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2026 candidates we're tracking in TN-5
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Charlie Hatcher
Republican
Charlie Hatcher is a livestock veterinarian and fifth-generation dairy farmer who served as Tennessee's 38th Commissioner of Agriculture from January 2019 until retiring in the fall of 2025, after a decade as the state's State Veterinarian, per Gov. Bill Lee's…
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Chaz Molder
Democratic
Chaz Molder has been mayor of Columbia since 2018, when he became the youngest mayor in Tennessee and the youngest in his city's 200-year history. A Columbia public schools graduate with degrees from the University of Tennessee and the University of Memphis la…
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James A. Johnson
Independent
James A. Johnson, of Memphis, is an independent candidate on the certified 2026 candidate list for this district. Independent candidates skip Tennessee's primary and appear on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified candidate li…
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Micheál (Me-Haul) O'Leary
Independent
Micheál (Me-Haul) O'Leary, of Nashville, is an independent candidate on the certified 2026 candidate list for this district. Independent candidates skip Tennessee's primary and appear on the November 3 ballot, per the Tennessee Secretary of State's certified c…
About this race
Tennessee's 5th 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.