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Tennessee Senate seat

Republican-held. On the ballot November 7, 2028, in a special election for the rest of the term.

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Special election
2028
November 7, 2028, for the rest of the term.
Lean
R+14
Solidly Republican. Statewide, 2025 Cook PVI.
Seat empties
2027
January 16, 2027, when Marsha Blackburn becomes governor.
Term ends
2031
January 3, 2031.

The seat

Held by
Marsha Blackburn, Republican, to January 16, 2027Elected governor of Tennessee on November 3, 2026, and leaves the Senate on taking that office.
Then
A senator appointed by the governorNo appointee is named yet. The appointee serves until the special election.
On the ballot
November 7, 2028, a special electionFor the rest of the term, to January 3, 2031.

Marsha Blackburn leaves Tennessee’s Senate seat to become governor of Tennessee on January 16, 2027. The governor appoints a senator until a special election on November 7, 2028, for the rest of the term, to January 3, 2031.

Sources (3)
  1. 1Governor of Tennessee: elected November 3, 2026 Open the source (opens in a new tab)
  2. 2The special election for the rest of the term Open the source (opens in a new tab)
  3. 32025 Cook PVI, state list (Cook Political Report), checked against the 2020 and 2024 presidential results Open the source (opens in a new tab)

The state’s other seat

Tennessee’s other Senate seat is not on the 2028 ballot.

Senator
Bill Hagerty (opens in a new tab)
Party
Republican
Next election
2032
Sources (2)
  1. 4Bill Hagerty’s official site Open the source (opens in a new tab)
  2. 5120th Congress Senate roster: holdover senators from congress-legislators (retrieved 2026-10-03) and the November 3, 2026 winners called by NBC News and the Associated Press, merged by scripts/build_120th.py dataset Retrieved November 5, 2026. Open the source (opens in a new tab)

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The seat

  1. 1Governor of Tennessee: elected November 3, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
  2. 2The special election for the rest of the term (opens in a new tab)
  3. 32025 Cook PVI, state list (Cook Political Report), checked against the 2020 and 2024 presidential results (opens in a new tab)

The state’s other seat

  1. 4Bill Hagerty’s official site (opens in a new tab)
  2. 5120th Congress Senate roster: holdover senators from congress-legislators (retrieved 2026-10-03) and the November 3, 2026 winners called by NBC News and the Associated Press, merged by scripts/build_120th.py dataset (opens in a new tab) Retrieved November 5, 2026.

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