Tennessee continues to use lethal injection as the statutory default execution method, with the electric chair available only as a backup if drugs are unavailable or for certain pre-1999 offenders who elect it. A September 30, 2026, botched lethal injection attempt on Christa Pike prompted Governor Bill Lee to pause remaining executions and order an independent review, while Republican legislative leaders signaled intent to examine alternatives including electrocution during the 2027 session. Prominent voices such as Sen. Marsha Blackburn have advocated reinstating the chair as primary, yet any statutory shift requires General Assembly passage and would not take effect before 2027. With no enacted legislation or executive action altering the default method in 2026, traders assign an 82.5% probability that the change will not occur this year.