User:John Kent/2036 United States Senate election in Tennessee

In the 2030 United States Senate election in Tennessee, United States Senator Marsha Blackburn decided to retire rather than seek a third term. The election was won by singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who defeated Republican U.S. Representative Andy Ogles in the closest Senate election of the 2030 cycle.

Nominee

 * Andy Ogles, U.S. Representative (2023–present)

Candidates

 * David Kustoff, U.S. Representative (2017–present)
 * Joe Carr, Mayor of Rutherford County (2022–present)

Withdrawn

 * Marsha Blackburn, incumbent U.S. Senator (2019–present)

Democratic primary
Swift announced her candidacy exactly one year before Election Day, on November 5th, 2029. At this point, 538 shifted the race slightly to being rated Likely Republican. Swift ran essentially unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Nominee

 * Taylor Swift, singer-songwriter

Candidates

 * John Wolfe Jr., attorney and perennial candidate

Withdrawn

 * Raumesh Akbari, state representative
 * Andy Berke, former Mayor of Chattanooga