Has the death penalty.
Executions since 1977
17
Ranked 16 of 35
Most recent
13 Aug 2026
Anthony Darrell Hines
First since 1977
19 Apr 2000
Robert Glen Coe
Average age at execution
58.4
Usual start time
10:00 am CDT
Local time, since 2025
Scheduled executions
No executions are currently scheduled in Tennessee. See all scheduled executions.
Executions by year
Highest year: 2018 (3).
By method
By drug protocol
Where recorded. Select a protocol to read how it works.
Most recent executions
| Date | Name | Method |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2026 | Anthony Darrell Hines | 1-drug (pentobarbital) |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Harold Wayne Nichols | 1-drug (pentobarbital) |
| 5 Aug 2025 | Byron Lewis Black | 1-drug (pentobarbital) |
| 22 May 2025 | Oscar Franklin Smith | 1-drug (pentobarbital) |
| 20 Feb 2020 | Nicholas Todd Sutton | Electrocution |
| 5 Dec 2019 | Lee Hall | Electrocution |
| 15 Aug 2019 | Stephen Michael West | Electrocution |
| 16 May 2019 | Donnie Edward Johnson | 3-drug (midazolam) |
| 6 Dec 2018 | David Earl Miller | Electrocution |
| 1 Nov 2018 | Edmund George Zagorski | Electrocution |
See every execution in the full table.