2026 results · Tennessee · Tennessee 5th District
Charlie Hatcher, the Republican, holds Tennessee's 5th District for the Republicans
Donald Trump carried the district by 22.8 points in 2024; this year's count is a 17.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie HatcherRepublican | 110,408 | 51.7% | |
| Chaz MolderDemocrat | 99,841 | 46.7% | |
| James A. JohnsonIndependent | 2,641 | 1.2% | |
| Micheál O'LearyIndependent | 815 | 0.4% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 12:12 AM EST · 95% counted.
About 95% of the expected vote counted213,705 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 1:03 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 5:11 PM ESTSource: the official state and county counts, gathered by civicAPI
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About the seat
Tennessee's 5th District takes in all or part of 17 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+22.8 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 17.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 7 of 9 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+22.8
- 2024 House vote on these lines
- R+23.1
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 7 of 9
- Williamson County27%
- Shelby County23%
- Maury County13%
- Henry County4%
- Weakley County4%
- Montgomery County4%
- Dyer County4%
- Obion County4%
- 9 more18%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The district was redrawn for 2026: its 2024 House figure is that year's House vote re-added onto the new lines precinct by precinct, an estimate.
What the count shows
Added together, the 17 counties compared moved 17.5 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 69% as many votes as in 2024, from 87% in Maury County to 59% in Henry County.
Montgomery County moved most: R+1.2 for president in 2024, D+27.1 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Williamson County added 17,266 net votes for Molder against the 2024 margin, 29% of the district's change
Across the 17 counties compared, the margin moved by 58,832 votes toward Molder: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Williamson County+17,266 Molder
- Maury County+6,599 Molder
- Henry County+4,590 Molder
- Shelby County+4,527 Hatcher
- Dyer County+4,481 Molder
- Obion County+4,341 Molder
- Tipton County+4,114 Molder
- Weakley County+3,823 Molder
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Molder this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Montgomery CountyR+1.2D+27.1
Tennessee’s ballot
StatewideRepublicans won all 2 of Tennessee's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 8–1, now R 8–1, counting the leaders in 2 uncalled seats
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count, from the state and its counties. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.