NASHVILLE — Tennessee, it’s go time. Early voting for the November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election opens today, Wednesday, October 14, and runs through Thursday, October 29, according to the Tennessee Secretary of State’s official elections calendar.
This is the ballot that sets Tennessee’s course for the Golden Age. Volunteers will choose the next governor to succeed term-limited Gov. Bill Lee, a United States senator, their members of Congress, and three proposed amendments to the Tennessee Constitution that appear on the ballot right after the governor’s race.
Bring your ID. The Secretary of State’s GoVoteTN guidance is clear: Tennesseans voting early or on Election Day must show valid photo identification. A driver’s license or photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, by Tennessee state government, or by the federal government is acceptable even if it is expired. College student IDs are not.
Where and when? Each county sets its own early voting sites and hours, and the fastest way to find yours is the official GoVoteTN app from the Secretary of State’s Division of Elections, which shows early voting and Election Day locations, hours and your sample ballot.
In Fayette County, the Election Commission Office at 45 Dogwood Lane in Somerville is open for early voting Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., October 14 through 29. A satellite site at Piperton Baptist Church, 205 E. Old State Line Road, opens October 22 and 23 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There is no voting on Sundays. On Election Day, Fayette voters cast ballots at their assigned polling place from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. — not at the Election Commission Office. Questions go to the Fayette County Election Commission at 901-465-5223.
In Davidson County, early voting sites open today from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with later hours on other days through October 29, according to the Davidson County Election Commission. In Knox County, standard sites run 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. today, per the Knox County Election Commission’s posted schedule.
Two more dates to know: the voter registration deadline for this election was Monday, October 5, and the deadline to request an absentee ballot is Saturday, October 24.
Patriots don’t wait for the last day. Grab your ID, check GoVoteTN, and bank your vote early — then bring a neighbor. Tennessee leads, and it starts today.
