Basil Marceaux, Sr. (born May 26, 1952) is an American perennial candidate who has on multiple occasions run for state and federal public office in Tennessee.

Most recently, he has filed as a candidate in the 2022 gubernatorial election as an independent and for the United States House of Representatives in Tennessee's 3rd congressional district in 2010.

[6] He received an associate's degree in business administration from Edmondson Junior College[1] in Chattanooga, and served as a United States Marine.

[8] A 2010 Republican candidate for governor, Marceaux has campaigned for a recall of gun permits and the banning of law enforcement officers from charging suspects for anything except vehicle moving violations.

His campaign video became a viral hit in late July 2010,[3] airing on MSNBC,[3] The Colbert Report,[10] The Soup on television, as well as on the Bubba the Love Sponge, Paul and Young Ron, Keith and the Girl and The Monsters in the Morning radio shows.

[18] Marceaux faced Bill Haslam, Zach Wamp, Ron Ramsey and Joe Kirkpatrick in the Republican gubernatorial primary election on August 5, 2010.

[19] In the 3rd congressional district Republican primary that same day, Marceaux received 655 votes (about 1% of the total), placing ninth in a field of eleven candidates.