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Lincoln County, Tennessee

2026 election results. Marsha Blackburn (R) has 69% of the vote for governor in Lincoln County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 16.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Lincoln County

U.S. Senate

Bill Hagerty
75.4%7,511
Marquita Bradshaw
22.8%2,273
Tharon Chandler
0.4%36
Robert Jones
0.3%32

6 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Bill Hagerty wins. Called.

Governor

Marsha Blackburn
68.8%6,924
Jerri Green
23.5%2,362
David Hatley
5.6%559
Lauren Pinkston
0.8%83

11 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Marsha Blackburn wins. Called.

U.S. House: Tennessee 9th District

Brent Taylor
74.3%7,338
Justin Pearson
23.7%2,339
Dennis Clark
1.4%138
Michelle Head
0.7%65
100% counted

Whole district: not called; Brent Taylor leads.

The leader in Lincoln 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, 8:42 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TN SenateR +53.5R +65.2D +11.7
TN GovernorR +49.1R +65.2D +16.1
TN-09R +51.7R +65.2D +13.5

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 Lincoln County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris17.2%Donald Trump81.9%R +64.616,128
2020Joe Biden18.7%Donald Trump78.7%R +60.015,609
2016Hillary Clinton19.1%Donald Trump77.9%R +58.813,348
2012Barack Obama24.8%Mitt Romney73.9%R +49.113,268
2008Barack Obama28.1%John McCain70.3%R +42.213,130
2004John Kerry36.5%George W. Bush62.8%R +26.312,455
2000Al Gore47.5%George W. Bush51.0%R +3.510,659

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 +61.1.

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.