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Tennessee · 2026 United States general election · November 3

U.S. House · District 2

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Tim Burchett Republican · Incumbent Republican incumbent U.S. Representative Tim Burchett of Tennessee's 2nd District, serving since January 2019 Full profile → Adam Heimerman Independent Independent challenger for Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District; river guide and photographer from Lenoir City Full profile → Bruce Fine Independent Independent candidate for U.S. House, Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District (2026) Full profile → Michaela Barnett Democratic Democratic challenger running against Rep. Tim Burchett in Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District in 2026 Full profile →
Oliver Freeman Pogue Independent Pogue qualified or filed as an independent general election candidate but withdrew or was disqualified before ballots were printed. Withdrew

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IssueTim Burchett
Republican
Adam Heimerman
Independent
Bruce Fine
Independent
Michaela Barnett
Democratic
Economy & jobsOpposes higher taxes and spending; supports small business and job growth Opposes corporate consolidation; supports small businesses and workers Supports tax relief, competition, and fiscal reform to cut costs Supports minimum wage increase, workforce funding, closing billionaire tax loopholes
HousingIntroduced bill to bar taxpayer-funded housing for illegal aliens Opposes Wall Street and corporate dominance in housing market Supports incentives for affordable housing construction and assistance Supports expanding affordable housing programs and limiting corporate ownership of homes
Health careFavors repealing Obamacare; claims to protect Medicaid from fraud Supports ensuring the sick can receive treatment Supports expanding affordable healthcare and protecting pre-existing conditions Supports universal healthcare option, drug price caps, limits on insurer abuses
ImmigrationSupports legal immigration; opposes illegal immigration; backs deportation Supports secure borders with better legal pathways to citizenship no sourced position Supports humane immigration system with paths to citizenship and ICE accountability
Abortion & reproductive rightsProudly pro-life; opposes taxpayer funding of abortion no sourced position no sourced position Supports restoring and protecting abortion rights and reproductive freedom
EducationWants to abolish the Department of Education; return control to states Supports fully funding public education and raising teacher pay Supports public education investment; opposes private-school vouchers Supports raising teacher pay, capping student-loan rates, and increasing education funding
Climate & energySupports energy independence; frames energy as economic/security issue Supports environmental protection and clean water/air/soil Supports all-of-the-above energy strategy; moratorium on data centers Supports clean energy investment and environmental protection
Crime & public safetySupports law enforcement; opposes federal policing mandates Opposes automated license-plate surveillance as a police state Supports AI guardrails to prevent bias and security threats no sourced position
Taxes & budgetSupports spending cuts and tax cuts; opposes new taxes Supports fiscal restraint; opposes corporate subsidies and wasteful defense spending Supports tax relief for working families; opposes tax cuts for the wealthy Supports closing billionaire tax loopholes; bring federal investment home
GunsStrong Second Amendment supporter; opposes gun restrictions no sourced position no sourced position Supports responsible gun ownership
Democracy & electionsSupports voter ID and proof of citizenship to vote Supports ending Citizens United and abolishing Super PACs Supports term limits, campaign finance reform, anti-lobbying rules Supports independent redistricting to end partisan gerrymandering
Foreign policy & defenseSupports U.S. strength abroad; opposes unaccountable foreign aid no sourced position Opposes U.S. military aggression in the Middle East Opposes U.S. involvement in Iran war; end endless foreign wars

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