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Governor of Tennessee

Victor L. Scoggin

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); Eddie Lee Murphy (Independent); Dave Seeman (Independent); Karl Knox Smithson (Independent); L. Webb Taylor (Independent); Robert C. Vick (Independent)
Research
Basic

Party linenone

No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.

Said vs. did1 statement · 0 votes

Fund law enforcement

Increase police funding and staffing

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On the ballotGovernor

2026-11-03

Marsha Blackburn Rchallenger
Jerri Green Dchallenger
David Hatley Independentchallenger
Lauren Pinkston Independentchallenger
Misam Abidi Independentchallenger
Dean Brewer Independentchallenger
Ray Brown Independentchallenger
Wendell Jackson Independentchallenger
Charles Van Morgan Independentchallenger
Eddie Lee Murphy Independentchallenger
Victor L. Scoggin Independentchallenger
Dave Seeman Independentchallenger
Karl Knox Smithson Independentchallenger
L. Webb Taylor Independentchallenger
Robert C. Vick Independentchallenger

Independent; qualified by petition.

Said vs. did

Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.

Increase police funding and staffingSupports
Fund law enforcement

His campaign site lists funding law enforcement among the major issues in Tennessee.[2]

No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.

Biography

Victor L. Scoggin of Pegram is an independent candidate for governor who qualified by petition. His campaign site describes him as a Navy veteran, retired volunteer firefighter and farmer and founder of Save the Cumberland Inc.[1]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Campaign website ↗

In their own words

Priorities

  • Funding law enforcement, restoring Second Amendment and voting rights to non-violent felons, justice system reform, homelessness and mental illness, property tax reform, and healthcare.[2]

Statements, quoted without a stance

  • Expand immigration enforcement and deportations
    “Illegal immigrants/ English only”[2]

    Item 6 on his campaign website's list of major issues in Tennessee

Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.

Profile: /people/victor-l-scoggin

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.Victor L. Scoggin · The Tennessee Firefly News report
  2. 2.Capt Vic Scoggin 4 Tennessee Governor · Scoggin campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words