Megan Barry knows what she needs. 159,667 votes. Gripping a map of Tennessee's 14-county 7th Congressional District at a crowded, well-heeled Nashville fundraiser in August, Barry delineated her road map to victory in her congressional bid to defeat incumbent U.

As the 2024 election approaches, here's what to know about ballot tracking, vote-by-mail deadlines, and finding your polling site in Tennessee.

Tennessee has a very robust early voting period. All you need to do to vote early is be registered and bring a valid photo identification with you to the polling location. Early voting began Wednesday, Oct. 16 and runs through Thursday, Oct. 31 for the Nov. 5 election.

V oters across Tennessee will have a chance to vote in all 99 Tennessee House of Representative districts this year, as all seats are up for a vote in 2024. Infrastructure concern

Sen. Marsha Blackburn faces a challenge from Gloria Johnson, Rep. Tim Burchett faces Jane George, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann faces Jack Allen and more.

Tennessee driver services centers take walk-ins, but there are weeks-long appointment backlogs at several Middle Tennessee centers.

Jennings, unopposed his upcoming November mayoral race, has not missed a home or over-the-road football game since 1987.

The guest opinion column author Russ Wigginton is president of the National Civil Rights Museum. He shares ideas for making voting more accessible.

If you've already registered, you can take advantage of early voting —  taking place on Oct.16 through Oct. 31 — or wait until Election Day on Nov. 5. Here's what to know about registering with a political party in Tennessee as well as updating your existing voter registration.

In addition to voting in the presidential, congressional and Tennessee legislative races, Knoxville voters also will vote on a referendum on how to elect city council members in the future.

Tennessee is one of six states that require photo IDs to vote. Here's what to know and which one ID you need to bring.