TN 2026 Ballot Guide

How this guide works

The idea: let every argument stand on its own.

Why arguments are unlabeled

Most voter guides tell you who is making an argument — a party, a campaign, an advocacy group. That is useful information, but it also invites readers to accept or reject an argument based on who said it rather than what it says. This guide shows each argument as plain text, with no party, ideology, organization, or person attached, so you can weigh it on its merits.

Nothing is hidden: every argument has a numbered footnote, and the collapsed Sources section at the bottom of each page lists where it came from. You can look; you just aren't nudged by default.

How arguments were gathered

Candidates' platforms and reasons for running

"Why they're running" and "Platform" describe each candidate's own stated positions, taken only from their campaign websites, announcements, questionnaires they answered, and interviews where they speak directly. What opponents say about a candidate goes under "Arguments against," never under "Platform." Planks are paraphrased neutrally, capped at eight per candidate, and grouped into shared issue categories so you can compare candidates side by side. Where a candidate has not addressed a category, the compare table says "No stated position." Positions are never inferred from party.

A candidate's party appears only because it is printed on the official ballot, styled identically for every party. Candidates are listed in the order of the Secretary of State's certified candidate list.

Sourcing rules

Ordering rule

Order can suggest importance, so arguments within each column are shuffled using a fixed seed for each item when the site is built. The order is effectively random but stays the same between visits. On small screens the two columns become tabs; the first tab shown is always YES for amendments andArguments for for candidates. Both columns get the same styling and space.

What this guide doesn't do

Coverage and last-updated dates

Fully researched so far:

U.S. House, state Senate, and state House pages currently list the certified candidates from the Secretary of State. Platforms and arguments for those races are being added.

Suggest a correction

Found an error, a missing argument, or a candidate's published platform we haven't included?Send us a message, or open a correction request on GitHub. A source link is required, and the same rules apply: arguments are added without labels, and platforms come only from the candidate's own materials.