Kevin Lee McCants

Kevin Lee McCants

Democratic Party

Candidate, Governor of Tennessee

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 1, 2024

Next election

August 6, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

The University of Alabama

Graduate

University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Personal

Profession

Production supervisor

Kevin Lee McCants (Democratic Party) is running for election for Governor of Tennessee. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2026.^[source]

McCants also ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Tennessee. He will not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 6, 2026.

Biography

Kevin Lee McCants graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering technologies and from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a master's degree in industrial and organizational psychology. His career experience includes working as a production supervisor at a Hot Topic Distribution Center.

Elections

2026

Governor of Tennessee

See also: Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Governor of Tennessee

The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Tennessee on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Misam Abidi (Independent)
	Submit photo	Dean Brewer (Independent)
	Submit photo	Ray Brown (Independent)
	Submit photo	David Hatley (Independent)
	Submit photo	Wendell Jackson (Independent)
		Stephen Maxwell (Independent)
		Charles Morgan (Independent)
	Submit photo	Eddie Lee Murphy (Independent)
		Lauren Pinkston (Independent)
	Submit photo	Manasa Reddy (Independent)
	Submit photo	Victor Scoggin (Independent)
	Submit photo	Dave Seeman (Independent)
	Submit photo	Karl Smithson (Independent)
	Submit photo	L. Webb Taylor (Independent)
	Submit photo	Robert Vick (Independent)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Santiago Asconape (Independent)
• Taylor Hafley (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee

Carnita Atwater (D), Tim Cyr (D), Jerri Green (D), Adam Kurtz (D), and Kevin Lee McCants (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Carnita Atwater
		Tim Cyr
		Jerri Green
		Adam Kurtz
		Kevin Lee McCants

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Martin Kennedy (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee

Marsha Blackburn (R), Monty Fritts (R), and John Rose (R) are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Marsha Blackburn
		Monty Fritts
		John Rose

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Carlton Boleyjack (R)
• Rebecca Inman (R)
• Cito Pellegra (R)

Endorsements

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U.S. Senate Tennessee

See also: United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. Senate Tennessee

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. Senate Tennessee on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Andrew Mixon (Federalist Party)
		Tharon Chandler (Independent)
	Submit photo	Andrew Gerena (Independent)
	Submit photo	Jeremy Hearn (Independent)
		Robert Jones (Independent)
	Submit photo	James Macon III (Independent)
		Yoshi Matthews (Independent)
		David Sutman Jr. (Independent)
	Submit photo	Catherine Whitson (Independent)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee

Marquita Bradshaw (D), Maria Brewer (D), Civil Miller-Watkins (D), and Diana Onyejiaka (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Marquita Bradshaw
		Maria Brewer
		Civil Miller-Watkins
		Diana Onyejiaka

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Lee McCants (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee

Incumbent Bill Hagerty (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Bill Hagerty

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2024

See also: United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Tennessee

Incumbent Marsha Blackburn defeated Gloria Johnson, Tharon Chandler, Pamela Moses, and Hastina Robinson in the general election for U.S. Senate Tennessee on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marsha Blackburn (R)	63.8	1,918,743
		Gloria Johnson (D)	34.2	1,027,461
		Tharon Chandler (Independent)	0.9	28,444
		Pamela Moses (Independent)	0.8	24,682
		Hastina Robinson (Independent)	0.3	8,278

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,007,608
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Wisdom Zerit Teklay (Wisdom People Party)
• Marshal Weaver (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee

Gloria Johnson defeated Marquita Bradshaw, Lola Denise Brown, and Civil Miller-Watkins in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gloria Johnson	70.2	143,962
		Marquita Bradshaw	21.8	44,657
		Lola Denise Brown	4.9	10,027
		Civil Miller-Watkins	3.1	6,420

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 205,066
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kevin Lee McCants (D)
• Dylan Fain (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee

Incumbent Marsha Blackburn defeated Tres Wittum in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marsha Blackburn	89.5	367,799
		Tres Wittum	10.5	43,244

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 411,043
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Endorsements

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2018

See also: United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Tennessee on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marsha Blackburn (R)	54.7	1,227,483
		Phil Bredesen (D)	43.9	985,450
	Submit photo	Trudy Austin (Independent)	0.4	9,455
		Dean Hill (Independent)	0.4	8,717
		Kris Todd (Independent)	0.2	5,084
	Submit photo	John Carico (Independent)	0.2	3,398
	Submit photo	Breton Phillips (Independent)	0.1	2,226
		Kevin Lee McCants (Independent)	0.1	1,927

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,243,740
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee

Phil Bredesen defeated Gary Davis and John Wolfe in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Bredesen	91.5	349,718
		Gary Davis	5.3	20,170
	Submit photo	John Wolfe	3.2	12,269

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 382,157
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Billy Bailey (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee

Marsha Blackburn defeated Aaron Pettigrew in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marsha Blackburn	84.5	613,513
		Aaron Pettigrew	15.5	112,705

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 726,218
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Larry Crim (R)
• Stephen Lee Fincher (R)
• Rolando Toyos (R)
• Edgar A. Lawson (R)

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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Campaign finance summary

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Kevin Lee McCants campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2018	U.S. Senate Tennessee	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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