The Justice Department has access to TN's voter rolls, including the last four digits of social security numbers, as part of an unprecedented probe.

Here in a deep red state where elections for federal office are mind-numbingly (and for Democrats demoralizingly) predictable, it was serious political fun—right?—to see Middle Tennessee briefly take center stage in the national spotlight for December’s 7th Congressional District special election.

Next door in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, Democrats’ D.C. machine has sized up scandal-ridden incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles for an upset, helping get Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder off to a handsome start. Ogles has struggled to raise money and carries a short record in office pocked by ethics and campaign finance blunders.

A Nashville judge issued a temporary restraining order Wednesday, Jan. 7, on the election alignment of the Memphis-Shelby County (MSCS) Board of Education in 2026.The ruling continued a contentious political and legal battle over the future of the MSCS board that could determine whether five board members can keep their seats until 2028 or face early elections.

A new U.S. Postal Service rule is raising concerns – especially among rural voters – but it won't affect people who cast ballots in Tennessee. The rule now defines a postmark as the date mail is processed,

MSCS is suing to stop an unprecedented mega-election that will put all nine board seats on the May ballot. The race comes with big implications for a state takeover, and a new superintendent is on the horizon.

Rutherford County District 1 Commissioner Steve Pearcy and District 18 challenger Eddie Sanders emerged as first two to qualify for 2026 elections.

Domonica Bryan, a former Democratic candidate for State Senate, is the new Knox County Democratic Party chair. County Democrats elected Bryan, a 40-year-old Tennessee Department of Children Services investigator, to replace former chair Stuart Hohl, who stepped down to focus on his career.