C. Harris
No Republican on the ballot Took 72% of the August primary.
Central Gardens, Cooper-Young, Overton Square, Idlewild.
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District 96
Telisa Franklin
No Republican on the ballot Won the August primary with 55%.
Overton Park, Vollintine-Evergreen, Hein Park.
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The areas noted above are approximate. District lines cut through Midtown neighborhoods — sometimes down the middle of a street — so treat them as a starting point and confirm your own districts with the official lookup below.
Elected August 6 · in office since September 1
Your county commissioners.
These four seats were decided in the August county election, not in November. Four commission districts reach into Midtown, and the Democrats who won them took office on September 1.
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District 7
Henri E. Brooks
Re-elected in August.
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District 8
Will Richardson
Succeeding Mickell Lowery, now county mayor.
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District 10
LaShanta Rudd
Succeeding Britney Thornton.
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District 13
Amber Huett-Garcia
Succeeding Michael Whaley.
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Also on every ballot
Three questions, not just names.
Every Tennessee voter will see three proposed amendments to the state constitution this November, each a yes-or-no question. To pass, an amendment needs more yes votes than no votes — and its yes votes must also exceed half of all the votes cast for governor, so leaving a question blank makes it harder to pass.
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Amendment 1
Bail
Would let judges deny bail to people charged with certain serious felonies. Today the state constitution guarantees bail in all but capital cases.
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Amendment 2
State property tax
Would prohibit the General Assembly from levying a state tax on property.
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Amendment 3
Crime victims' rights
Would rewrite the constitution's list of crime victims' rights, giving victims a larger role before and after a conviction.
These summaries follow the Tennessee Secretary of State's. Read the official summaries and full text at sos.tn.gov before you vote.
Which districts cover Midtown
Gerrymandered, yes. Lost, no.
Midtown sits inside more districts than most neighborhoods its size, and the 2026 congressional map split it in two. If you have ever stood in a voting booth unsure which race was yours, this is why.
- U.S. House5 and 9
- Tennessee Senate29 and 30
- Tennessee House88, 91 and 96
- County Commission7, 8, 10 and 13
Look up your own
Our own locator shows your districts on a map with the Democrats on your ballot — or go straight to the official sources below. The Election Commission's is the one that also gives you your polling place.
Find my districtsKnowing the ticket is step one.
We will be knocking doors and making calls for this ballot between now and November 3. Get on the list and we will tell you where to be.