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Polk County, Tennessee

2026 election results. Marsha Blackburn (R) has 63% of the vote for governor in Polk County, with about 98% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 23.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here.

2026 results in Polk County

U.S. Senate

Bill Hagerty
76.8%3,943
Marquita Bradshaw
21.3%1,091
Andrew Gerena
0.4%19
Robert Jones
0.4%19

6 more candidates on the race page.

98% counted

Statewide: Bill Hagerty wins. Called.

Governor

Marsha Blackburn
63.0%3,256
Jerri Green
23.5%1,213
David Hatley
12.0%618
Lauren Pinkston
0.8%39

11 more candidates on the race page.

98% counted

Statewide: Marsha Blackburn wins. Called.

U.S. House: Tennessee 3rd District

Chuck Fleischmann
76.0%3,911
Anna Golladay
21.7%1,115
Dean Arnold
0.8%43
Rodney King
0.6%33

3 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Whole district: Chuck Fleischmann wins. Called.

The leader in Polk 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 +56.7R +68.7D +12.0
TN GovernorR +45.7R +68.7D +23.0
TN-03R +55.6R +68.7D +13.0

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 Polk County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris15.5%Donald Trump83.7%R +68.18,727
2020Joe Biden17.8%Donald Trump81.2%R +63.48,362
2016Hillary Clinton19.2%Donald Trump78.2%R +59.06,520
2012Barack Obama30.6%Mitt Romney67.8%R +37.26,059
2008Barack Obama32.7%John McCain65.6%R +33.06,501
2004John Kerry40.7%George W. Bush58.6%R +17.96,699
2000Al Gore46.0%George W. Bush52.0%R +6.05,594

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 +62.2.

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.