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Nashville's 2026 Midterm Election Results

Posted on November 3   |   Updated on November 4
Margaret Kingsbury

Margaret Kingsbury

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The Bellevue Library Branch was one of the most popular early voting locations. (Margaret Kingsbury / City Cast Nashville)

🗳️ Midterm Election Results

The results are in for Tennessee’s midterm election! This contentious election follows massive gerrymandering by the state’s Republican supermajority that redrew our congressional districts. Plus, we have our first new governor since Bill Lee took office in 2019. Voter turnout in this historic election was called “brisk” by the Davidson County administrator of elections; read what local voters were thinking about on Election Day. [WPLN; Nashville Banner]

Here are the results for contested races and open seats, as of 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 4.

Governor

Republican U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn will be Tennessee’s next governor, the first woman to win the seat in the state’s history.

U.S. Senate

Incumbent Republican Senator Bill Hagerty will represent Tennessee nationally in the U.S. Senate.

U.S. House of Representatives

After congressional redistricting, Nashville got split into three new congressional districts. While the Republican supermajority hoped all districts would go to GOP candidates, one Democrat likely won. Here are the people who will, as of press time, represent Nashville and the surrounding counties in Congress.

  • District 4: Democrat Victoria Broderick
  • District 5: Republican Charlie Hatcher
  • District 6: Republican Johnny Garrett
  • District 7: Incumbent Republican Matt Van Epps
  • District 9: Republican Brent Taylor

Tennessee Senate

  • District 17: Incumbent Republican Mark Pody

Tennessee House of Representatives

  • District 52: Incumbent Democrat Justin Jones
  • District 55: Incumbent Democrat John Ray Clemmons
  • District 59: Democrat Mark Proctor
  • District 60: Incumbent Democrat Shaundelle Brooks

Municipal Elections

  • Belle Meade: Neal Clayton, Rusty Moore, and Louise C. Bryan won the City Commissioner race.
  • Goodlettsville: Rusty Tinnin and Michael Milliner won the City Commissioner race. Voters decided against increasing its sales tax.

Constitutional Amendments

  • Constitutional Amendment #1: Voters decided in favor of expanding the circumstances a judge can deny bail.
  • Constitutional Amendment #2: Voters decided in favor of prohibiting Tennessee from imposing a state property tax.
  • Constitutional Amendment #3: Voters decided in favor of expanding constitutional rights of crime victims.
🎧 Tune into our discussion of the results

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