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2026 candidates we're tracking in TN-9
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Brent Taylor
Republican
Brent Taylor is a Memphis-area funeral home owner and state senator who has become the region's loudest voice on crime. He and his wife Kimberly bought their first funeral home in 2004 and built it into what his campaign calls the largest family-owned funeral …
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Justin J. Pearson
Democratic
Justin J. Pearson is a Memphis state representative and community organizer who made his name shutting down the Byhalia Connection Pipeline; he co-founded Memphis Community Against the Pipeline, the grassroots group MLK50 credits with ending the project throug…
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Dennis Clark
Independent
Dennis Clark, 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 list.
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Michelle Davis Head
Independent
Michelle Davis Head, of Lewisburg, 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 candida…
About this race
Tennessee's 9th 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.