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Brent Taylor

State Senator, Tennessee Senate District 31 · Candidate for Tennessee 9th Congressional District · Republican

On the 2026 ballotCandidate · Tennessee 9th Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Tennessee Secretary of State, Division of Elections — November 3, 2026 General Election candidate lists: United States House of Representatives District 9 — 'Brent Taylor', Republican · read Sep 24, 2026

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Running for Tennessee 9th Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 3 other candidates, 5 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What Tennessee 9th Congressional District covers

Covers all of Wayne County, Hardeman County, Lawrence County, Giles County, Hardin County, Lincoln County, McNairy County, Bedford County, Marshall County and Moore County; parts of Fayette County, Williamson County, Maury County and Shelby County.

Map of Tennessee 9th Congressional District with 230 precincts

230 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: enacted plan "U.S. Congress Districts Adopted May 7, 2026" (114th General Assembly, Second Extraordinary Session (House Bill 1 / 2026 congressional elections); signed by Gov. Lee May 7, 2026); 2026 status: In effect for the Aug 6 primary and Nov 3 general: preliminary injunction denied July 23, 2026, Sherman v. Hargett (M.D. Tenn.); NAACP Tennessee State Conference v. Tennessee and Hale v. Lee pending. Official file https://comptroller.tn.gov/content/dam/cot/pa/documents/district-maps/congress-districts/NewCongressional26.zip

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: Tennessee State Senator, District 31 · votes/acts not compiled

    Office per official source. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Official source · source

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
$1,549,482cycle to date through Jul 17
Cash on Hand
$417,377cycle to date through Jul 17
Spent
$1,132,104cycle to date through Jul 17
Debts Owed
$1,000,000cycle to date through Jul 17
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jul 17, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · Brent Taylor For Tennessee: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 17, 2026

Jul 17, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · Brent Taylor For Tennessee: Pre-Primary 2026, through Jul 17, 2026

    Raised $1,549,481.59 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $1,132,104.37 · cash on hand $417,377.22 · debts owed by the committee $1,000,000.00 — through Jul 17, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $465,995.12 (30%); PACs and other political committees $82,300.00 (5%); Candidate loans $1,000,000.00 (64%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $1,186.47 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media and advertising $630,925.48; direct mail $323,123.22; other $38,988.60; polling $33,250.00; staff, contractors and reimbursements $29,261.62; digital $19,991.11.

    Jul 17, 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.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Brent

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign on Google $57,000–$79,000 (ad ranges); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $1,115. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $0. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    Aug 6, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Google/YouTube ads · Brent Taylor for Tennessee (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (Brent Taylor for Tennessee). 6 ads since Nov 2024; $57,000–$79,000 (Google creative spend ranges).

    Aug 6, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $574,000 supporting, $320,043 opposing, across 12 reports.

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“No one's been disenfranchised.”
Justin Pearson, Brent Taylor win TN Congressional District 9 primariesAug 7, 2026 · Press · The Tennessean · source
“We're simply following what the Supreme Court said, and that is that you have to draw political boundaries based on political data, not racial data”
Justin Pearson, Brent Taylor win TN Congressional District 9 primariesAug 7, 2026 · Press · The Tennessean · source
“Tennessee's new congressional map has created an opportunity to deliver another strong Republican voice to Congress and secure a brighter, safer and more conservative future for our state and our country, and I'm ready to be that leader.”
Justin Pearson, Brent Taylor win TN Congressional District 9 primariesAug 7, 2026 · Press · The Tennessean · source
“I am thrilled to announce my campaign to represent Middle and West Tennessee in Washington and fight to cement Tennessee's conservative legacy for generations to come”
Justin Pearson, Brent Taylor win TN Congressional District 9 primariesAug 7, 2026 · Press · The Tennessean · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website capture

    Campaign website https://brenttaylorforcongress.com/ captured 2026-09-24T20:32:58Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Campaign website: https://brenttaylorforcongress.com/

    Source: Exa search result confirming active site, last schema dateModified 2026-07-29

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Tennessee 9th District · November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "Brent Taylor" (Republican) 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 · source

  • U.S. Representative · TN-09

    Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 19, 2026 · Official

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_e2sd2v0bb.

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