Billy
Cody
Independent candidate for Tennessee's 1st Congressional District in the November 2026 general election
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Background
Billy Cody is an independent candidate on the November 3, 2026, general-election ballot for Tennessee's 1st Congressional District. 11 He is listed as being from Kingsport, Tennessee. 11
Cody is challenging the district's incumbent Republican representative, Diana Harshbarger, along with other candidates in the race. [11, 3] As of late 2026, no official campaign website has been identified for Cody. 5
Background details including Cody's career, education, and prior elected experience could not be verified from the available sources. A candidate named Bill Cody ran in the 2010 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 42 but available sources do not confirm this is the same individual. [4, 18]
At a glance
- Party
- Independent
- Running for
- U.S. House · District 1, Tennessee
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
Where they stand
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Timeline
- Nov 3filingBilly Cody on the general-election ballot as independent in Tennessee's 1st Congressional District
Cody was listed as an independent candidate for TN-1 in general-election listings from Fox News and ChamberLight for the November 3, 2026 general election.
Tennessee 2026 Midterm Election Results · Oct 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Oct 12news'Bill Cody' named among independents challenging Harshbarger and Burke in TN-1
The Center Square identified 'Bill Cody' as one of the independents on the ballot in TN-1, alongside incumbent Republican Diana Harshbarger and Democrat Kristi Burke, in coverage tied to the start of early voting in Tennessee.
Early voting begins Wednesday in Tennessee · Oct 12, 2026 (opens in a new tab) - Sep 27newsBilly Cody listed as independent candidate on TN-1 general-election ballot by ChamberLight
ChamberLight listed Cody as one of seven candidates on the ballot in Tennessee's 1st Congressional District, running as an independent. The page showed no fundraising total for Cody, with money figures running through July 17. Policy research on Cody was marked incomplete.
Tennessee's 1st Congressional District 2026: Burke vs. Harshbarger | ChamberLight · Sep 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Sources 4
- [1] Early voting begins Wednesday in Tennessee(opens in a new tab) Oct 12, 2026
- [2] Tennessee 2026 Midterm Election Results(opens in a new tab) Oct 11, 2026
- [3] Tennessee's 1st Congressional District 2026: Burke vs. Harshbarger | ChamberLight(opens in a new tab) Sep 28, 2026
- [4] U.S. House District 1 primary election voter's guide: Meet the candidates(opens in a new tab) Jul 16, 2026