2026 forecast · Tennessee 5th

Charlie Hatcher is very likely to win Tennessee's 5th District.

Chaz Molder vs Charlie Hatcher, an open seat. The model has Hatcher ahead by 10.0 points, winning 92 percent of 2,000 simulated elections.

Likely RModel R +10.0Polls R +0.0Updated October 22, 2026
Chaz Molder
Democrat
43.9%
112,925 projected votes
Charlie Hatcher
Republican
53.9%
138,671 projected votes
92%Hatcher
8%Molder
Hatcher very likelyEach square is one simulated election night, Hatcher wins about 92 of 100
RatingLikely R92% chance for Hatcher
Model marginR +10.0Polls R +0.0
80 percent rangeR +0.9 to R +19.12,000 simulations
Projected votes257,330Hatcher 53.9%

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

Chaz MolderDemocrat · 8% to win
43.9%
Charlie HatcherRepublican · 92% to win
53.9%

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

257,330 votes
CandidateVotesShare
Charlie Hatcher R138,67153.9%
Chaz Molder D112,92543.9%
James Johnson I5,7342.2%
Total257,330100%

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%8% Molder92% Hatcher14 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 averageR +0.0

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
Hatcher +10.0
Chance of winning
Chaz Molder8%
Charlie Hatcher92%
Simulated vote
Chaz Molder43.9%
Charlie Hatcher53.9%
James Johnson2.2%
How the model gets there
Partisan leanD +23.0
FundamentalsR +10.5
With pollsR +10.3
Early vote turnoutD +0.3
With early voteR +10.0

Read from 0 ballots cast so far in Tennessee, against the party mix the forecast expected of them, with similar states and primary turnout. Early vote tracker

How we got here

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

D +28R +28Partisan leanthe state's baselineD +23.0Fundamentalsapproval, economy, candidatesR +10.5With pollsaverage R +0.0R +10.3With early voteturnout so farR +10.0
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.