2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Tennessee House District 5

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Catherine Bacon

Democratic

Work: Retired Air Force colonel; former Air Force JROTC instructor; farmer (Greeneville)

Catherine Bacon served 30 years as a U.S. Air Force officer, in roles from aircraft maintenance to squadron commander and at the Pentagon, retiring as a colonel, and then taught Air Force JROTC for 13 years. Catherine Bacon holds a master's degree in English and now farms in the Greeneville area.

Sources for Bacon

Catherine Bacon, a candidate for Tennessee State Representative - District 5 (The Greeneville Sun, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Catherine Bacon candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

David B. Hawk

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 5 (since 2003)

David B. Hawk has served as State Representative for District 5 in the Tennessee General Assembly since 2003, a district that includes all or part of Greene County. The Tennessee Blue Book lists the occupation as Businessman.

Hawk's committees

Transportation Subcommittee (Chair)
Council on Pensions
Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Private Acts Committee
Transportation Committee

Sources for Hawk

Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026: House of Representatives (Tennessee Secretary of State (Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026), Public record)
Tennessee General Assembly: current member roster (Tennessee Secretary of State (Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026), Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 Candidate Lists, November 3, 2026 State and Federal General Election (U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, Tennessee Senate and House) (Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections, Public record)

What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, every state legislative district on the ballot and statewide ballot measures.
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Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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