2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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Not to be confused with 2026 Tennessee House of Representatives election.

2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
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The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the State of Tennessee, one from all nine of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary election will take place on a date that has not yet been announced.

District 1

See also: Tennessee's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is based in northeast Tennessee, encompassing all of Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties and parts of Jefferson and Sevier counties, and includes the Tri-Cities region. The incumbent is Republican Diana Harshbarger, who was re-elected with 78.1% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Danny Gibson ^[2]
• Diana Harshbarger, incumbent U.S. representative ^[3]
• Jordan Price ^[4]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Diana Harshbarger (R)	$606,173	$356,748	$1,700,195
Source: Federal Election Commission [5]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	August 14, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe R	October 11, 2025

District 2

See also: Tennessee's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is located in eastern Tennessee, anchored by Knoxville. The incumbent is Republican Tim Burchett, who was re-elected with 69.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Tim Burchett, incumbent U.S. representative ^[10]

Endorsements

Tim Burchett (not declared)

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th and 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present) ^[11]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Tim Burchett (R)	$341,569	$477,015	$592,743
Source: Federal Election Commission [12]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Michaela Barnett, political organizer ^[13]

Filed paperwork

• Adam Velk, museum director ^[14]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Michaela Barnett (D)	$31,076	$1,620	$29,456
Source: Federal Election Commission [12]

Independents

Filed paperwork

• Oliver Freeman Pogue, bar manager ^[15]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	August 14, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe R	October 11, 2025

District 3

See also: Tennessee's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district encompasses most of the Chattanooga metro in eastern Tennessee, along with several suburban and rural areas near Knoxville and the Tri-Cities. The incumbent is Republican Chuck Fleischmann, who was re-elected with 67.5% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Chuck Fleischmann, incumbent U.S. representative ^[16]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Chuck Fleischmann (R)	$1,142,212	$333,489	$4,065,775
Source: Federal Election Commission [17]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

• Derek Hawn, paramedic and nominee for Tennessee's 41st House of Representatives district in 2024 ^[18]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of March 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Derek Hawn (D)	$140	$70	$70
Source: Federal Election Commission [17]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	August 14, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe R	October 11, 2025

District 4

See also: Tennessee's 4th congressional district

The 4th district encompasses the southern part of Middle Tennessee, including Murfreesboro and Lynchburg. The incumbent is Republican Scott DesJarlais, who was re-elected with 70.0% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Declared

• Robert Arnold, former Rutherford County Sheriff ^[19]

Filed paperwork

• Tom Davis, army veteran and candidate for this district in 2024 ^[20]
• Scott DesJarlais, incumbent U.S. representative ^[21]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Tom Davis (R)	$14,786	$5,200	$11,725
Scott DesJarlais (R)	$219,819	$125,665	$460,173
Source: Federal Election Commission [22]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

• Victoria Broderick, customer support specialist and nominee for this district in 2024 ^[23]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Victoria Broderick (D)	$30,523	$28,652	$9,563
Source: Federal Election Commission [22]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	August 14, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe R	October 11, 2025

District 5

See also: Tennessee's 5th congressional district

The 5th district comprises a southern portion of Davidson County; portions of Wilson and Williamson Counties; and the entirety of Maury, Lewis, and Marshall Counties. The incumbent is Republican Andy Ogles, who was re-elected with 56.9% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Declared

• Charlie Hatcher, former Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture (2019–2025) ^[24]

Filed paperwork

• Andy Ogles, incumbent U.S. representative ^[25]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Andy Ogles (R)	$157,592	$161,596	$57,916
Source: Federal Election Commission [26]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Mike Cortese, Nashville Metro councilmember ^[27]
• Chaz Molder, mayor of Columbia (2018–present) ^[28]
• Joyce Neal, adjunct professor ^[27]
• James Torino, healthcare executive ^[27]

Filed paperwork

• Diana Onyejiaka, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2020 ^[29]

Publicly expressed interest

• Maryam Abolfazli, former member of the Nashville Human Relations Commission and nominee for this district in 2024 ^[30]

Potential

• Bob Freeman, state representative from the 56th district (2019–present) ^[30]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mike Cortese (D)	$160,764	$45,130	$115,633
Chaz Molder (D)	$797,635	$33,762	$763,872
James Torino (D)	$12,274	$8,244	$4,030
Source: Federal Election Commission [26]

Independents

Filed paperwork

• Ken Brown ^[31]
• Lowell Andre Reynolds, music producer and audio engineer ^[32]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	August 14, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe R	October 11, 2025

