# 2026 U.S. House election in Tennessee's district 9 — what pundits predicted

House · Election Day 2026-11-03 · called.

## The ballot

- **Brent Taylor (Republican) — won**
- Dennis Clark (Independent)
- Justin Pearson (Democratic)
- Michelle Head (Independent)

Result: Brent Taylor by — (general); held by the Democratic party going in; flipped. Source: wikipedia-2026.

## What the field called

- Brent Taylor: 2 picks (won)

## Every claim about this race (2)

- **Tangle (podcast)** — Brent Taylor wins TN-09 House seat (2026) (Race Winners, Nov 3, 2026) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2b9365d8-747b-4c28-8c1e-2926c88a4343)
- **Audrey Moorehead** — Brent Taylor wins TN-09 House seat (2026) (Race Winners, Nov 3, 2026) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/40f2c32d-9eb1-4397-affa-1eec43140d55)