2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Tennessee Senate District 7

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Richard M. Briggs

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 7 (since 2015)

Richard M. Briggs has served as State Senator for District 7 in the Tennessee General Assembly since 2015, a district that includes all or part of Knox County. The Tennessee Blue Book lists the occupation as Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Colonel - U.S. Army (Retired).

Briggs's committees

State and Local Government Committee (Chair)
Rules Committee (Vice-Chair)
Transportation and Safety Committee
Executive Committee Member: East TN Human Resources Agency (ETHRA)
Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR)

Sources for Briggs

Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026: Senate (Tennessee Secretary of State (Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026), Public record)

Bryan Langan

Democratic

Work: Service industry and skilled trades worker (Knoxville)

Bryan Langan has worked in blue-collar jobs for nearly three decades, including the service industry, management and the trades, and is a University of Tennessee graduate living in Knoxville's Karns community.

Sources for Langan

Bryan Langan candidate profile (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Bryan Langan for Tennessee Senate (Bryan Langan campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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)

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