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Mike Croley
Democratic · Tennessee · 2026Mike Croley, of Crossville, is a Navy veteran and engineer: a former enlisted electronics technician who earned an NROTC scholarship to Vanderbilt and a commission in 2005, later a TVA energy-efficiency engineer, a Tennessee state park ranger, and a Presidential Management Fellow, per his campaign site. The Democratic nominee for November 3, he won the August 6 Democratic contest with 28.90% (11,594 votes) in a five-way field, the closest congressional margin in Tennessee that night at 4.91 points, per the Tennessee Division of Elections.
Priorities
- Affordability: lower everyday costs and fair wages, per the campaign site
- Accountability: a congressional stock-trading ban and transparency, per the campaign site
- Accessibility: healthcare, voting, and veterans services, per the campaign site
On the ballot
U.S. House, TN-6 · Tennessee · 2026
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