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Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026

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2024
Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 10, 2026
Primary: August 6, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

Varies by county
Voting in Tennessee

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2026
See also
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Tennessee elections, 2026
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All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Tennessee, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

  • Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
  • Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett, Michaela Barnett, Adam Velk, and Oliver Freeman Pogue are running in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 3, 2026.


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Voting information

See also: Voting in Tennessee

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Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Tim Burchett Republican Party $341,569 $477,015 $592,743 As of September 30, 2025
Michaela Barnett Democratic Party $31,076 $1,620 $29,456 As of September 30, 2025
Adam Velk Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Oliver Freeman Pogue Unaffiliated $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
  • Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
  • Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
Race trackerRace ratings
10/14/202510/7/20259/30/20259/23/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Decision Desk HQ and The HillPendingPendingPendingPending
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.

District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Democratic primary)

Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett defeated Jane George in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tim Burchett
Tim Burchett (R)
 
69.3
 
250,782
Image of Jane George
Jane George (D) Candidate Connection
 
30.7
 
111,316

Total votes: 362,098
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Jane George advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jane George
Jane George Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
25,910

Total votes: 25,910
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tim Burchett
Tim Burchett
 
100.0
 
54,617

Total votes: 54,617
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2022

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett defeated Mark Harmon in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tim Burchett
Tim Burchett (R)
 
67.9
 
141,089
Image of Mark Harmon
Mark Harmon (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.1
 
66,673

Total votes: 207,762
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Mark Harmon advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Harmon
Mark Harmon Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
24,879

Total votes: 24,879
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tim Burchett
Tim Burchett
 
100.0
 
56,880

Total votes: 56,880
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2020

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett defeated Renee Hoyos, Matthew Campbell, Ronald Cornell Jr., and David Dockery in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tim Burchett
Tim Burchett (R)
 
67.6
 
238,907
Image of Renee Hoyos
Renee Hoyos (D) Candidate Connection
 
31.1
 
109,684
Matthew Campbell (Independent)
 
1.3
 
4,592
Ronald Cornell Jr. (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
7
David Dockery (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
7

Total votes: 353,197
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Renee Hoyos defeated Chance Brown in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Renee Hoyos
Renee Hoyos Candidate Connection
 
87.1
 
30,287
Image of Chance Brown
Chance Brown Candidate Connection
 
12.9
 
4,479

Total votes: 34,766
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tim Burchett
Tim Burchett
 
100.0
 
78,990

Total votes: 78,990
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District analysis

This section will contain facts and figures related to this district's elections when those are available.

See also

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018


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