Tennessee District 9

TN-09 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Primary election: Thursday, August 6, 2026

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Race Overview

Incumbent
Steve Cohen
Party
Democrat
Current Rating
Safe R expert avg
Open Seat
No
Cook PVI
D+28

Race Ratings

Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen Incumbent

Democrat
Total Raised: $776,211
Cash on Hand: $1,843,018

Justin Pearson

Democrat
Total Raised: $2,201,980
Cash on Hand: $798,929

London Lamar

Democrat
Total Raised: $61,894
Cash on Hand: $24,035

Brent Taylor

Republican
Total Raised: $1,426,525
Cash on Hand: $856,613

Charlotte Bergmann

Republican
Total Raised: $61,562
Cash on Hand: $15,044

Jeremy Thompson

Republican
Total Raised: $168,735
Cash on Hand: $78,116

William Warner

Republican
Total Raised: $680,777
Cash on Hand: $458,728

Average reflects all polls from the last 90 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-09 House race competitive?

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

When is the 2026 TN-09 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 90 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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