Democrats face uphill battle in winning any Tennessee U.S. House race

By: Adam Friedman

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 848

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Tennessee Democrats seem unlikely to be part of any national congressional blue wave during the midterm elections, election experts say.

During the 2018 midterm election, during President Donald Trump’s first term, his low approval rating led to a nationwide backlash that elected 41 new Democrats to the U.S. House.

In that blue-wave election eight years ago, the Democratic Party’s best flip was a seat Trump won in upstate New …

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