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2026 forecast · Tennessee 2nd

Tim Burchett is all but certain to win Tennessee's 2nd District.

Michaela Barnett vs Tim Burchett. The model has Burchett ahead by 24.2 points, winning 100 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Safe RModel R +24.2Updated October 28, 2026
Michaela Barnett
Democrat
36.8%
94,969 projected votes
Tim Burchett
Republican
61.0%
157,499 projected votes
100%Burchett
0%Barnett
Burchett all but certainEach square is one simulated election night, Burchett wins about 100 of 100
RatingSafe R100% chance for Burchett
Model marginR +24.2No polls in the race
80 percent rangeR +16.3 to R +31.72,000 simulations
Projected votes258,231Burchett 61.0%

The district map

Every district in the state, shaded by its rating

Tennessee districts

9 districts
Safe DLikely DLean DToss upLean RLikely RSafe R

Vote share

Each candidate's projected share and the range of 80 percent of simulations

Michaela BarnettDemocrat · 0% to win
36.8%
Tim BurchettRepublican · 100% to win
61.0%

Scale runs from 25 to 75 percent. The dot is the forecast, the band is the 80 percent range and the brighter tick marks 50 percent.

Projected district vote

258,231 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Tim Burchett R157,49961.0%
Michaela Barnett D94,96936.8%
Bruce Fine I5,7632.2%
Total258,231100%

Each candidate's expected vote in the On Point simulation, at the forecast's projected turnout.

The trend

Each side's chance of winning over the forecast's recent updates

0%25%50%75%100%0% Barnett100% Burchett18 updates agoToday

Polling

Every poll in the average, and how the model reads it

The Tennessee governor polling average
25%30%35%40%45%50%55%MayJunJulAugSepOct32.6Green43.8Blackburn
The line is the On Point average: a robust LOWESS fit through the polls, weighted by recency, sample, voter screen and pollster grade, refit three times so outliers count for lessDot size is each poll's weight todayHover or use the arrow keys to read any day
What moves the average today
Spry StrategiesOct 16 · 635 LV · C+83%Blackburn +11.5
TargetSmart (D)Sep 12 · 600 LV · NR14%Blackburn +9.0
Targoz Market ResearchAug 26 · 1,149 RV · C+2.7%Blackburn +13.0

This is the same On Point polling average as the full average page. The forecast reads the polls through its own Election Day projection, shown as the On Point average in the table below, and blends it with partisan lean and fundamentals.

Polls of the race

Full average
PollsterSampleAgeMargin
On Point averageWeighted averageNo polls

Each margin is the poll as the pollster published it. The forecast counts every poll after its house effect and the undecided split, which is what the trail above shows; hover a margin for the counted value. Lean R and Lean D mark partisan leaning firms.

Model margin
Burchett +24.2
Chance of winning
Michaela Barnett0%
Tim Burchett100%
Simulated vote
Michaela Barnett36.8%
Tim Burchett61.0%
Bruce Fine2.2%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanD +34.0
FundamentalsR +24.2
With pollsR +24.2

How we got here

From the state's partisan lean to the forecast, one stage at a time

D +41R +41Partisan leanthe state's baselineD +34.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesR +24.2With pollsno pollsR +24.2
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Methodology
Every county is rebuilt by simulating voters going to the polls, 2,000 times, from On Point Polling survey data, past results, and the polling average. How the model works.