Election 2026: The Tennessee House and Senate races potentially in play

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: February 17, 2026

Words: 435

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Tennessee could see 16 competitive state House and Senate races this fall, based on past state elections in similar political environments, according to an analysis by the Lookout of the nonpartisan Dave’s Redistricting election data.

Nationally, the Democratic Party is expected to have a strong 2026 midterm election, but the question remains how strong and whether that translates to Tennessee, a state Republicans have dominated for almost two decades.

Republicans control the …

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