US Midterms 2026
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Chaz Molder, a Democrat who has served as mayor of Columbia since 2018, is his party's nominee for Tennessee's 5th congressional district in 2026 against Republican Charlie Hatcher, a former state commissioner of agriculture.
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Chaz Molder, the mayor of Columbia and Democratic candidate for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District, discusses his campaign priorities during one of his campaign stops.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.: A fresh face will take over the seat in Tennessee's 5th congressional district after U.S. Representative Andy Ogles lost in this August's federal primary election.
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Chaz Molder, mayor of Columbia since 2018, is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for Tennessee's 5th congressional district, which takes in a southern portion of Davidson County, parts of Wilson and Williamson Counties, and all of Maury, Lewis and Marshall Counties.
Molder won a five-candidate Democratic primary with 17,730 votes (40.5%), ahead of Memphis City Councilmember Yolanda Cooper-Sutton, who received 32.8%.
The Republican incumbent, Andy Ogles, lost his own party's primary to former Tennessee commissioner of agriculture Charlie Hatcher, who took 53.2% of the vote. Molder and Hatcher meet in the general election on November 3, 2026.
