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Tennessee · Governor · 2026
Lauren Pinkston
Candidate for Governor of Tennessee
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Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Lauren Pinkston
- Office
- Governor of Tennessee
- Party
- Independent (as listed by the state)
- Seat
- Open seat (incumbent term-limited) · current governor: Bill Lee
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: www.pinkstonfortn.com
- Candidate list
- Tennessee Secretary of State — November 2026 Governor candidate list
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Taxes | Calls for eliminating the grocery tax and capping property taxes. | Campaign website — pinkstonfortn.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Education | Calls for ending vouchers, reducing testing, and limiting screens in schools. | Campaign website — pinkstonfortn.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Child care | Calls for adding 50,000 child care slots. | Campaign website — pinkstonfortn.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Elections | Calls for open primaries and an end to gerrymandering. | Campaign website — pinkstonfortn.com Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Tennessee’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Tennessee campaign-finance search.
Record in office
No legislative record is linked to this candidate. Records are linked only through official identifiers (Bioguide ID) or a hand-checked state officeholder record, to avoid misattribution.
Sources
- Candidate list: Tennessee Secretary of State — November 2026 Governor candidate list — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — pinkstonfortn.com — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Website: Campaign link on the 2026 election article (English Wikipedia), confirmed on the site
- Tennessee campaign-finance search (official)