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Fayette County, Tennessee

2026 election results. Marsha Blackburn (R) has 58% of the vote for governor in Fayette County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 13.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Fayette County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Fayette County

U.S. Senate

Bill Hagerty
65.7%11,122
Marquita Bradshaw
32.6%5,529
Robert Jones
0.3%56
Tharon Chandler
0.3%52

6 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Bill Hagerty wins. Called.

Governor

Marsha Blackburn
58.4%10,196
Jerri Green
31.9%5,576
David Hatley
8.4%1,461
Lauren Pinkston
0.5%79

11 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Marsha Blackburn wins. Called.

U.S. House: Tennessee 8th District

David Kustoff
66.6%3,618
Heidi Kuhn
31.7%1,719
Adam Austill
0.5%28
Wendell Blankenship
0.4%23

4 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Only part of Fayette County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: David Kustoff wins. Called.

U.S. House: Tennessee 9th District

Brent Taylor
64.0%7,115
Justin Pearson
34.4%3,826
Dennis Clark
0.9%100
Michelle Head
0.6%68
100% counted

Only part of Fayette County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: not called; Brent Taylor leads.

The leader in Fayette 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 6, 12:25 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TN SenateR +33.6R +42.8D +9.2
TN GovernorR +29.3R +42.8D +13.5
TN-08 part of the countyR +35.6R +42.6D +7.1
TN-09 part of the countyR +30.1R +42.8D +12.8

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 Fayette County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris28.4%Donald Trump70.7%R +42.423,696
2020Joe Biden30.6%Donald Trump68.3%R +37.722,959
2016Hillary Clinton30.3%Donald Trump67.3%R +37.019,394
2012Barack Obama34.2%Mitt Romney64.8%R +30.719,574
2008Barack Obama35.8%John McCain63.2%R +27.419,254
2004John Kerry38.6%George W. Bush60.8%R +22.214,731
2000Al Gore43.7%George W. Bush55.5%R +11.811,529

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 +30.5.

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.