2026 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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Not to be confused with 2026 Tennessee Senate election.

2026 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. senator Bill Hagerty Republican

The 2026 United States Senate election inTennessee will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Tennessee. Primary elections will be held on August 6, 2026. One-term incumbent senator Bill Hagerty, who was elected with 62.2% of the vote in 2020, has announced his bid for a second term. ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Bill Hagerty, incumbent U.S. Senator (2021–present) ^[1]

Endorsements

Bill Hagerty

U.S. Presidents

• Donald Trump, 45th and 47th president of the United States (2017-2021, 2025-present) ^[2]

U.S. Governors

• Bill Lee, Governor of Tennessee (2019-present) ^[3]

U.S. Senators

• Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee (2019-present) ^[3]

Local officials

• Glenn Jacobs, mayor of Knox County (2018-present) ^[4]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Bill Hagerty (R)	$11,366,454	$7,768,310	$3,653,201
Source: Federal Election Commission [5]

Independents and third-party candidates

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Andrew Woodruff Mixon (Federalist party) ^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [7]	Solid R	August 12, 2025
The Cook Political Report [8]	Solid R	October 14, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [9]	Safe R	August 12, 2025
Race To The WH [10]	Solid R	September 4, 2025

See also

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

References

1. Feinberg, Allie (February 11, 2025). "U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty will seek reelection, quashing talk of a run for Tennessee governor". Knoxville News Sentinel . Gannett . Retrieved August 23, 2025.
2. "Trump endorses Bill Hagerty for Senate". Truth Social. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
3. "Sen. Bill Hagerty to seek second term". WJHL | Tri-Cities News & Weather. February 12, 2025. Archived from the original on February 14, 2025. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
4. Feinberg, Allie. "U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty will seek reelection, quashing talk of a run for Tennessee governor". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
5. "2026 Election United States Senate - Tennessee". FEC.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
6. "MIXON, ANDREW WOODRUFF FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1905307".
7. "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
8. "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
9. "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
10. "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Bill Hagerty (R) for Senate