Tennessee 2026 Primary Elections

★ U.S. Senate Safe R

Incumbent: R Bill Hagerty

Democrat

Civil Miller-Watkins

Diana Onyejiaka

Maria A Brewer $9,069 raised

Marquita Bradshaw Nominee

Independent

Andrew Gerena

Catherine Whitson

David Sutman Jr. $26,249 raised

James Macon III

Jeremy Hearn

Robert Jones

Tharon Chandler

Yoshi D. Matthews $47 raised

Yoshi Matthews

Republican

Bill Hagerty Incumbent Nominee $8,230,660 raised

Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held August 6, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Marquita Bradshaw ✓	193,734	60.8%
Maria Brewer	64,549	20.3%
Civil Miller-Watkins	30,414	9.5%
Diana Onyejiaka	30,003	9.4%

Republican Primary

Held August 6, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Bill Hagerty	629,068	100.0%

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★ Governor Safe R

Incumbent: R Bill Lee Term Limited

Democrat

Carnita Atwater

Jerri Green Nominee

Kevin Lee McCants

Tim Cyr

Independent

David Hatley

Lauren Pinkston

Robert Vick

Republican

John Rose

Marsha Blackburn Nominee

Monty Fritts

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held August 6, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Jerri Green ✓	252,933	71.5%
Carnita Atwater	65,664	18.6%
Kevin Lee McCants	19,987	5.7%
Tim Cyr	15,407	4.4%

Republican Primary

Held August 6, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Marsha Blackburn ✓	320,138	43.7%
John Rose	241,875	33.0%
Monty Fritts	171,052	23.3%

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★ U.S. House 9 districts

TN-01 District 1 Safe R R Diana Harshbarger

Diana Harshbarger (R) Incumbent ✓ Kristi Burke (D) ✓

Democratic · Aug 6 Kristi Burke 12,399 76.6% ✓ David S. Kerr, Jr. 1,925 11.9% Hernan H. Garcia 1,856 11.5%

Republican · Aug 6 Diana Harshbarger 75,024 100.0%

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TN-02 District 2 Safe R R Tim Burchett

Tim Burchett (R) Incumbent ✓ Michaela Barnett (D) ✓

Democratic · Aug 6 Michaela Barnett 38,877 100.0% ✓

Republican · Aug 6 Tim Burchett 86,177 100.0% ✓

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TN-03 District 3 Safe R R Chuck Fleischmann

Chuck Fleischmann (R) Incumbent ✓ Anna Golladay (D) ✓ Rodney Joe King (I)

Democratic · Aug 6 Anna Golladay 37,723 79.6% ✓ Bryan Martin 9,664 20.4%

Republican · Aug 6 Chuck Fleischmann 76,446 100.0%

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TN-04 District 4 Safe R R Scott DesJarlais

Scott Desjarlais (R) Incumbent ✓ Victoria Broderick (D) ✓ Jacob Kristopher Anders (I)

Democratic · Aug 6 Victoria Broderick 12,422 37.9% ✓ Mike Cortese 9,216 28.1% Joyce E. Neal 7,224 22.0% Tim Lanier 2,455 7.5% Cliff Huffman 1,478 4.5%

Republican · Aug 6 Scott DesJarlais 39,491 65.9% ✓ Thomas E. Davis 9,777 16.3% Harold "Rocky" Jones 6,064 10.1% Joshua James 4,596 7.7%

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TN-05 District 5 Likely R Open

Chaz Molder (D) ✓ Charlie Hatcher (R) ✓

Democratic · Aug 6 Chaz Molder 17,729 40.5% ✓ Yolanda Cooper-Sutton 14,361 32.8% Rachel Hurley 4,857 11.1% DeVante R. Hill 4,324 9.9% Carrie Ann Iacomini 2,491 5.7%

Republican · Aug 6 Charlie Hatcher 36,544 53.2% ✓ Andy Ogles 32,091 46.8%

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TN-06 District 6 Safe R Open

Mike Croley (D) ✓ Johnny Garrett (R) ✓

Democratic · Aug 6 Mike Croley 11,693 29.0% ✓ Chaney Mosley 9,634 23.9% Lore Bergman 9,244 23.0% Miriam Leibowitz 6,844 17.0% Christopher Martin Finley 2,870 7.1%

Republican · Aug 6 Johnny Garrett 37,660 43.6% ✓ Van Hilleary 25,746 29.8% Jon Henry 16,962 19.6% Natisha Brooks 6,069 7.0%

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TN-07 District 7 Safe R R Matt Van Epps

Darden Hunter Copeland (D) ✓ Matt Van Epps (R) Incumbent Mark Green (R) Andrew Koontz (I)

Democratic · Aug 6 Darden Copeland 16,641 39.9% ✓ Vincent Dixie 11,385 27.3% Saletta Holloway 9,980 23.9% Joshua Warren Sales 3,741 9.0%

Republican · Aug 6 Matt Van Epps 60,030 100.0%

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TN-08 District 8 Safe R R David Kustoff

David Kustoff (R) Incumbent ✓ Heidi Kuhn (D) ✓ Horace Taylor (I)

Democratic · Aug 6 Heidi Kuhn 23,783 52.0% ✓ Dewey Gordon Bryan 9,610 21.0% Leonard Perkins 7,716 16.9% Jordan D. Hinders 4,670 10.2%

Republican · Aug 6 David Kustoff 65,421 100.0%

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TN-09 District 9 Safe R Open

Justin Pearson (D) ✓ Brent Taylor (R) ✓

Democratic · Aug 6 Justin J. Pearson 32,132 65.7% ✓ London Lamar 11,897 24.3% M. LaTroy A-Williams 3,320 6.8% Jim Torino 1,542 3.2%

Republican · Aug 6 Brent Taylor 31,125 45.9% ✓ Todd Warner 17,829 26.3% Jeremy Thompson 13,655 20.2% Charlotte Bergmann 5,161 7.6%

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📊 Primary Polls

Race	Pollster	Date	Sample	Results
Governor · Republican primary	Wick	2026-08-01	600 LV	Marsha Blackburn 51% · John Rose 32% · Monty Fritts 17%
Governor · Republican primary	Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R) partisan·R	2026-07-28	800 LV	Marsha Blackburn 42% · John Rose 25% · Monty Fritts 22% · Unsure 11%
House · Republican primary	Tusk Strategies	2026-07-28	400 LV	Andy Ogles 37% · Charlie Hatcher 33% · Unsure 30%
Governor · Republican primary	OnMessage Inc. (R)	2026-07-25	800 LV	Marsha Blackburn 35% · John Rose 31% · Monty Fritts 26% · Unsure 9%
Governor · Republican primary	McLaughlin & Associates (R) partisan·R	2026-06-30	600 LV	Marsha Blackburn 44% · John Rose 29% · Monty Fritts 13% · Unsure 14%
Governor · Republican primary	Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R) partisan·R	2026-06-30	— LV	Marsha Blackburn 51% · John Rose 20% · Monty Fritts 12% · Unsure 17%

Primary polls are shown here only — they never enter the general-election averages. Pollster names link to track records.