Tennessee District 9

TN-09 • 2026 Election
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Primary

Democratic Primary

Held August 6, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Justin J. Pearson 32,132 65.7%
London Lamar 11,897 24.3%
M. LaTroy A-Williams 3,320 6.8%
Jim Torino 30 9.4%

Republican Primary

Held August 6, 2026.

CandidateVotes%
Brent Taylor 31,125 45.9%
Todd Warner 17,829 26.3%
Jeremy Thompson 13,655 20.2%
Charlotte Bergmann

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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

Expert Consensus Rating

Safe R

Individual forecaster ratings will be updated as they become available.

Candidates

Justin Pearson Nominee

Democrat
Total Raised: $2,344,947
Cash on Hand: $844,733

Brent Taylor Nominee

Republican
Total Raised: $1,549,482
Cash on Hand: $417,377

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-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 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 Notes

[20260806: open-seat flag — incumbent retiring or seeking other office]

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