And The Winner Is

Republican Bill Hagerty won the Tennessee U.S. Senate general election on November 3, retaining his seat. The Tennessee Election Night Reporting Dashboard reported final unofficial results with 95 of 95 counties completed, showing Hagerty at 1,138,436 votes to Democratic runner-up Marquita Bradshaw's 886,974. His unofficial margin was 251,462 votes. The general election results are not yet certified. ​

The Race

Three pre-election rating sources, Cook Political Report, Sabato's Crystal Ball and Inside Elections, rated the race Solid Republican.

Bradshaw won the Democratic primary on August 6, with 186,154 votes out of 281,411 total Democratic primary votes cast, according to the race record, a share of approximately 66 percent.

Pre-Election Indicators

Hagerty raised $17,226,961.19 in total receipts, approximately 99.5 percent of the $17,310,637.13 raised by all candidates combined in the race, according to the race record. He spent $12,325,564.81 and held $4,956,454.97 cash on hand. His receipts exceeded disbursements by $4,901,396.38.

Bradshaw reported $35,195.38 in total receipts for the general election cycle, spending $27,022.41 and ending with $8,251.62 cash on hand.

Outside groups reported $799,986.78 in confirmed independent expenditures, all in support of Hagerty and none in opposition, with an additional $238,609.06 in pending expenditures, according to the race record. Total outside spending including pending notices reached $1,038,595.84.

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The top five outside spenders, per the race record:

  • NATIONAL VICTORY ACTION FUND: $275,000 confirmed, $0 pending
  • SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUND: $236,027.34 confirmed, $16,224.07 pending
  • WINNING RIGHT PAC: $220,000 confirmed, $0 pending
  • AMERICAN MISSION: $0 confirmed, $212,297.49 pending
  • SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTION: $68,959.44 confirmed, $10,087.50 pending

Hagerty in the 119th Congress

Hagerty has served in the Senate since 2021, a tenure of approximately five years as of November 4.

In the 119th Congress, Hagerty sponsored S.5492, the Safe Transit Act, according to Congress.gov.

His committee assignments, per the U.S. Senate committee assignments page, include:

  • Appropriations Committee, including subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Department of Homeland Security; Energy and Water Development; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
  • Appropriations Committee — Financial Services and General Government (Chair)
  • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, including subcommittees on Digital Assets and Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
  • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee — National Security and International Trade and Finance (Chair)
  • Foreign Relations Committee, including subcommittees on Multilateral International Development and Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues
  • Foreign Relations Committee — State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development (Chair)
  • Rules and Administration Committee
  • Joint Committee on Printing

What's next

The general election results carry a certification status of "counting". Until certification, the vote totals reported by the Tennessee Election Night Reporting Dashboard remain unofficial.

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