Catherine Barcel Barcy Whitson
Candidate for Tennessee U.S. Senate · Independent
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Tennessee U.S. Senate · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections — November 3, 2026 General Election candidate lists: United States Senate — 'Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson', Independent · read Sep 24, 2026
Results
Certified results for Tennessee U.S. Senate
United States Senate — Democratic primary
Tennessee State and Federal Primary 2026-08-06 · Aug 6, 2026| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquita BradshawDemocratic | Democratic | 186,230 | 54.8% |
| Maria BrewerDemocratic | Democratic | 61,061 | 18.0% |
| Kevin Lee McCantsDemocratic | Democratic | 34,234 | 10.1% |
| Civil Miller-WatkinsDemocratic | Democratic | 29,596 | 8.7% |
| Diana OnyejiakaDemocratic | Democratic | 28,805 | 8.5% |
Certified (Tennessee Secretary of State official results) · Tennessee Secretary of State — certified results by precinct
United States Senate — Republican primary
Tennessee State and Federal Primary 2026-08-06 · Aug 6, 2026| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill HagertyRepublican | Republican | 629,194 | 100.0% |
| Write-In - David Fey | 1 | 0.0% |
Certified (Tennessee Secretary of State official results) · Tennessee Secretary of State — certified results by precinct
United States Senate
2024 State and Federal General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsha BlackburnRepublican | Republican | 1,918,743 | 63.8% |
| Gloria JohnsonDemocrat | Democrat | 1,027,461 | 34.2% |
| Tharon ChandlerIndependent | Independent | 28,444 | 0.9% |
| Pamela Jeanine "P." MosesIndependent | Independent | 24,682 | 0.8% |
| Hastina RobinsonIndependent | Independent | 8,278 | 0.3% |
Certified — Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections (official precinct results) · Tennessee Secretary of State — certified results by precinct
Key Votes
The record
No public voting record
Holds no elected public office. Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · GOTV Intel review of official candidate lists
Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.
Their Money
Campaign finance
- Last Change
- Profile updated · Sep 24
- Raised
- Not on file
- Cash on Hand
- Not on file
- Next Report Due
- Q3 Report · Oct 15
No totals on file from the reports listed below.
Finance Reports
Campaign committee registered; no periodic FEC report on file yet
Checked 2026-09-24: principal campaign committee C00947994 (candidate ID S6TN00414) has no periodic Form 3 report (quarterly or pre-/post-election) covering 2025–26 in the FEC electronic-filing list or the FEC image index, so no receipts, spending or cash on hand have been reported yet. A committee registered after June 30 files its first report with the October Quarterly (due Oct 15, 2026).
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.
Polls
Public polls
Beacon Center of Tennessee / Beacon PollGeneral election · U.S. Senate
Bill Hagerty 58% · Marquita Bradshaw 33% · Undecided 9%
Field dates not stated · 1,200 LV · Beacon Center of Tennessee
Released public polls of this race, as each pollster reported them. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Tennessee U.S. Senate
- Bill HagertyRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
- Marquita BradshawDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
- Tharon ChandlerIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
- Andrew GerenaIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
- Jeremy Dean HearnIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
- Robert Thomas JonesIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
- James William Macon IIIIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
- Yoshi D. MatthewsIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
- David Sutman JrIndependent · On the 2026 ballot
The Paper Trail
Filings, results and exhibits
On the ballot: U.S. Senate, Tennessee — November 3, 2026 general election
Listed as "Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson" (Independent) on the TN official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.
Sep 24, 2026 · Official · TN official election authority · sourceU.S. Senator · TN-SEN
Independent · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot
Sep 19, 2026 · Official · fec-cn26
Not on file for Catherine yet: Advertising, In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them. Coverage varies by state and office.
File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_bjbx4eemm.
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