Who has held this seat

  1. Fred Thompson Rep. Dec 2, 1994 – Jan 3, 2003
  2. Lamar Alexander Rep. Jan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2021
  3. Bill Hagerty Rep. Current Jan 3, 2021 – present

Officeholders come from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress and the Clerk of the House.

Everyone who ran

Total Receipts on the campaign's selected reports. lead each election. Itemized contributions are the part listed gift by gift. Rows and bars use the same receipts. Winners, nominees and vote totals are the Secretary of State's certified results; an election with none on record marks nobody.

2026Current

17 candidates
Rep. — 2 candidates
U.S. Senator, 2026, Rep. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
Bill Hagerty Incumbent
Won the nomination · 629,194 votes
$17,226,961 of which $11,018,645 itemized since Jan 1, 2021
8,396
Gavin Solomon Withdrawn — 0
Dem. — 5 candidates
U.S. Senator, 2026, Dem. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
Marquita Bradshaw
Won the nomination · 186,230 votes
$35,195 of which $10,199 itemized since Jan 1, 2025
24
Maria A Brewer Lost primary
61,061 votes in the primary
$9,784 of which $3,300 itemized since Mar 5, 2026
10
Civil Miller-Watkins Lost primary
29,596 votes in the primary
$7,376 of which $1,750 itemized since Oct 1, 2024
4
Diana Onyejiaka Lost primary
28,805 votes in the primary
— 0
Kevin Lee McCants Lost primary
34,234 votes in the primary
— 0
Ind. — 10 candidates
U.S. Senator, 2026, Ind. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
David Sutman Jr. $26,349 since Apr 1, 2026
0
Robert Jones $12,300 since Apr 1, 2026
0
Yoshi D. Matthews $47 since Apr 1, 2026
0
Andrew Gerena — 0
Andrew Woodruff Mixon Withdrawn — 0
Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson — 0
James William Macon III — 0
Jeremy Dean Hearn — 0
Owen Nicholas Carlson Withdrawn — 0
Tharon Chandler — 0

2020

18 candidates
Rep. — 11 candidates
U.S. Senator, 2020, Rep. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
Bill Hagerty
Won the seat · 1,840,926 votes
$15,772,577 of which $8,137,065 itemized since Sep 3, 2019
3,438
Manny Sethi Lost primary
257,223 votes in the primary
$5,940,864 of which $2,639,696 itemized since Apr 1, 2019
2,023
George S Flinn Jr Lost primary
22,454 votes in the primary
$4,958,987 since Oct 1, 2019
0
Byron Bush Lost primary
5,420 votes in the primary
$441,099 of which $7,950 itemized since Oct 1, 2019
11
Joshua Gapp $301,846 of which $22,900 itemized since Jul 1, 2019
18
John E. Osborne Lost primary
1,877 votes in the primary
$101,489 of which $800 itemized since Apr 1, 2020
2
Johnny W Presley $40,465 of which $13,350 itemized since Dec 7, 2019
8
Roy Dale Cope Lost primary
1,791 votes in the primary
$12,408 since Jan 1, 2020
0
Jon Henry Lost primary
8,104 votes in the primary
$10,179 of which $6,140 itemized since Apr 1, 2020
12
Natisha Brooks Lost primary
8,072 votes in the primary
$4,767 of which $1,586 itemized since Jan 1, 2020
3
Kent Morrell Lost primary
1,769 votes in the primary
$2,340 of which $1,510 itemized since Jan 1, 2020
4
Dem. — 4 candidates
U.S. Senator, 2020, Dem. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
James Mackler Lost primary
78,966 votes in the primary
$2,291,058 of which $1,816,120 itemized since Jan 1, 2019
1,807
Marquita Bradshaw
Democratic nominee · 1,040,691 votes
$1,628,980 of which $660,506 itemized since Sep 27, 2019
1,219
Mark Pickrell Lost primary
16,045 votes in the primary
$43,677 of which $2,310 itemized since Apr 1, 2020
3
Robin Kimbrough Lost primary
88,492 votes in the primary
$22,329 of which $6,575 itemized since Apr 1, 2020
18
Ind. — 3 candidates
U.S. Senator, 2020, Ind. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
Yomi Faparusi Sr
In the general election · 10,727 votes
$49,874 of which $20,962 itemized since Apr 1, 2020
21
Elizabeth D McLeod
In the general election · 16,652 votes
$9,777 of which $300 itemized since Jan 1, 2020
1
Garland Dean Hill II
In the general election · 4,872 votes
$58 since Apr 1, 2020
0

Also in the general election, with no filings on this site: Steven J. Hooper (Independent), 9,609 votes; Kacey Morgan (Independent), 9,598 votes; Ronnie Henley (Independent), 8,478 votes; Aaron James (Independent), 7,203 votes; Eric William Stansberry (Independent), 6,781 votes; Jeffrey Alan Grunau (Independent), 4,160 votes; John A. Gentry, 64 votes; Al Green, 0 votes.

