2026 midterms · State
Tennessee
Primary Aug 6, 2026 · general election Nov 3, 2026
- races
- 11
- candidates listed
- 17
- statements classified
- 94,545
races tracked
9 House, 1 Senate and 1 governor; none is rated a toss-up or leaning to a party (Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab).
Statewide races
A Senate race and a governor’s race are on the 2026 ballot. Once a primary is called, only the candidates recorded as advancing are listed; before that, everyone running.
Each race links to its own page: the candidates, what they say and the money they report. Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab (last updated by the lab on Jun 24, 2026); a forecaster’s judgement about the general election, not the lab’s.
Senate
Primary called
Democrats
None recorded as advancing
Republicans
- Bill HagertyRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
Governor
Solid RPrimary called
Democrats
- Jerri GreenDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Marsha BlackburnRChallenger · advanced
House races
Nine House races, all with a recorded primary result. Districts are in order, 5 at a time; choose any district to go straight to it.
House districts follow the candidates’ FEC filings. Where a state redrew its map for 2026, a few candidates may still appear under their old district number.
1st District
Primary called
Democrats
- Kristi BurkeDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Diana HarshbargerRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
2nd District
Primary called
Democrats
- Michaela BarnettDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Tim BurchettRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
3rd District
Primary called
Democrats
None recorded as advancing
Republicans
- Charles FleischmannRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
4th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Victoria BroderickDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Scott DesjarlaisRIncumbent · advanced · official profile
5th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Chaz MolderDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Charlie HatcherRChallenger · advanced
What the candidates say
18 of Tennessee’s 21 candidates have 10 or more classified statements. 17 have 50 or more and are ranked against candidates nationwide.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; a candidate’s rate is the share of their statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How do Tennessee’s candidates compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; sort by any column
| Bill Hagerty | R | Senate | Incumbent | 12,978 | 3.5% | 39% | 74% | 4.1% | 14% |
| Jerri Green | D | Governor | Challenger | 1,297 | 1.8% | 11% | 34% | 1.5% | 11% |
| Marsha Blackburn | R | Governor | Challenger | 2,291 | 1.3% | 3.1% | 31% | 0.8% | 20% |
| Diana Harshbarger | R | 1st District | Incumbent | 5,425 | 3.4% | 21% | 60% | 3.5% | 24% |
| Tim Burchett | R | 2nd District | Incumbent | 16,966 | 4.3% | 12% | 30% | 1.7% | 5.7% |

