Kevin Lee Mccants

Kevin Lee Mccants is a candidate for Governor Tennessee Primary Election in 2026 in Statewide, Tennessee.

Candidate for Governor in Murfreesboro, TN

Also running: Marsha Blackburn, Monty Fritts, John Rose, Carnita Atwater, Tim Cyr, Jerri Green, Adam "ditch" Kurtz, Misam Abidi, Dean Brewer, Ray Brown, David Hatley, Wendell Jackson, Charles Van Morgan, Eddie Lee Murphy, Lauren Pinkston, Victor L. Scoggin, Dave Seeman, Karl Knox Smithson, L. Webb Taylor, Robert C. Vick.

Kevin Lee McCants, a Democratic candidate for Governor of Tennessee in the 2026 primary election on August 6, earned a bachelor's in electrical engineering technologies from the University of Alabama and a master's in industrial and organizational psychology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. His professional background includes experience as a production supervisor. McCants, who filed on the deadline day, is registering with Democratic primary voters, polling at 11% in a late April 2026 survey. He previously ran for the U.S. Senate from Tennessee multiple times, though he will not appear on the 2026 U.S. Senate primary ballot. His specific education policy positions are not yet publicly detailed.