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Election Day, Nov. 3

Tennessee: every race on the ballot

The U.S. Senate, governor and U.S. House races on the Tennessee ballot, and the Democrat running in each.

Statewide

  1. U.S. SenateSolid R

    Marquita Bradshaw (D) vs. Bill Hagerty (R)

    Now held by Bill Hagerty (R) · PVI R+14. Also on the ballot: Tharon Chandler (Independent), Andrew Gerena (Independent), Jeremy Hearn (Independent), Robert Jones (Independent), James Macon III (Independent), Yoshi Matthews (Independent), David Sutman Jr. (Independent), Catherine Whitson (Independent).

  2. GovernorSolid R

    Jerri Green (D) vs. Marsha Blackburn (R)

    Now held by Bill Lee (R). Also on the ballot: Misam Abidi (Independent), Santiago Asconape (Independent), Dean Brewer (Independent), Ray Brown (Independent), Taylor Hafley (Independent), David Hatley (Independent), Wendell Jackson (Independent), Charles Van Morgan (Independent), Eddie Lee Murphy (Independent), Lauren Pinkston (Independent), Karl Smithson (Independent), L. Webb Taylor (Independent), Robert Vick (Independent).

U.S. House

Tennessee drew new congressional districts for 2026. Your district may have changed; your county election office or Tennessee's official election site can confirm it.

  1. U.S. House, TN-1Solid R

    Kristi Burke (D) vs. Diana Harshbarger (R)

    Now held by Diana Harshbarger (R) · PVI R+29. Also on the ballot: Joshua Ashburn (Independent), Richard Baker (Independent), Chris Campbell (Independent), Billy Cody (Independent), Tyler McClain (Independent).

  2. U.S. House, TN-2Solid R

    Michaela Barnett (D) vs. Tim Burchett (R)

    Now held by Tim Burchett (R) · PVI R+17. Also on the ballot: Bruce Fine (Independent), Adam Heimerman (Independent).

  3. U.S. House, TN-3Solid R

    Anna Golladay (D) vs. Chuck Fleischmann (R)

    Now held by Chuck Fleischmann (R) · PVI R+18. Also on the ballot: Dean Arnold (Independent), Jean Howard-Hill (Independent), Rodney Joe King (Independent), Donnie Ownby (Independent), Edward Roland (Independent).

  4. U.S. House, TN-4Solid R

    Victoria Broderick (D)

    Now held by Scott DesJarlais (R) · PVI R+11. Also on the ballot: Jacob Anders (Independent), Scott DesJarlais (Republican) Clay Faircloth (Independent).

  5. U.S. House, TN-5Solid R

    Chaz Molder (D) vs. Charlie Hatcher (R)

    Now held by Andy Ogles (R) · PVI R+10. Also on the ballot: James Johnson (Independent), Micheál O'Leary (Independent).

  6. U.S. House, TN-6Solid R

    Mike Croley (D) vs. Johnny Garrett (R)

    Now held by John Rose (R) · PVI R+13. Also on the ballot: Christopher Monday (Independent), Angus Purdy (Independent).

  7. U.S. House, TN-7Solid R

    Darden Copeland (D) vs. Matt Van Epps (R)

    Now held by Matt Van Epps (R) · PVI R+11. Also on the ballot: Andrew Koontz (Independent), Lowell Reynolds (Independent).

  8. U.S. House, TN-8Solid R

    Heidi Kuhn (D) vs. David Kustoff (R)

    Now held by David Kustoff (R) · PVI R+10. Also on the ballot: Adam Austill (Independent), Wells Blankenship (Independent), Antonio Futch (Independent), Pamela Moses (Independent), Horace Taylor (Independent), Henry Ward III (Independent).

  9. U.S. House, TN-9Solid R

    Justin Pearson (D) vs. Brent Taylor (R)

    Now held by Steve Cohen (D) · PVI R+9. Also on the ballot: Dennis Clark (Independent), Michelle Head (Independent).

Nominees from Wikipedia's Tennessee election tables; race ratings from the Cook Political Report; checked Today, 7:41 PM ET. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.

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