Tennessee Senate race: 2026 result
Tennessee · election of 3 November 2026Incumbent: Bill Hagerty (R)Updated
Called · unofficial countHagerty (R) 55.1%, Bradshaw (D) 42.9%.
Bill Hagerty (Republican) won the Tennessee Senate race in the 3 November 2026 election, with 55.1% of the vote to Marquita Bradshaw's 42.9%, a margin of 12.2 points (251,462 votes). The seat stays Republican. Count as of November 9 at 11:08 PM EST, not yet certified.
What stands out in Tennessee Senate race
from the count and past results- Decided by 12.2 points (251,462 votes): the 17th closest Senate race of 2026 among the 35 with a vote count.
- Hagerty's party lost 7.0 points of vote share on the previous election for this seat.
- Bill Hagerty: incumbent reelected.
- Cook Partisan Voting Index for the state: R+14.
- Republican hold: the incumbent, Bill Hagerty, was re-elected.
Tennessee Senate race: candidates and votes
Called · unofficial countGeneral election, 3 November 2026 · as of November 9 at 11:08 PM EST
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hagerty · incumbent | Republican | 1,138,436 | 55.1 |
| Marquita Bradshaw | Democratic | 886,974 | 42.9 |
| Robert Jones | Independent | 9,398 | 0.5 |
| Tharon Chandler | Independent | 7,689 | 0.4 |
| Andrew Gerena | Independent | 5,633 | 0.3 |
| Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson | Independent | 5,113 | 0.3 |
| Jeremy Dean Hearn | Independent | 4,937 | 0.2 |
| David Sutman, Jr. | Independent | 3,087 | 0.2 |
| Yoshi D. Matthews | Independent | 3,026 | 0.2 |
| James William Macon III | Independent | 2,576 | 0.1 |
| Total | 2,066,869 | 100.0 |
Republican hold.
Related races
- Tennessee governor's race · Marsha Blackburn (R)
- Tennessee: House districts in 2026
- Closest Senate races: MS Senate (0.5), LA Senate (1.8), FL Senate (2.9), IA Senate (4.2), SC Senate (4.5)
- Senate results 2026: every race
Sources
- Votes and candidates: Wikipedia, 2026 United States Senate election in Tennessee (revision 1384810159, November 9 at 11:08 PM EST), which cites the state election office and AP race calls.
- Race call and incumbent: Wikipedia, 2026 United States Senate elections (revision 1385106255). A race is shown as called only when that article marks a winner.
- Text and figures from Wikipedia are available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them; this page updates with the source.