Democratic
Kristi Burke
Major-party general-election nominee.
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Tennessee District 1 election, 2026
Kristi Burke vs. Diana Harshbarger on a newly enacted 2026 district map.
VotePredictor forecast
Diana Harshbarger favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+56.1
100%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+58.42026 national environment
D+6.3Model uncertainty
±6.9 pointsFundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.
Republican
Diana Harshbarger
Incumbent representative for TN-1. Voting record, ideology and biography →
Other listed candidates
- Joshua Ashburn · Independent
- Richard Baker · Independent
- Chris Campbell · Independent
- Billy Cody · Independent
- Tyler McClain · Independent
Polls
No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for TN-1. The forecast above uses fundamentals only.
Other forecasts
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Candidate news
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Common Dreams · September 18, 2026
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As millions of working-class Americans suffer from President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans' cuts to the already dysfunctional US healthcare system, a leading anti-monopoly group this week released a report with recommendations to restore "afforda…
Common Dreams · August 28, 2026
Trump pardons husband of Tennessee Rep. Diana Harshbarger
President Donald Trump has pardoned the husband of Republican congresswoman Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee. Robert Harshbarger Jr. was a licensed pharmacist when he pleaded guilty in 2013 to substituting a cheaper drug imported from China that was not approve…
Associated Press · November 11, 2025
Trump pardons the husband of Republican supporter Rep. Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee
A White House official said Harshbarger was a victim of “excessive prosecution."
Boston Herald · November 11, 2025
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