

Tennessee 92026 HOUSE POLLS

2026 Tennessee 9th District House Forecast:
The Pollsmax 2026 Tennessee 9th District House forecast currently gives Republican Brent Taylor a 95.8% chance of defeating Democrat Justin Pearson. Pollsmax projects Taylor to receive 55.5% of the vote compared with 44.5% for Pearson, a projected Republican margin of 11 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Solid Republican. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.
The 2026 Tennessee 9th District House election features Democrat Justin Pearson and Republican Brent Taylor. The seat is open in 2026, but the race to fill it is not expected to be competitive. This race is rated as solid Republican. Tennessee conducted mid-decade redistricting prior to the midterms, and the state's new district map benefits Republicans overall.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- TN-9
- Democratic candidate
- Justin Pearson
- Republican candidate
- Brent Taylor
- Incumbent / open seat
- Open seat
- Forecast rating
- Solid R
- Projected vote
- 44.5% D / 55.5% R
- Projected margin
- R +11.0
- Forecast odds
- 4.2% D / 95.8% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on November 3, 2026
- Polling average
- 44.0% D / 48.0% R
- Polling average margin
- R +4.0
- Polling last updated
- 12:00 AM on September 3, 2026
- Polls included
- 1
- Latest poll
- Hart Research (D) — September 3, 2026