2021 Tennessee Code
Part 2 - Selection of Candidates
§ 2-13-205. Presidential Preference Primaries — Date of Election — Failure to Have Candidate's Name on Ballot

On the first Tuesday in March before presidential electors are elected, a presidential preference primary shall be held for each statewide political party. If no candidate will appear on the presidential preference primary ballot of a political party under § 2-5-205, no presidential preference primary shall be held for that political party.