The 2026 Tennessee Senate election is scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026. Seventeen members of the thirty-three member Tennessee Senate, the upper chamber of Tennessee's state legislature, will be elected. The elections will coincide with the governor, U.S. House, and state house elections. The primary elections will be held on August 6, 2026. Tennessee has open primaries, meaning that any voter can choose to vote on either a Republican or Democratic ballot during primary elections.
Partisan background In the 2024 presidential election in Tennessee, Republican Donald Trump won 27 of the 33 state senate districts, while Democrat Kamala Harris won six. Going into the 2026 elections, Republicans hold 27 seats in the Tennessee State Senate, while Democrats hold six.
After the 2020 redistricting process, which was led by Republicans, most state senate districts strongly favor one party, leaving few districts that are considered competitive.
Retirements
Republicans District 5: Randy McNally, speaker of the Tennessee Senate and lieutenant governor of Tennessee
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball January 22, 2026
Summary of results
No. Incumbent Party Elected senator Outcome 1st Rep TBD Rep hold 3rd Rep TBD Rep hold 5th Rep TBD 7th Rep TBD 9th Rep TBD Rep hold 11th Rep TBD 13th Rep TBD 15th Rep Rep hold 17th Rep TBD 19th Dem Dem hold 21st Dem Dem hold 23rd Rep TBD 25th Rep Rep hold 27th Rep TBD 29th Dem Dem hold 31st Rep TBD 33rd Dem TBD Dem hold
Background No. Counties 2022 state senate margin 1st Bradley, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea 3rd Carter, Johnson, Washington 5th Anderson, Knox, Loudon 7th Knox 9th Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Sevier, Unicoi 11th Hamilton 13th Rutherford 15th Cumberland, Jackson, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, White 17th Davidson, Wilson 19th Davidson 21st Davidson 23rd Cheatham, Dickson, Humphreys, Hickman, Robertson 25th Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Henderson, Lake, Perry, Madison 27th Williamson 29th Shelby 31st Shelby 33rd Shelby
District 1
District 1 covers much of rural East Tennessee bordering Hamilton County and Georgia. The district includes all of Rhea, Meigs, and McMinn counties, and part of Bradley County. Communities in the district include Dayton, Decatur, Athens, and Cleveland.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee J. Adam Lowe, incumbent senator Eliminated in primary Teresa Congioloso, real estate professional Dennis H. Beavers, disqualified candidate for this district in 2022
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District 3
District 3 is based in Johnson City, the southernmost Tri-Cities, covering all of Johnson, Washington, and Carter County. Other communities in the district include Elizabethton, Jonesborough, Erwin, Oak Grove, and Unicoi.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Rusty Crowe, incumbent senator Eliminated in primary Dan Pohlgeers, businessman
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District 5
District 5 covers all of Anderson and Loudon counties, and part of Knox County in the Knoxville metropolitan area, including some of Knoxville proper, as well as the surrounding communities of Clinton, Lenoir City, Loudon, Tellico Village, Oliver Springs, and northern Oak Ridge.
Incumbent Republican Randy McNally announced his retirement on February 26, citing health concerns. McNally has represented District 5 in the Tennessee Senate for 10 terms, having first been elected in 1986. His retirement ends a legislative career spanning 40 years.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee
Jimmy Matlock, former state representative from the 21st district (2007–2019) and candidate for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district in 2018
Withdrawn or disqualified candidatesy Stacey Campfield, former senator from the 7th district (2010–2014) and state representative from the 18th district (2005–2010) Declined Randy McNally, incumbent senator
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Democratic primary Nominee David Miller, teacher
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District 7
District 7 covers swath of Knox County, including parts of downtown Knoxville, as well as nearby suburbs such as Farragut.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Richard Briggs, incumbent senator Eliminated in primary Kent Morrell, candidate for this district in 2022
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Democratic primary Nominee Bryan Langan, nominee for this district in 2022
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District 9
District 9 is located to the northeast of Knoxville, and stretches to areas outside of the Tri-Cities region. It includes parts of the Morristown Metropolitan Area. It covers Sevier, Greene, Hamblen, Cocke, and Unicoi counties. Notable cities in the district include Morristown, Newport, Gatlinburg, and Greeneville.
Republican primary Candidates Declared Chad Huntsman, pharmacist Steve Southerland, incumbent senator
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District 11
District 11 is based in the northern suburbs of Chattanooga in Hamilton County, including some of the city proper, as well as Soddy-Daisy, Middle Valley, Signal Mountain, Harrison, and part of Collegedale and Red Bank.
Republican primary Presumptive nominee Bo Watson, incumbent senator
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Democratic primary Candidates Declared Steven Overheim Tim Roberts, candidate for state representative from the 26th district in 2022
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District 13
District 13 is based in Murfreesboro, including most of the city proper and part of Smyrna and western Rutherford County.
