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TN-05 House forecast

Safe Rep2026 lines

Polls close . Statewide at 8:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 PM Central

Hatcher 92% chance

  • Chaz Molder (D)+4% past 7 days9%
  • Charlie Hatcher (R)-3% past 7 days92%

Chance over time

  • Molder9%
  • Hatcher92%

Chance over time, past month: Molder from 12% to 9%; Hatcher from 88% to 92%.

Chance over time, past month, weekly
DateMolderHatcher
Sep 22, 20268%92%
Sep 29, 20268%91%
Oct 7, 20266%92%
Oct 14, 20265%95%
Oct 21, 20269%92%

Projected margin

Most likely Hatcher by 9–12 · 8 in 10: Hatcher +17.6 to Hatcher +2.8

Margin forecast from public sources, collected by Helm's data infrastructure
Projected margin of victory
MarginChance
Hatcher by 21+5%
Hatcher by 18–213%
Hatcher by 15–1812%
Hatcher by 12–1517%
Hatcher by 9–1221%
Hatcher by 6–911%
Hatcher by 3–620%
Hatcher by 0–38%
Molder by 0–31%
Molder by 3+1%

Helm simulation

Not among the districts that most often decide House control in the simulation.

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Context

  • New lines for 2026: the current TN-05 member was elected on different lines.

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News and signals

House
92% DEM
Senate
65% DEM