Called Nov 3Unofficial results
Tennessee's 2nd District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Tim Burchett won re-election by 16.6 points over Michaela Barnett.
Tim BurchettRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%144,892
Michaela BarnettDemocrat
41.2%103,311
Bruce FineIndependent
0.7%1,827
Adam HeimermanIndependent
0.4%950
92% of the expected vote counted · 250,980 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Michaela BarnettTim Burchett
$717.8K
Raised by the campaign
$3.1M
$587.6K
Spent by the campaign
$2.9M
$130.3K
Cash on hand
$914.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Michaela Barnett
- <1%
- Tim Burchett
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+23.1
The candidates
Tim Burchett (R)
Incumbent U.S. representativeMichaela Barnett (D)
Political organizer and small business owner
Incumbent U.S. representativeMichaela Barnett (D)
Political organizer and small business owner
Also on the ballot: Bruce Fine (Independent), 0.7%; Adam Heimerman (Independent), 0.4%
Changes to this page
- · Race called for Burchett.