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2026 candidates we're tracking in TN-1
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. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Kristi Burke
Top priorities
- Healthcare as a right
- Empowering workers
- Personal freedom
Per the campaign site.
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 was found as of September 6, 2026; the certified list is the only verifiable source for Baker. 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 Richard G. Baker.
Chris Campbell
Top priorities
- Take money out of politics
- Term limits and age limits for national offices
- End executive orders
Per the campaign site.
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.