2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Tennessee Senate District 5

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Jimmy Matlock

Republican

Work: Owner, Matlock Tire Service (East Tennessee); former state representative

Jimmy Matlock grew his family's service station into Matlock Tire Service, a multi-location business in East Tennessee. Jimmy Matlock represented House District 21 in the Tennessee House from 2007 to 2019 and has served with the Tellico Reservoir Development Agency and the Tennessee/Kentucky Tire Dealers Association.

Sources for Matlock

Jimmy Matlock candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Jimmy Matlock for State Senate (Jimmy Matlock campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

David Miller

Democratic

Work: Retired educator; Anderson County school board member

David Miller has spent more than 35 years as an educator, teaching in public schools, correctional facilities and a drug-abuse prevention center, chairing a special education department and teaching English as a second language. David Miller serves on the Anderson County School Board (District 8).

Sources for Miller

David Miller candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Meet David (David Miller campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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Candidate list and race details

2026 Candidate Lists, November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election (U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, Tennessee Senate and House) (Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections, Public record)

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Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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