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Bedford County, Tennessee

2026 election results. Marsha Blackburn (R) has 56% of the vote for governor in Bedford County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 30.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Bedford County

U.S. Senate

Bill Hagerty
68.6%8,745
Marquita Bradshaw
29.2%3,726
Robert Jones
0.5%64
Tharon Chandler
0.4%48

6 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Bill Hagerty wins. Called.

Governor

Marsha Blackburn
55.7%7,347
Jerri Green
31.2%4,114
David Hatley
10.7%1,411
Lauren Pinkston
1.1%148

11 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Marsha Blackburn wins. Called.

U.S. House: Tennessee 9th District

Brent Taylor
66.3%8,233
Justin Pearson
31.2%3,875
Michelle Head
1.3%162
Dennis Clark
1.3%157
100% counted

Whole district: not called; Brent Taylor leads.

The leader in Bedford County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 7:57 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TN SenateR +40.2R +58.6D +18.3
TN GovernorR +28.2R +58.6D +30.4
TN-09R +36.0R +58.6D +22.6

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Bedford County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris20.5%Donald Trump78.5%R +58.020,090
2020Joe Biden23.3%Donald Trump75.2%R +51.919,089
2016Hillary Clinton22.1%Donald Trump74.8%R +52.715,355
2012Barack Obama29.2%Mitt Romney69.5%R +40.314,445
2008Barack Obama32.4%John McCain65.9%R +33.515,507
2004John Kerry38.4%George W. Bush61.0%R +22.513,696
2000Al Gore50.3%George W. Bush48.4%D +1.812,207

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +59.8.

Other counties in Tennessee

Tennessee results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Tennessee certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Tennessee's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.