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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, TN-09

Brent Taylor

RepublicanFEC H6TN09464VM-ZPY-1ZGM

American politician (born 1968)

WonCounts not on file

Called: Called by Wikipedia editors 7:57 PM ET
Term begins: January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-06

We missed this one. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +35.7, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Brent Louis Taylor is an American politician who has served since 2023 as a member of the Tennessee Senate representing District 31. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously a member of the Memphis City Council from 1995 to 2007.

Taylor succeeded Brian Kelsey who had previously pled guilty to campaign finance charges and did not seek re-election. He defeated Democrat Justin J. Pearson to win the 2026 election for Tennessee's 9th congressional district.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Education: Not on file
Occupation: Not on file

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The race

U.S. House, TN-09. Won.

Brent Taylor Republican · winnern/a

Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call: Democrat (D +35.7, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result: Won

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Polls, Vector and Tensor for this race

Money

$2.83Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026

$2.31Mspent

$524Kcash on hand

$1.54Mdebts owed by the committee

Principal campaign committee: BRENT TAYLOR FOR TENNESSEE. Covers April 1, 2026 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.

Where the money came from

5.9% of the $967,896 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).

Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)2.0%$56,895
Individuals, itemized32.2%$911,001
Other political committees (PACs)11.3%$320,350
The candidate (own money and loans)54.5%$1,542,523
Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.1%$1,504

Employers donors listed

TOWER VENTURES$15,0005 contributions
BOYLE INVESTMENT$12,0004 contributions
FEDEX$10,5003 contributions
CORECIVIC$9,0414 contributions
PHELPS DUNBAR$8,0003 contributions
WEST CANCER CENTER$7,2003 contributions
WEST CLINIC$7,2003 contributions
ALUMAFORM$7,0002 contributions
BAKER GROUP$7,0002 contributions
BLUFF CITY JAGUAR, INC$7,0002 contributions

Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.

Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash c8dddff0b866

Industries

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Record

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Issues and positions

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Contact and links

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Timeline

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In the news

Former Maine Gov. Paul LePage declared winner of open House seatRoll Call · Nov 12
Redistricting that cracked Memphis raises questions about the meaning of representationChristian Science Monitor · Oct 8
How redrawn House districts voted in the midtermsRoll Call · Nov 4
‘Red to Blue’ Democrats rake in more than GOP rivals in third quarterRoll Call · Oct 16

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All sources

Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections&oldid=1383992694
Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 7:57 PM ET (revision)
Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Taylor_(Tennessee_politician)
Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6TN09464/

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