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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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 senator (2021–present) ^[1]

Endorsements

Bill Hagerty

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present) ^[2]

U.S. senators

• Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee (2019–present) ^[3]

Statewide officials

• Bill Lee, governor of Tennessee (2019–present) ^[3]

Local officials

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

Organizations

• Senate Conservatives Fund ^[5]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Bill Hagerty (R)	$190,681,393	$80,126,481	$110,609,971
Source: Federal Election Commission [6]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Diana Onyejiaka ^[7] (previously filed to run in the 5th district)

Independents and third-party candidates

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Andrew Woodruff Mixon, Former Honorary Mayor of Hampton (2025) (Federalist Party) ^[8]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections [9]	Solid R	August 12, 2025
The Cook Political Report [10]	Solid R	October 14, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [11]	Safe R	August 12, 2025
Race To The WH [12]	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. Roth, Samantha-Jo (September 1, 2025). "Trump's endorsements are influencing high-stakes 2026 primaries". Washington Examiner. Retrieved November 16, 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. "Senate Conservatives Fund". www.senateconservatives.com. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
6. "2026 Election United States Senate - Tennessee". FEC.gov. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
7. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1927038". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
8. "MIXON, ANDREW WOODRUFF FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1905307".
9. "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
10. "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
11. "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
12. "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Bill Hagerty (R) for Senate