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      Home/Elections/2026/US Senate/Tennessee
      2026 ForecastSafe R
      2026·US Senate·Tennessee

      Tennessee US Senate

      Incumbent
      RBill Hagerty
      Senate Class 2

      Race Analysis

      Analysis coming soon.

      Updated 2026-02-18

      Candidates & Primaries

      Democratic Candidates

      TBDDRumored

      No major Dem challenger expected

      Republican Candidates

      Bill HagertyRIncumbent

      Junior senator from Tennessee since 2021

      1W-0L1 race
      Full profile →

      State Demographics

      Tennessee vs. National · Pop. 7.1M

      White (non-Hispanic)71.0%
      National: 57.4%
      Black15.6%
      National: 12.2%
      Hispanic/Latino7.4%
      National: 19.3%
      Asian1.9%
      National: 6.0%
      College Degree31.3%
      National: 35.6%
      Median Income$71,186
      National: $83,960
      Median Age39.3
      National: 39.1

      Seat History

      US Senate in Tennessee(Class II)

      2024
      Marsha BlackburnREP
      R+29.6
      2020
      Bill HagertyREP
      R+27.0
      2018
      Marshall BlackburnREP
      R+10.8
      2014
      Lamar AlexanderREP
      R+30.2
      2012
      Bob CorkerREP
      R+34.5
      2008
      Lamar AlexanderREP
      R+33.5
      2006
      Bob CorkerREP
      R+2.7
      2002
      Lamar AlexanderREP
      R+9.9
      2000
      Bill FristREP
      R+32.9
      1996
      Fred ThompsonREP
      R+24.6
      1994(S)
      Fred ThompsonREP
      R+22.0
      1994
      Bill FristREP
      R+14.3
      1990
      Albert Gore Jr.DEM
      D+37.9
      1988
      Jim SasserDEM
      D+30.6
      1984
      Albert Gore Jr.DEM
      D+26.9
      View all US Senate history for Tennessee →

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