Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty has defeated Democrat Marquita Bradshaw in Tennessee’s U.S. Senate race, winning a second term and maintaining the Republican hold on a seat he first captured in 2020.

The victory gives Hagerty another six years in the Senate, where he has emerged as a close ally of President Donald Trump and a supporter of the administration’s agenda on immigration enforcement, energy production and national security. His reelection campaign emphasized his work in Washington and his support for policies intended to strengthen American industry and reduce federal regulations.

The contest was a rematch of the 2020 Senate election, when Hagerty defeated Bradshaw by a wide margin. Bradshaw, a Memphis environmental activist, again sought to challenge the Republican incumbent by focusing on health care affordability, wages, housing costs, public education and environmental protections. She also campaigned on expanding rural broadband and protecting Tennessee’s natural resources.

Hagerty entered the general election with significant advantages. He faced no Republican opposition in the August primary and had President Trump’s endorsement. His campaign also maintained a substantial fundraising advantage. Federal campaign finance filings through October 14 showed Hagerty had raised more than $17 million, compared with approximately $35,000 for Bradshaw.

Before entering the Senate, Hagerty served as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development under former Gov. Bill Haslam. Trump later appointed him U.S. ambassador to Japan during his first administration. Hagerty was elected to the Senate in 2020 and has since served on committees overseeing foreign relations, appropriations and banking.

Bradshaw, a tenth-generation South Memphian, founded the nonprofit organization Sowing Justice and became nationally known after winning the Democratic nomination for Senate in 2020. Her campaign centered on economic opportunity for working families, access to affordable health care, and environmental issues. She argued that federal policy should do more to address the financial pressures facing ordinary Tennesseans.

Despite her second attempt to unseat Hagerty, the Democrat faced the challenge of competing in a state that has not elected a Democratic U.S. senator since Al Gore in 1990. Tennessee has consistently favored Republican candidates in recent federal elections, and Hagerty's previous victory over Bradshaw provided an indication of the political difficulty facing the Democratic campaign.

Hagerty’s reelection secures another six-year term beginning in January 2027. His victory also allows the senator to continue representing Tennessee as Republicans and Democrats prepare for the next series of legislative battles in Washington.