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Benton County, Tennessee

2026 election results. Marsha Blackburn (R) has 61% of the vote for governor in Benton County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 19.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Benton County

U.S. Senate

Bill Hagerty
75.1%3,509
Marquita Bradshaw
22.8%1,065
Robert Jones
0.6%27
Tharon Chandler
0.5%23

6 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Bill Hagerty wins. Called.

Governor

Marsha Blackburn
60.8%2,897
Jerri Green
23.9%1,137
David Hatley
13.3%634
Lauren Pinkston
1.0%49

11 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Marsha Blackburn wins. Called.

U.S. House: Tennessee 5th District

Charlie Hatcher
72.4%3,307
Chaz Molder
25.7%1,176
James Johnson
1.4%65
Micheál O'Leary
0.5%22
100% counted

Whole district: Charlie Hatcher wins. Called.

The leader in Benton 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, 9:27 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TN SenateR +53.4R +63.4D +10.0
TN GovernorR +43.6R +63.4D +19.8
TN-05R +47.5R +63.4D +15.9

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 Benton County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris18.1%Donald Trump81.1%R +62.97,260
2020Joe Biden21.1%Donald Trump78.1%R +57.07,264
2016Hillary Clinton23.3%Donald Trump74.5%R +51.26,328
2012Barack Obama36.3%Mitt Romney61.8%R +25.66,226
2008Barack Obama40.8%John McCain57.0%R +16.26,479
2004John Kerry54.6%George W. Bush44.6%D +10.07,090
2000Al Gore58.6%George W. Bush39.4%D +19.36,311

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 +82.2.

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.