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2026 U.S. House

Tennessee's 4th Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

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U.S. House · TN-4
Primary: Thursday, August 6, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in TN-4

Scott DesJarlais

RepublicanIncumbent

Scott DesJarlais received his medical degree from the University of South Dakota and moved to Tennessee to practice general medicine in Marion County before his election to Congress, per his campaign site. He represents Tennessee's 4th District and serves on the House Armed Services Committee and House Agriculture Committee, per the campaign site.

Victoria Broderick

Victoria Broderick

Democratic

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Making the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share
  • Rural healthcare and infrastructure
  • Affordability and funded public schools with pre-K
About Victoria Broderick

Broderick is a working mother from Lincoln County, Tennessee, who has served as a county party chair, per the campaign site. She grew up in Atlanta and Dallas before settling in Tennessee, and has been involved in community advocacy work since high school, per the campaign site.

Jacob Kristopher Anders

Jacob Kristopher Anders

Independent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Universal health care and affordable housing
  • Expanding early childhood and K-12 education funding
  • Term limits, voting reforms and campaign finance changes
About Jacob Kristopher Anders

Anders is a historian, author and digital ethics researcher who lives in Tullahoma, Tennessee, per the campaign site. He was elected as a Marion County delegate for Bernie Sanders and later served as a commissioner, and has worked on multiple political campaigns, per the campaign site.

Clay Faircloth

Independent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Corruption elimination plan
  • Public safety plan
  • Healthcare plan
About Clay Faircloth

Clay Faircloth is an independent candidate from Nashville for Tennessee's 4th Congressional District, per the certified Tennessee candidate list.

About this race

Tennessee's 4th 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.

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