Tennessee District 5

TN-05 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 6, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Chaz Molder 17,729 40.5%
Yolanda Cooper-Sutton 14,361 32.8%
Rachel Hurley 4,857 11.1%
DeVante R. Hill

Republican Primary

Held August 6, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Charlie Hatcher 36,544 53.2%
Andy Ogles 32,091 46.8%

Full calendar and every race: Tennessee primary guide

Race Overview

Incumbent
Andy Ogles — defeated in primary
Party
Republican
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
R+12

Race Ratings

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Chaz Molder

Chaz Molder Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $2,599,775
Cash on Hand: $1,482,196

Charlie Hatcher Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $719,503
Cash on Hand: $104,821

Average reflects all polls from the last 30 days; table shows the most recent 30 days or the newest 3 polls, whichever is more. How accurate is each pollster? →

No polls in the last 90 days.

Questions About This Race

Is the 2026 TN-05 House race competitive?

No — the expert consensus rates it Safe R for Republicans.

When is the 2026 TN-05 House race decided?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

How is the PollingSource average calculated?

The PollingSource average is the unweighted mean of every scientific public poll of the race from the last 30 days — we do not exclude pollsters. Each race page lists the individual polls behind the average with pollster, field dates, sample size, and margin of error. Full details: pollingsource.com/methodology.

Race News

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