New Map, New Match-Ups: Tennessee’s Congressional Races
Tennessee Today
(Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury)
With the primaries in the rearview, the race to the general election has begun. Tennessee approved new congressional districts in May, creating nine Republican-majority districts and shaking up a variety of races. Here is the breakdown of what Tennessee’s 2026 Congressional races look like:
District One
- Diana Harshbarger (R) – incumbent
- Kristi Burke (D)
The incumbent, Diana Harshbarger, is a three-term Congresswoman who took 78.1% of the vote in the 2024 election. Democratic nominee and grassroots activist Kristi Burke will challenge Harshbarger this fall.
This district was not modified in the May redistricting.
District Two
- Tim Burchett (R) – incumbent
- Michaela Barnett (D)
Tim Burchett is the sitting Congressman for TN-02, a seat he has held since 2019. In 2024, he took 69.3% of the vote. Small-business owner Micheala Barnett is Burchett’s Democratic challenger.
This district remains almost entirely the same following redistricting in May 2026.
District Three
- Chuck Fleischmann (R) – incumbent
- Anna Golladay (D)
Chuck Fleischmann has been the sitting congressman from TN-03 since 2011. In the last congressional cycle, Fleischmann received 67.5% of the vote. This fall, he will face progressive faith leader and democratic nominee Anna Golladay in the general election.
As a result of redistricting, district three experienced some slight changes, gaining Rhea and Bledsoe counties and losing Morgan and parts of Scott and Campbell counties. This district now has an approximately 18-point Republican advantage, based on the result of the 2024 presidential election.
District Four
- Scott DesJarlais (R) – incumbent
- Victoria Broderick (D)
Since 2011, Scott DesJarlais has represented Tennessee’s fourth district in Congress. He received 66% of the vote in his most recent election to Congress. In November, he will face Victoria Broderick, the Democratic nominee and self-described working-class mother.
District four now extends into Davidson County, losing some counties along the southern border of the state and some of its reach into East Tennessee as a result. This new district composition leaves Republicans with about a 12-point advantage going into the general election.
District Five
- Charlie Hatcher (R)
- Chaz Molder (D)
Fifth-generation Tennessee dairy farmer Charlie Hatcher beat two-term Republican incumbent Congressman Andy Ogles to secure the Republican nomination. Hatcher will face Democratic nominee and Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder.
Following redistricting in May, TN-05 now includes Memphis rather than Nashville, shifting the district to cover parts of both Middle and West Tennessee. Based on 2024 presidential results, District Five gives Republicans about an eleven-point advantage.
District Six
- Johnny Garrett (R)
- Mike Croley (D)
In the primary, State Rep. Johnny Garrett ran against former Congressman Van Hilleary to replace Congressman John Rose, who did not seek reelection in order to pursue an unsuccessful bid for governor. Garrett received the Republican nomination and will face off against Democratic nominee Mike Croley in the November election.
District six now covers a slightly different part of Davidson County, all of Wilson County and includes Smith, DeKalb, White, Putnam, Jackson, Clay, Pickett, Overton, Cumberland, Fentress, Scott, Morgan, and parts of Campbell, Rhea, and Sumner Counties. Republicans hold about a 13-point advantage in this district.
District Seven
- Matt Van Epps (R) – incumbent
- Darden Copeland (D)
Incumbent Congressman Matt Van Epps secured the Republican nomination for TN-07 and will be seeking his first full term in Congress after being elected via special election in 2025, which he won by 8.8%. He will face Democratic operative and business owner Darden Copeland in the general election.
As a result of recent redistricting, TN-07 newly includes Macon, Sumner, and Trousdale counties, losing Wayne, Perry, Decatur, Hickman, Humphreys, Benton, Williamson, Stewart, and Houston Counties as a result. Dickson, Cheatham, Robertson, part of Montgomery, and an adjusted portion of Davidson County remain in the district. The Republicans hold approximately an eleven-point advantage in this district.
District Eight
- David Kustoff (R) – incumbent
- Heidi Kuhn (D)
Five-term Congressman David Kustoff is contested by Democratic nominee Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn. In the 2024 election, Kustoff took 72.3% of the vote.
TN-08 now extends into Shelby County, no longer covering a wide swath of counties along the borders of the state. This district now holds about a ten-point advantage for Republicans based on 2024 election results.
District Nine
- Brent Taylor (R)
- Justin Pearson (D)
Republican nominee State Senator Brent Taylor and Democratic nominee State Representative Justin Pearson will face off in the November election. This seat is currently held by Congressman Steve Cohen, who did not seek reelection, ending his campaign upon the release of Tennessee’s new congressional maps in May.
District nine, which previously covered only parts of Shelby and Tipton counties, now extends from Memphis up to just outside Nashville in Williamson County. Republicans hold about a 10-point lead in the new TN-09.
The general election is set to take place on November 3, 2026.