District 6

See also: Tennessee's 6th congressional district

The 6th district takes in the eastern suburbs of Nashville and the northern part of Middle Tennessee, including Hendersonville and Lebanon. The incumbent is Republican John Rose, who was re-elected with 68.0% of the vote in 2024; ^[1] he is retiring to run for governor. ^[33]

Republican primary

Declared

• Dale Braden, healthcare IT executive ^[34]
• Johnny Garrett, state representative from the 45th district (2019–present) ^[35]
• Van Hilleary, chief of staff to incumbent John Rose, former U.S. representative from the 4th district (1995–2003), nominee for governor in 2002, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006 ^[36]

Filed paperwork

• Jake Adams ^[37]
• Brad Gaines, insurance professional and father of Riley Gaines ^[38]
• Joe Reid, businessman ^[39]

Declined

• John Rose, incumbent U.S. representative (running for governor) ^[33]

Endorsements

Johnny Garrett

Local officials

• Glenn Jacobs, Knox County mayor (2018–present) ^[40]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ronnie Braden (R)	$235	$1,853	$0
Brad Gaines (R)	$3,525	$1	$3,524
Johnny Garrett (R)	$728,807	$20,902	$707,905
Van Hilleary (R)	$615,809	$42,285	$573,524
Source: Federal Election Commission [41]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Mike Croley, former park ranger ^[34]

Filed paperwork

• Craig Ballin, advertising agency co-owner ^[42]
• Lore Bergman, community advocate and nominee for this district in 2024 ^[43]

Independents

Filed paperwork

• Chris Monday, graphic designer, Republican candidate for this seat in 2018 and Independent candidate for this seat in 2020 ^[44]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	August 14, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe R	October 11, 2025

District 7

See also: Tennessee's 7th congressional district

See also: 2025 Tennessee's 7th congressional district special election

The 7th district encompasses parts of Nashville, the southern suburbs of Nashville, and the western rural areas of Middle Tennessee, including the city of Clarksville. The district has no incumbent following the resignation of Republican Mark Green, who was re-elected with 59.5% of the vote in 2024. ^[1] His successor will be decided in a 2025 special election.

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Likely R	August 14, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Likely R	October 11, 2025

District 8

See also: Tennessee's 8th congressional district

The 8th district encompasses rural West Tennessee as well as taking in the eastern suburbs of Memphis, including Bartlett, Lakeland, Germantown, and Collierville, as well as the cities of Jackson, Paris, and Dyersburg. The incumbent is Republican David Kustoff, who was re-elected with 72.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• David Kustoff, incumbent U.S. representative ^[45]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
David Kustoff (R)	$1,246,946	$605,909	$2,700,498
Source: Federal Election Commission [46]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe R	August 14, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe R	October 11, 2025

District 9

See also: Tennessee's 9th congressional district

The 9th district is based in Memphis, as well as a portion of Tipton County. The incumbent is Democrat Steve Cohen, who was re-elected with 71.3% of the vote in 2024. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Steve Cohen, incumbent U.S. representative ^[47]
• Justin Pearson, state representative from the 86th district (2023, 2023–present) ^[48]

Endorsements

Justin Pearson

Party officials

• David Hogg, former vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (2025) ^[49]

Organizations

• Justice Democrats ^[49]
• Leaders We Deserve ^[50]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Steve Cohen (D)	$219,628	$176,256	$1,763,205
Source: Federal Election Commission [51]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Charlotte Bergmann, former member of the Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee and perennial candidate ^[52]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Charlotte Bergmann (R)	$2,700	$1,641	$4,500
Source: Federal Election Commission [51]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Solid D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [7]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe D	August 14, 2025
Race to the WH [9]	Safe D	October 11, 2025

See also

• Elections in Tennessee
• Political party strength in Tennessee
• Tennessee Democratic Party
• Tennessee Republican Party
• Government of Tennessee
• 2026 United States Senate election in Tennessee
• 2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election
• 2026 Tennessee elections
• 2026 United States elections

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Diana Harshbarger (R)

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Michaela Barnett (D)
• Tim Burchett (R)

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Chuck Fleischmann (R)

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Robert Arnold (R)
• Victoria Broderick (D)
• Tom Davis (R)
• Scott DesJarlais (R)

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Mike Cortese (D)
• Charlie Hatcher (R)
• Chaz Molder (D)
• Andy Ogles (R)
• Jim Torino (D)

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Craig Ballin (D)
• Lore Bergman (D)
• Dale Braden (R)
• Mike Croley (D)
• Brad Gaines (R)
• Johnny Garrett (R)
• Van Hilleary (R)
• Joe Reid (R)

Official campaign websites for 8th district candidates

• David Kustoff (R)

Official campaign websites for 9th district candidates

• Charlotte Bergmann (R)
• Steve Cohen (D)
• Justin J. Pearson (D)