Hagerty wins second Senate term in Tennessee

Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty (R) is projected to secure a second term in the upper chamber, according to Decision Desk HQ.

Hagerty, the former U.S. ambassador to Japan, defeated Democrat Marquita Bradshaw in a rematch. Bradshaw lost to Hagerty by nearly 30 percentage points in 2020. This year’s race was closer, with DDHQ reporting Hagerty at 52.66 percent over Bradshaw’s 45.73 percent with 81 percent of the ballots counted.

President Trump and key Tennessee Republicans, including Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Gov. Bill Lee, threw their support behind Hagerty. He was the favorite to win Tuesday.

A Democrat has not won a Senate seat in the Volunteer State since 1988.

Hagerty serves on the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee as well as the Foreign Relations Committee, among others.