Inside the race for Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District

By: Larry Griffin

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: June 30, 2026

Words: 1,573

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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The race for Tennessee’s 1st Congressional district looks like an underdog story in which three Democrats seek to unseat two-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger of Kingsport.

Harshbarger has easily cleared her last two races with nearly 80% of the vote, with no challengers coming close in 2022 or ‘24. She vastly eclipses her Democratic challengers in funding this year, and is the only one with major funding from corporate political action committees in the …

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