Republican primary Presumptive nominee Dawn White, incumbent senator
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Democratic primary Presumptive nominee Angela Evans
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District 15
District 15 covers much of rural Middle Tennessee, including all of Cumberland, Jackson, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White counties. Communities in the district include Cookeville, Crossville, Sparta, Fairfield Glade, Lake Tansi Village, Algood, Monterey, and Gainesboro.
Republican primary Presumptive nominee Paul Bailey, incumbent senator
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District 17
District 17 covers rural and suburban and urban Middle Tennessee. It covers all of Wilson and the eastern part of Davidson County. Communities in the district includes Mount Juliet, Lebanon, Green Hill and part of Nashville. The Nashville International Airport is mostly located within the district.
Republican primary Candidates Declared Theodore "Butch" Baker Mark Pody, incumbent senator
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Democratic primary Candidates Declared Joni Cochran, nominee for state representative from the 46th district in 2024 Lindsey Patrick-Wright, librarian Results
District 19
District 19 is based in downtown Nashville, covering some or all of North Nashville, Antioch, East Nashville, Madison, and Goodlettsville. The district, located in Davidson County, is the only majority-Black Senate district in the state outside of Memphis. A small part of the Nashville International Airport is located in this district.
Democratic primary Presumptive nominee Charlane Oliver, incumbent senator
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District 21
District 21 is a convoluted district covering much of central Nashville and its inner suburbs in Davidson County, snaking its way from the Nations and Sylvan Park, down to Berry Hill and Grassmere, eastwards to the border of La Vergne. Vanderbilt University is located within the district.
Democratic primary Presumptive nominee Jeff Yarbro, incumbent senator
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District 23
District 23 is based in the rural and suburban areas to the west of Nashville, covering all of Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Robertson counties, and part of Montgomery County. Communities in the district include Springfield, Dickson, Ashland City, Waverly, Greenbrier, Coopertown, Centerville, Pleasant View, White Bluff, and parts of White House, Portland, and Millersville.
Republican primary Presumptive nominee Kerry Roberts, incumbent senator
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General election Independent candidates David Lee Marcum
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District 25
District 25 spans the state's border along the Mississippi River, also stretching inland to cover the city of Jackson. The district covers all of Crockett, Dyer, Lake, Madison, Henderson, Decatur, and Perry counties; other communities within the district include Dyersburg, Tiptonville, Newbern, and Alamo.
Republican primary Presumptive nominee Ed Jackson, incumbent senator
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District 27
District 27 covers most of Williamson County in the southern suburbs of Nashville, including the communities of Franklin, Brentwood, Fairview, Nolensville. It also includes most of Thompson's Station and part of Spring Hill.
Republican primary Presumptive nominee Jack Johnson, incumbent senator
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Democratic primary Presumptive nominee David A. Hardy Results
District 29
District 29 is based in Memphis, following the Mississippi River to cover parts of South and Downtown Memphis, including much of historic Beale Street, as well as Millington and other unincorporated Shelby County suburbs to the north.
Democratic primary Presumptive nominee Raumesh Akbari, incumbent senator
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District 31
District 31 covers parts of Memphis and its immediate suburbs to the east, including Germantown and most of Collierville, and some of unincorporated Shelby County.
Republican primary Presumptive nominee Brent Taylor, incumbent senator
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Democratic primary Presumptive nominee David Weatherspoon, candidate for this district in 2018
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District 33
District 33 is based in South and Southwest Memphis, also covering small parts of Collierville and other Shelby County areas.
Democratic primary Candidates Declared Tamika L. Abrum London Lamar, incumbent senator
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See also 2026 Tennessee elections 2026 Tennessee House of Representatives election List of Tennessee General Assemblies
References
External links
Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates J. Adam Lowe (R) Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates Rusty Crowe (R) Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates Jimmy Matlock (R) David Miller (D) Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates Richard Briggs (R) Bryan Langan (D) Official campaign websites for 11th district candidates Bo Watson (R) Tim Roberts (D) Official campaign websites for 13th district candidates Dawn White (R) Angela Wynn (D) Official campaign websites for 15th district candidates Paul Bailey (R) Official campaign websites for 17th district candidates Lindsey Patrick-Wright (D) Mark Pody (R) Official campaign websites for 19th district candidates Charlane Oliver (D) Official campaign websites for 23rd district candidates Kerry Roberts (R) Official campaign websites for 25th district candidates Ed Jackson (R) Official campaign websites for 27th district candidates David Hardy (D) Jack Johnson (R) Official campaign websites for 31st district candidates Brent Taylor (R) David Weatherspoon (D) Official campaign websites for 33rd district candidates London Lamar (D)