Governor of Tennessee
Eddie Lee Murphy
CandidateIndependent
- Race
- Governor of Tennessee
- Election
- 2026-11-03
- Opponents
- Marsha Blackburn (R); Jerri Green (D); David Hatley (Independent); Lauren Pinkston (Independent); Misam Abidi (Independent); Dean Brewer (Independent); Ray Brown (Independent); Wendell Jackson (Independent); Charles Van Morgan (Independent); Victor L. Scoggin (Independent); Dave Seeman (Independent); Karl Knox Smithson (Independent); L. Webb Taylor (Independent); Robert C. Vick (Independent)
- Research
- Minimal record
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
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Eddie Lee Murphy of Spring Hill is an independent candidate for governor who qualified by petition, filing on February 17, 2026. He was one of eight Republican candidates in the October 7, 2025, special-election contest for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District. No campaign website, platform or occupation could be found.[1]
On the ballotGovernor
2026-11-03
| Marsha Blackburn R | challenger |
| Jerri Green D | challenger |
| David Hatley Independent | challenger |
| Lauren Pinkston Independent | challenger |
| Misam Abidi Independent | challenger |
| Dean Brewer Independent | challenger |
| Ray Brown Independent | challenger |
| Wendell Jackson Independent | challenger |
| Charles Van Morgan Independent | challenger |
| Eddie Lee Murphy Independent | challenger |
| Victor L. Scoggin Independent | challenger |
| Dave Seeman Independent | challenger |
| Karl Knox Smithson Independent | challenger |
| L. Webb Taylor Independent | challenger |
| Robert C. Vick Independent | challenger |
Independent; qualified by petition.
Biography
Eddie Lee Murphy of Spring Hill is an independent candidate for governor who qualified by petition, filing on February 17, 2026. He was one of eight Republican candidates in the October 7, 2025, special-election contest for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District. No campaign website, platform or occupation could be found.[1]
Little public record found for this candidate.
Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Eddie Lee Murphy · The Tennessee Firefly News report