Elections Intelligence

Tennessee 9th District

DEFENDED SEAT
LIKELY R
Justin J. Pearson Democratic · Nominee
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
14¢REPUBLICAN 90¢
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Brent Taylor Republican · Nominee
Also on the ballot: Dennis Clark (I) and Michelle Davis Head (I).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

A seat that went Democratic by 46 points in 2024 is now priced for the Republican.

Likely R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Prior result · Safe DD+45.65 in 2024. Market · Likely RR 90¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold.
Signal clarityMediumas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 90¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
D+45.65

Steve Cohen (D)

71.31 — 25.66 · 2024 general election

def. Charlotte Bergmann (R). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
Justin J. Pearson$2.34M

PULLED 08-04 · PERIOD 07-17 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 08-06 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 D settled · R settled · I no primary COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