Tennessee

Tennessee Senate 2026

Safe RPrimary

Incumbent: Bill Hagerty (R)

Republican Senator Bill Hagerty is running for a second term in Tennessee, a reliably Republican state in recent federal elections. Decision Labs rates the race safe Republican.

Democratic Primary

Marquita Bradshaw

Consultant; 2020 Senate nominee

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Maria Brewer

Former state Democratic Party official

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Civil Miller-Watkins

Teacher

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Diana Onyejiaka

Professor

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Kevin Lee McCants

Democratic candidate

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Republican Primary

Bill Hagerty

U.S. Senator (incumbent)

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Historical Context

Last Election (2024)

Marsha Blackburn won by 19.2 pts

Gloria Johnson

39.4%

Marsha Blackburn

58.6%

Presidential Lean

2024R+23.8

2020R+23.3

2016R+26.0

Expert Ratings

Cook Political:Safe R

Sabato:Safe R

Split Ticket:Safe R

State Profile

Pop: 6.9M

Med. Age: 38.9

Urban: 66.4%

College: 29.7%

Racial / Ethnic Breakdown

White 74.9%Black 16.3%Hispanic 6%Asian 1.9%Other 0.9%

Polling Status

No senate polling data available for this race yet. Historical context and expert ratings are shown above.

Prediction Markets

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