Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-3-203 (2026)

General assembly members, congressional representatives, presidential electors, and governor - Time for election

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Elections for the following offices shall be held at the regular November election when the election immediately precedes the commencement of a full term:

(1) Representative in the general assembly;

(2) Representative in the United States congress;

(3) Senator in the general assembly;

(4) Senator in the United States senate;

(5) Governor; and

(6) Electors for president and vice president.

Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 1; T.C.A., § 2-309; Acts 1995, ch. 305, § 55.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2024 · leading case: Millsaps v. Thompson, 259 F.3d 535 (6th Cir. 2001).

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Millsaps v. Thompson, 259 F.3d 535 (6th Cir. 2001). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-3-203 (Supp.2000). Since 1870 the Tennessee Constitution has specified the date for this election as “the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.”

Millsaps v. Thompson, 96 F. Supp. 2d 720 (E.D. Tenn. 2000). · cites it 2× “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 2-3-203. Since 1870, the Tennessee Constitution has specified the date of the “regular November election” as the “first.”

Lupo v. Tennessee Sec'y of State Tre Hargett (M.D. Tenn. 2024). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs base this claim on the language from Tenn Code Ann. § 2-3-203(6), which provides that Tennessee holds elections “for the following offices” during “the regular November election when the election immediately precedes the commencement of a full term: .”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-3-203(6) — 1 case

Lupo v. Tennessee Sec'y of State Tre Hargett (M.D. Tenn. 2024). “Plaintiffs base this claim on the language from Tenn Code Ann. § 2-3-203(6), which provides that Tennessee holds elections “for the following offices” during “the regular November election when the election immediately precedes the commencement of a full term: .”

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