2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

U.S. House, Tennessee District 5

4 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Charlie Hatcher

Republican

Charlie Hatcher is an American dairy farmer who is the Republican Party nominee for Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the 2026 general election. He defeated incumbent U.S. representative Andy Ogles in the Republican primary in an upset race.

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James A. Johnson

Independent

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Chaz Molder

Democratic

Current office: mayor of Columbia

The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the State of Tennessee, one from all nine of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

Micheál (Me-Haul) O'Leary

Independent

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What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, state legislative races (shown in the app once you enter your address) and statewide ballot measures.

Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: tnmap.tn.gov.

Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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