Tennessee, a prominent state in the Southeastern region of the US, recently had its primary elections. And one of the key races was in the Democrat senate primary where 5 candidates went head to head. Now, activist Marquita Bradshaw has won that race, to set up another clash with GOP rival Bill Haggerty.
Tennessee Primary Election Results 2026: Marquita Bradshaw Claims Win in Democrat Senate Primary to Face Incumbent Republican Bill Haggerty in November
Marquita Bradshaw, an environmentalist and activist has officially become the Democrat party’s pick for the Senate primary election in Tennessee. If her name sounds familiar, that’s because she also won this same election in 2020, but with slightly less competition (4 candidates competed in that primary). She and Republican incumbent senator Bill Haggerty are all set to have a high stakes rematch in November’s general election.
Tennessee Primary Election Result 2026: Key Candidates
The key candidates in the Tennessee Democrat Senate Primary included:
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Activist and environmentalist Marquita Bradshaw
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Former director of party affairs for the Democrats’ Tennessee state branch Maria Brewer
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Businesswoman Diana Onyejiaka
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Pastor Kevin Lee McCants
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Teacher Civil Miller Watkins.
Tennessee Democrat Senate Primary Election 2026: Quick Recap of the Democrats Race
During the Democrat Senate primary election in Tennessee, activist Marquita Bradshaw got a decisive win, with 54.8% of the votes, while teacher Civil Miller Watkins came runner up. The other 3 candidates trailed significantly.
Tennessee Senate Election 2020 Results : What Happened
During the 2020 senate election of 2020, incumbent Republican Bill Hagerty competed against the Democratic party’s Marquita Bradshaw. Hagerty successfully defended his seat and got re elected for a second term with a landslide win.
