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State executive offices

Governor • Lt. Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Schools • Insurance Commissioner • Controller • Agriculture Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commissioner

Elections

2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010

Ballotpedia covers 12 state executive offices in the state of Tennessee. The executive branch is governed by Article III of the Tennessee Constitution.

State executive organization

Executive officials in Tennessee are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of Tennessee's state government:

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Current officeholders

Note: The lieutenant governor's office is not included below in the state's current officeholders list. In Tennessee, the president of the state Senate also serves as the lieutenant governor.

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Attorney General of Tennessee	Jonathan Skrmetti	Republican	September 1, 2022
Governor of Tennessee	Bill Lee	Republican	January 15, 2019
Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture	Charlie Hatcher	Nonpartisan	January 1, 2019
Tennessee Commissioner of Education	Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2023
Tennessee Commissioner of Environment and Conservation	David Salyers	Nonpartisan	January 23, 2019
Tennessee Commissioner of Insurance	Carter Lawrence	Nonpartisan	November 12, 2020
Tennessee Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development	Deniece Thomas	Nonpartisan	September 30, 2022
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury	Jason Mumpower	Republican	January 13, 2021
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	David Crowell	Nonpartisan	August 25, 2022
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	Clay Good	Nonpartisan	2021
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	John Hie	Nonpartisan	2018
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	Kenneth Hill	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2009
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	Herbert Hilliard	Nonpartisan	2012
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	David Jones	Nonpartisan	October 15, 2012
Tennessee Public Utility Commission	Robin Morrison	Nonpartisan	June 14, 2013
Tennessee Public Utility Commission Executive Director	Earl Taylor	Nonpartisan	2012
Tennessee Secretary of State	Tre Hargett	Republican	January 15, 2009
Tennessee Treasurer	David Lillard, Jr.	Nonpartisan	January 15, 2009

Elections

2025

There are no state executive elections in Tennessee in 2025.

2024

There were no state executive offices up for election in Tennessee in 2024.

2023

There were no state executive elections in Tennessee in 2023.

2022

See also: Tennessee state executive official elections, 2022

The following state executive office was up for election in Tennessee in 2022:

Governor

2021

There were no state executive elections in Tennessee in 2021.

2020

There were no state executive offices up for election in Tennessee in 2020.

2019

There were no state executive offices up for election in Tennessee in 2019.

2018

See also: Tennessee state executive official elections, 2018

The following state executive office was up for election in Tennessee in 2018:

Governor

2017

There were no state executive offices up for election in Tennessee in 2017.

2016

There were no state executive offices up for election in Tennessee in 2016.

2015

There were no state executive elections in Tennessee in 2015.

2014

See also: Tennessee state executive official elections, 2014

The following state executive office was up for election in Tennessee in 2014:

• Governor

2013

There were no state executive elections in Tennessee in 2013.

2012

There were no state executive elections in Tennessee in 2012.