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Diana Harshbarger
Diana Harshbarger, of Kingsport, is a pharmacist and the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, serving since 2021, per her official House biography. She was unopposed in the August 6 Republican contest and is the Republican nominee for November 3. Born in Kingsport, she was the first in her family to graduate from college, studied at East Tennessee State University, earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Mercer University, and has been a licensed pharmacist since 1987 and a business owner for more than thirty years, per the campaign site. votediana.com is the campaign site on file with the FEC; its most recent dated item is from September 2024.
Kristi Burke
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Healthcare as a right
- Empowering workers
- Personal freedom
About Kristi Burke
Burke is a muralist and artist who built and ran a mural business installing large-scale works across Florida, North Carolina and Tennessee, including projects for government buildings, per the campaign site. She has also worked in the beauty industry and built a platform on YouTube focused on critical thinking, per the campaign site. She describes herself as a community organizer rather than a career politician, per the campaign site.
Joshua Ray Ashburn
Joshua Ray Ashburn is an independent candidate from Bristol for Tennessee's 1st Congressional District, per the certified Tennessee candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the certified list is the only verifiable source for Ashburn. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Joshua Ray Ashburn.
Richard G. Baker
Richard G. Baker is an independent candidate from Johnson City for Tennessee's 1st Congressional District, per the certified Tennessee candidate list. No campaign website is listed in Richard G. Baker's FEC committee filing, and none was found as of October 15, 2026; the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Richard G. Baker.
Chris Campbell
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Take money out of politics
- Term limits and age limits for national offices
- End executive orders
About Chris Campbell
Chris Campbell is an independent candidate from Bristol for Tennessee's 1st Congressional District, per the certified Tennessee candidate list.
Billy Cody
Billy Cody is an independent candidate from Kingsport for Tennessee's 1st Congressional District, per the certified Tennessee candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the certified list is the only verifiable source for Cody. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Billy Cody.
Tyler Brice Mitchell McClain
Tyler Brice Mitchell McClain is an independent candidate from Kingsport for Tennessee's 1st Congressional District, per the certified Tennessee candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the certified list is the only verifiable source for McClain. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Tyler Brice Mitchell McClain.
About this race
Tennessee's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Tennessee primary is Thursday, August 6, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.