2026 United States Senate election in Tennessee

The 2026 United States Senate election in Tennessee will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Tennessee. Primary elections will be held on August 6, 2026. One-term incumbent senator Bill Hagerty, who was elected with 62.2% of the vote in 2020, has announced his bid for a second term.

2026 United States Senate election in Tennessee

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Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. senator Bill Hagerty Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Bill Hagerty, incumbent senator (2021–present)

Endorsements

Bill Hagerty

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)

U.S. senators

• Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee (2019–present)

Statewide officials

• Bill Lee, governor of Tennessee (2019–present)

Local officials

• Glenn Jacobs, mayor of Knox County (2018–present)

Organizations

• Senate Conservatives Fund

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Bill Hagerty (R)	$13,807,466	$8,565,078	$5,297,447
Source: Federal Election Commission

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Diana Onyejiaka, businesswoman and professor

Independents and third-party candidates

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• Yoshi Matthews
• Andrew Woodruff Mixon, former Honorary Mayor of Hampton (2025) (Federalist Party)

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections	Solid R	August 12, 2025
The Cook Political Report	Solid R	October 14, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe R	August 12, 2025
Race To The WH	Solid R	September 4, 2025

See also

• Elections in Tennessee
• Political party strength in Tennessee
• Tennessee Democratic Party
• Tennessee Republican Party
• Government of Tennessee
• 2026 Tennessee gubernatorial election
• 2026 Tennessee elections
• 2026 United States elections