Tennessee Senate District 7
State Senate District 7; Tennessee
My vote power
High
Election date
August 6, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the 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 the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 66 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 209,832 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 ÷ 209,832) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.25, 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.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Bryan Langan
AdvancedDemocratic · advanced
Bryan Langan is a University of Tennessee graduate, Karns resident, blue-collar worker, and Democratic candidate for Tennessee Senate District 7. He was the district's Democratic nominee in 2022 and received 19,894 votes in the general election.
Kent Morrell
Did not advanceRepublican · lost
Kent Morrell is a Knoxville small-business owner, Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee member, and Republican candidate for Tennessee Senate District 7. He also challenged Richard Briggs in the district's 2022 Republican primary.
Richard M. Briggs
AdvancedRepublican · Incumbent · advanced
Richard M. Briggs is the Republican incumbent for Tennessee Senate District 7. A physician and retired U.S. Army colonel, he has represented the district since 2014 and chairs the Senate State and Local Government Committee.
Records: Anti-Corruption 6 for, Civil Rights 2 for, 2 against, Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for,
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Bryan Langan (Democratic), Richard M. Briggs (Republican)
Source: knoxcounty.org · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: tnsosorg.tnsosfiles.com · onyourballot.vote411.org · ballotready.org