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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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]

Potential

• Diana Harshbarger, incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Diana Harshbarger (R)	$407,438	$246,802	$1,611,405
Source: Federal Election Commission [3]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [5]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe R	August 14, 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

Potential

• Tim Burchett, incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Tim Burchett (R)	$150,512	$285,423	$593,279
Source: Federal Election Commission [7]

Independents

Filed paperwork

• Oliver Freeman Pogue ^[8]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [5]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe R	August 14, 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

Potential

• Chuck Fleischmann, incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Chuck Fleischmann (R)	$871,939	$224,308	$3,904,683
Source: Federal Election Commission [9]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

• Derek Hawn ^[10]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Derek Hawn (D)	$140	$70	$70
Source: Federal Election Commission [9]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [5]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe R	August 14, 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

Filed paperwork

• Tom Davis, candidate for this district in 2024 ^[11]

Potential

• Scott DesJarlais, incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Tom Davis (R)	$14,786	$5,200	$11,725
Scott DesJarlais (R)	$125,755	$79,155	$412,618
Source: Federal Election Commission [12]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

• Victoria Broderick, candidate for this district in 2024 ^[13]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Victoria Broderick (D)	$22,627	$17,428	$12,892
Source: Federal Election Commission [12]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [5]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe R	August 14, 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

Potential

• Andy Ogles, incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Andy Ogles (R)	$92,740	$95,255	$59,406
Source: Federal Election Commission [14]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Mike Cortese, Nashville Metro councilmember ^[15]
• Chaz Molder, mayor of Columbia (2018–present) ^[16]
• Joyce Neal, adjunct professor ^[15]
• James Torino, healthcare executive ^[15]

Publicly expressed interest

• Maryam Abolfazli, member of the Nashville Human Relations Commission and nominee for this district in 2024 ^[17]

Potential

• Bob Freeman, state representative from the 56th district (2019–present) ^[17]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
James Torino (D)	$7,733	$3,846	$3,887
Source: Federal Election Commission [14]

Independents

Filed paperwork

• Ken Brown ^[18]
• Lowell Andre Reynolds ^[19]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [5]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe R	August 14, 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. ^[20]

Republican primary

Declared

• Johnny Garrett, state representative from the 45th district (2019–present) ^[21]
• 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 ^[22]

Filed paperwork

• Dale Braden ^[23]
• Brad Gaines, insurance professional and father of Riley Gaines ^[24]

Publicly expressed interest

• Ryan Williams, state representative from the 42nd district (2011–present) ^[25]

Potential

• Cameron Sexton, Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives (2019–present) from the 25th district (2011–present) ^[26]

Declined

• John Rose, incumbent U.S. representative (running for governor) ^[20]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

• Mike Croley ^[27]

Independents

Filed paperwork

• Chris Monday ^[28]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [5]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe R	August 14, 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 [4]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [5]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Likely R	August 14, 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

Potential

• David Kustoff, incumbent U.S. representative

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
David Kustoff (R)	$1,011,115	$449,033	$2,621,543
Source: Federal Election Commission [29]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Solid R	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [5]	Solid R	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe R	August 14, 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 ^[30]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Steve Cohen (D)	$176,976	$126,489	$1,699,085
Source: Federal Election Commission [31]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

• Charlotte Bergmann ^[32]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Charlotte Bergmann (R)	$200	$1,291	$2,350
Source: Federal Election Commission [31]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [4]	Solid D	February 6, 2025
Inside Elections [5]	Solid D	March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6]	Safe D	August 14, 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

References

1. "2024 House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
2. "FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1860821".
3. "2026 Election United States House - Tennessee 1st". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
4. "2026 CPR House Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
5. "2026 House Ratings". Inside Elections.
6. "2026 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
7. "2026 Election United States House - Tennessee 2nd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
8. "FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1860475".
9. "2026 Election United States House - Tennessee 3rd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
10. "Mr Joel Derek Hawn FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1863373".
11. "Thomas Eugene Davis FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1808508".
12. "2026 Election United States House - Tennessee 4th". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
13. "Victoria Broderick FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1864844".
14. "2026 Election United States House - Tennessee 5th". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
15. Hornbostel, Austin (July 10, 2025). "This Nashville council member wants Rep. Andy Ogles' seat in Congress". The Tennessean . Retrieved July 10, 2025.
16. Powell, Jay (September 4, 2025). "Columbia mayor Chaz Molder 'building a new coalition,' seeks 5th District seat against Ogles in 2026". The Daily Herald . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
17. Elliott, Stephen (June 9, 2025). "Ogles' Offensive Against Nashville Casts New Light on 2026 Campaign". Nashville Banner . Retrieved June 9, 2025.
18. "584882 Kenneth (Ken) H Brown Mr. FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1879794".
19. "Lowell Andre Reynolds FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1879608".
20. Jones, Vivian (March 20, 2025). "US Rep. John Rose launches 2026 bid for Tennessee governor". The Tennessean . Retrieved March 20, 2025.
21. Rau, Nate (July 8, 2025). "State Rep. Johnny Garrett announces bid for Congress". Axios. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
22. McCall, J. Holly (July 12, 2025). "Former Tennessee congressman Hilleary announces run for 6th Congressional District". Tennessee Lookout . Retrieved July 14, 2025.
23. "Ronnie Dale Braden FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1894733".
24. Gaines, Bradley (August 25, 2025). "Statement of Candidacy, FILING FEC-1912985". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
25. Sher, Andy (March 24, 2025). "Trio mulls bids to succeed John Rose in 6th congressional district" . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
26. Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (March 24, 2025). "Morning Digest, sponsored by Ripple On Impact: Liberals want to paint Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate as Trumpy—and so does he". The Downballot. Retrieved March 24, 2025. State House Speaker Cameron Sexton is 'lining up to run' for Tennessee's 6th Congressional District...That news comes from an unnamed 'little birdie' who spoke to J. Holly McCall at the Tennessee Lookout.
27. "Mike Croley FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1884834".
28. "Christopher Brian Monday FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1894493".
29. "2026 Election United States House - Tennessee 8th". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
30. Solender, Andrew (May 14, 2025). "Scoop: House Democrats' oldest members mostly running again despite youth revolt". Axios . Retrieved May 14, 2025.
31. "2026 Election United States House - Tennessee 9th". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
32. "CHARLOTTE BERGMANN FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1895558".

External links

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Mike Cortese (D) for Congress
• Chaz Molder (D) for Congress
• Jim Torino (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Johnny Garrett (R) for Congress
• Van Hilleary (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 9th district candidates

• Steve Cohen (D) for Congress