Micheal O'Leary

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Micheal O'Leary

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Next election

August 6, 2026

Micheal O'Leary (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 5th Congressional District. O'Leary was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on August 6, 2026.

Elections

2026

See also: Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

Kenneth Brown (Independent) and Lowell Reynolds (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Kenneth Brown (Independent)
	Submit photo	Lowell Reynolds (Independent)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

Mike Cortese (D), Chaz Molder (D), Joyce Neal (D), and Jim Torino (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Mike Cortese
		Chaz Molder
		Joyce Neal
		Jim Torino

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Diana Onyejiaka (D)
• Elizabeth Stephens (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

Incumbent Andy Ogles (R) and Charlie Hatcher (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Andy Ogles
		Charlie Hatcher

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Micheal O'Leary (R)

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Campaign themes

2026

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Campaign finance summary

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Footnotes

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Tennessee's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Marsha Blackburn (R)

Bill Hagerty (R)

Representatives

District 1

Diana Harshbarger (R)

District 2

Tim Burchett (R)

District 3

Charles Fleischmann (R)

District 4

Scott DesJarlais (R)

District 5

Andy Ogles (R)

District 6

John Rose (R)

District 7

Matt Van Epps (R)

District 8

David Kustoff (R)

District 9

Steve Cohen (D)

Republican Party (10)

Democratic Party (1)