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Rutherford County, Tennessee

2026 election results. Jerri Green (D) has 50% of the vote for governor in Rutherford County, with about 100% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 31.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Rutherford County is split between 2 U.S. House districts.

2026 results in Rutherford County

U.S. Senate

Marquita Bradshaw
49.1%49,225
Bill Hagerty
48.8%48,977
Robert Jones
0.6%586
Tharon Chandler
0.3%348

6 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Bill Hagerty wins. Called.

Governor

Jerri Green
49.5%50,530
Marsha Blackburn
40.9%41,699
David Hatley
7.6%7,706
Lauren Pinkston
1.2%1,214

11 more candidates on the race page.

100% counted

Statewide: Marsha Blackburn wins. Called.

U.S. House: Tennessee 4th District

Victoria Broderick
49.1%40,527
Scott DesJarlais
48.6%40,167
Jacob Anders
1.4%1,172
Clay Faircloth
0.9%702
100% counted

Only part of Rutherford County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: not called; Victoria Broderick leads.

U.S. House: Tennessee 9th District

Justin Pearson
54.6%7,066
Brent Taylor
43.2%5,598
Michelle Head
1.2%154
Dennis Clark
1.0%135
100% counted

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

The leader in Rutherford 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, 10:02 PM.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
TN SenateD +0.3R +22.1D +22.4
TN GovernorD +9.6R +22.1D +31.7
TN-04 part of the countyD +0.4R +23.0D +23.5
TN-09 part of the countyD +11.6R +10.2D +21.8

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 Rutherford County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris38.4%Donald Trump60.1%R +21.8147,656
2020Joe Biden41.2%Donald Trump56.6%R +15.4143,874
2016Hillary Clinton34.2%Donald Trump60.0%R +25.9107,436
2012Barack Obama36.8%Mitt Romney61.6%R +24.798,848
2008Barack Obama39.8%John McCain58.9%R +19.1101,737
2004John Kerry37.5%George W. Bush61.8%R +24.484,390
2000Al Gore44.0%George W. Bush53.8%R +9.862,182

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 +12.0.

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.