2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

For related races, see 2026 United States House of Representatives elections.
Not to be confused with 2026 Tennessee House of Representatives election.
2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
November 3, 2026
All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 8 1

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 elections will take place on August 6, 2026.[1]

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.[2]

Republican primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Danny Gibson[4]
  • Jordan Price[5]

Endorsements

Diana Harshbarger
Executive branch officials

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Diana Harshbarger (R) $748,817 $419,117 $1,780,469
Source: Federal Election Commission[7]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Kristi Burke, artist and YouTuber[8]
  • Herman Garcia, small business owner[9]
  • David Kerr, Marine Corps veteran[10]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[12] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R August 14, 2025
Race to the WH[14] 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.[2]

Republican primary

Declared

Endorsements

Tim Burchett
Executive branch officials

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Tim Burchett (R) $490,352 $655,415 $563,127
Source: Federal Election Commission[16]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Michaela Barnett, political organizer[17]

Filed paperwork

  • Adam Velk, museum director[18]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Michaela Barnett (D) $81,296 $64,681 $16,614
Source: Federal Election Commission[16]

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Oliver Freeman Pogue, bar manager[19]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[12] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R August 14, 2025
Race to the WH[14] 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.[2]

Republican primary

Declared

Endorsements

Chuck Fleischmann
Executive branch officials

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Chuck Fleischmann (R) $1,312,247 $420,821 $4,148,477
Source: Federal Election Commission[21]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Anna Golladay, small business owner[22]
  • Derek Hawn, paramedic and nominee for Tennessee's 41st House of Representatives district in 2024[20]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[12] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R August 14, 2025
Race to the WH[14] 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.[2]

Republican primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Tom Davis (R) $17,376 $11,626 $7,963
Scott DesJarlais (R) $313,593 $164,573 $515,037
Source: Federal Election Commission[26]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Victoria Broderick, customer support specialist and nominee for this district in 2024[27]

Endorsements

Victoria Broderick
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Victoria Broderick (D) $36,263 $38,088 $5,867
Source: Federal Election Commission[26]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[12] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R August 14, 2025
Race to the WH[14] 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.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Filed paperwork

Endorsements

Andy Ogles
Executive branch officials

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Charlie Hatcher (R) $410,909 $237,353 $173,555
Andy Ogles (R) $309,007 $308,847 $62,080
Source: Federal Election Commission[32]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Filed paperwork
  • Diana Onyejiaka, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2020[35]
Publicly expressed interest
  • Maryam Abolfazli, former member of the Nashville Human Relations Commission and nominee for this district in 2024[36]
Potential

Endorsements

Chaz Molder
U.S. representatives

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mike Cortese (D) $261,102 $97,429 $163,673
Chaz Molder (D) $1,210,379 $232,401 $977,977
Joyce Neal (D) $5,360 $206 $18
James Torino (D) $12,444 $9,210 $3,233
Source: Federal Election Commission[32]

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Ken Brown[38]
  • Lowell Andre Reynolds, music producer and audio engineer[39]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Likely R January 15, 2026
Inside Elections[40] Likely R December 5, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R August 14, 2025
Race to the WH[14] Likely R February 6, 2026

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;[2] he is retiring to run for governor.[41]

Republican primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

Declined

Endorsements

Johnny Garrett
Local officials

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Brad Gaines (R) $3,525 $1 $3,523
Johnny Garrett (R) $1,190,471 $143,616 $1,046,855
Van Hilleary (R) $841,425 $114,414 $727,011
Source: Federal Election Commission[49]

Democratic primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Craig Ballin, advertising agency co-owner[51]
  • Lore Bergman, community advocate and nominee for this district in 2024[52]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mike Croley (D) $5,547 $1,815 $3,791
Chaney Mosley (D) $27,225 $2,037 $25,187
Source: Federal Election Commission[49]

Independents

Filed paperwork

  • Chris Monday, graphic designer, Republican candidate for this seat in 2018 and Independent candidate for this seat in 2020[53]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[12] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R August 14, 2025
Race to the WH[14] 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 incumbent is Republican Matt Van Epps, who won a special election following the resignation of Republican Mark Green with 53.9% of the vote.

Republican primary

Potential

Endorsements

Matt Van Epps
Executive branch officials

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Matt Van Epps (R) $1,794,116 $1,732,401 $61,715
Source: Federal Election Commission[55]

Democratic primary

Declared

Declined

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Vincent Dixie (D) $177,458 $176,124 $1,333
Source: Federal Election Commission[55]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[12] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R December 3, 2025
Race to the WH[14] Safe R January 16, 2026

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.[2]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
David Kustoff (R) $1,567,067 $859,036 $2,767,492
Source: Federal Election Commission[59]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Leonard Perkins, retired USAF air traffic controller[60]

Filed paperwork

  • William Wicker, blue-collar worker[61]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Solid R February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[12] Solid R March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R August 14, 2025
Race to the WH[14] 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.[2]

Democratic primary

Declared

Endorsements

Steve Cohen
Organizations
Justin Pearson
Party officials
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Steve Cohen (D) $305,010 $209,964 $1,814,378
Justin Pearson (D) $732,151 $384,935 $347,215
Source: Federal Election Commission[70]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Charlotte Bergmann (R) $4,524 $5,520 $2,444
Source: Federal Election Commission[70]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[11] Solid D February 6, 2025
Inside Elections[12] Solid D March 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe D August 14, 2025
Race to the WH[14] Safe D October 11, 2025

See also

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