2014

11 candidates
Rep. — 7 candidates
U.S. Senator, 2014, Rep. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
Lamar Alexander Incumbent
Won the seat · 850,087 votes
$8,201,077 of which $7,678,203 itemized since Jan 1, 2009
3,594
George Shea Flinn Lost primary
34,668 votes in the primary
$1,814,948 of which $7,274 itemized since Apr 1, 2014
5
Joe Carr Lost primary
271,324 votes in the primary
$1,495,969 of which $897,860 itemized since Jan 1, 2013
812
Lenard Brenda Shivon Lost primary
7,908 votes in the primary
$27,977 of which $3,850 itemized since Jan 1, 2013
13
Larry R Crim Lost primary
24,777 votes in the primary
$24,901 of which $2,761 itemized since Jan 1, 2013
5
John D King Lost primary
7,748 votes in the primary
$5,325 since May 23, 2014
0
Frank Christian Agnew Lost primary
11,320 votes in the primary
$200 since Jan 1, 2014
0
Dem. — 2 candidates
U.S. Senator, 2014, Dem. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
Gordon Ball
Democratic nominee · 437,848 votes
$2,369,181 of which $171,650 itemized since Jan 1, 2014
160
Terry Glen Adams Jr Lost primary
85,794 votes in the primary
$162,445 of which $94,845 itemized since Oct 1, 2013
161
Ind. — 2 candidates
U.S. Senator, 2014, Ind. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
Danny Page
In the general election · 7,713 votes
$2,186 of which $540 itemized since Jul 1, 2013
1
Edmund Louis Gauthier II
In the general election · 2,314 votes
$0 since Oct 16, 2013
0

Also in the general election, with no filings on this site: Joe Wilmoth (Constitution Party), 36,088 votes; Martin Pleasant (Green), 12,570 votes; Tom Emerson Jr. (Independent), 11,157 votes; Rick Tyler (Independent), 5,759 votes; Joshua James (Independent), 5,678 votes; Bartholomew J. Phillips (Independent), 2,386 votes; Eric Schechter (Independent), 1,673 votes; C. Salekin (Independent), 787 votes; Erin Kent Magee (Independent), 5 votes; DeWayne A. Jones (Independent), 0 votes.

2008

6 candidates
Rep. — 1 candidate
U.S. Senator, 2008, Rep. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
Lamar Alexander Incumbent
Won the seat · 1,579,477 votes
$8,581,964 of which $7,483,819 itemized since Jan 1, 2003 Itemized detail held for review
4,071
Dem. — 5 candidates
U.S. Senator, 2008, Dem. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
Robert Dudley Tuke
Democratic nominee · 767,236 votes
$759,199 of which $681,534 itemized since Jan 1, 2008
744
Kenneth Eaton Lost primary
14,702 votes in the primary
$255,092 of which $1,050 itemized since Apr 1, 2008
3
William Michael Padgett Lost primary
33,471 votes in the primary
$157,520 of which $132,110 itemized since Jan 1, 2008
138
Michael Ray McWherter $134,276 of which $51,525 itemized since Oct 3, 2007
28
Chris Lugo
In the general election · 9,170 votes
$5,238 of which $1,999 itemized since Oct 9, 2007
3

Also in the general election, with no filings on this site: Edward L. Buck (Independent), 31,631 votes; Christopher G. Fenner (Independent), 11,073 votes; Daniel Towers Lewis (Independent), 9,367 votes; Ed Lawhorn (Independent), 8,986 votes; David Gatchell (Independent), 7,645 votes; Casey Gouge, 0 votes.

2002

6 candidates
Dem. — 2 candidates
U.S. Senator, 2002, Dem. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
Bob Clement
Democratic nominee · 728,295 votes
$2,838,011 of which $2,028,436 itemized since Mar 18, 2002
2,240
Gary Gene Davis Lost primary
50,563 votes in the primary
$946 since Apr 4, 2002
0
Rep. — 2 candidates
U.S. Senator, 2002, Rep. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
Lamar Alexander
Won the seat · 891,420 votes
$2,405,621 of which $1,904,230 itemized since Mar 11, 2002 Itemized detail held for review
1,895
Edward G Bryant Lost primary
233,678 votes in the primary
$14,593 of which $7,250 itemized since Mar 1, 2002 Itemized detail held for review
5
Ind. — 2 candidates
U.S. Senator, 2002, Ind. candidates
Candidate Receipts Donors
Christopher G Fenner Lost primary
1,552 votes in the primary
$0 since Apr 30, 2002
0
Mary D Wright — 0

Also in the general election, with no filings on this site: John Jay Hooker (Independent), 6,407 votes; Wesley M Baker (Independent), 6,105 votes; Connie Gammon (Independent), 5,346 votes; Karl Stanley Davidson (Independent), 2,216 votes; Basil J Marceaux I (Independent), 1,173 votes; H. Gary Keplinger (Independent), 1,103 votes.

Candidates in the current election have a page of their own. Earlier candidates are listed here by name.