United States Senator
My vote power
Average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
The United States Senator general election in Tennessee is on November 3, 2026. 8 candidates are running: Bill Hagerty (Republican), Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson (Independent), David Sutman, Jr. (Independent), Jeremy Dean Hearn (Independent), Marquita Bradshaw (Democratic), Robert Jones (Independent), Tharon Chandler (Independent), and Yoshi D. Matthews (Independent). Bill Hagerty is the incumbent. One vote here carries average weight compared with other races.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus whether more candidates are running than there are seats.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 7,066,383 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,066,383 ÷ 7,066,383) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in TN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Average representation → My vote power: Average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in federal income tax
- Voting on Social Security, Medicare, and other federal programs
- Confirming federal judges and Supreme Court justices
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Who is running?
Republican · Incumbent
Bill Hagerty was elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee in 2020 and serves on the Banking, Foreign Relations, and Appropriations committees. He was U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Tennessee's economic development commissioner, after a career in business and private equity.
Records: Environment and Public Health 29 against, Corporate Accountability 3 for, 7 against, Government Spending Reduction 2 for, 7 against,
Independent
Barcy Whitson of Chattanooga worked about 30 years in insurance and has spent more than 20 years as a volunteer pastor, life coach, and mentor. Her top priorities are economic growth and health care access, including rural hospitals.
Independent
David Sutman Jr. of Gray says he comes from a working-class background with experience in business, not political office. His top priorities are lowering the cost of living and term limits with more open government spending.
Independent
Jeremy Dean Hearn lives in Collierville; his campaign site does not list a job or past public office. His top priorities are equal pay through an "Equal Earnings Act" and using Fort Knox to pay off the national debt.
Democratic
Marquita Bradshaw is a South Memphis environmental justice organizer who leads the nonprofit Sowing Justice and was Tennessee's 2020 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. She focuses on affordable health care and housing, public schools, and voting rights.
Records: Environment and Public Health 4 for, Civil Rights 1 for
Independent
Robert Jones is a Jonesborough small business owner and nonprofit executive director with an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. in classics. He wants an Accountability Act that gives officials a secure way to learn what voters want, and he does not accept campaign donations.
Independent
Tharon Chandler is a farmer from Lawrenceburg with a bachelor's degree in German and economics from Memphis State University. He has run for Congress several times since 2002.
Independent
Yoshi D. Matthews founded FTP Non Profit in 2016, a Memphis-based group that says it helps victims of domestic abuse relocate and gives food and clothing to people in need.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 1 for
Sources: sos.tn.gov · sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com
Last updated September 24, 2026.