前农业专员查理·哈奇在数百万美元外部资金支持下击败了连任两届的现任议员
2026-08-07 06:00:32 EDT / 福克斯新闻
作者：亚历克·舍梅尔 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年8月7日 美国东部时间早上6:00 | 更新时间：2026年8月7日 美国东部时间早上6:25
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周四，田纳西州选民前往投票站参加该州首次采用新重划国会选区地图的初选，此前美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在共和党选民中的影响力迎来考验。此次重划地图旨在提升共和党在今年秋季美国众议院扩大微弱多数席位的几率。
当晚该州两场备受关注的共和党众议院初选中，特朗普的支持率出现分化。获得特朗普背书的州参议员布伦特·泰勒在新重划的第9国会选区赢得共和党提名，而前田纳西州农业专员查理·哈奇在第5选区击败了特朗普背书的现任议员安迪·奥格尔斯。
泰勒的胜利意味着他将在11月与获得亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹支持的进步派州众议员贾斯汀·皮尔逊展开对决。皮尔逊是所谓“田纳西三人组”议员之一，2023年他因参与控枪抗议被驱逐出议会后引发全国关注。
在其他选区，参议员玛莎·布莱克本赢得共和党州长提名，有望成为田纳西州首位女性州长，并可能为美国参议院席位的补选创造机会。
获“桑德斯团队”支持的“田纳西三人组”议员在新重划选区赢得众议院初选
田纳西州共和党参议员玛莎·布莱克本在国会山。(安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社)
“我发自内心地感谢田纳西州的选民！一年前，我们开启这场征程时只有一个目标：让田纳西州成为美国的保守主义领导者，向全国展示何为强有力、果敢的保守主义领导，”布莱克本在周四晚间胜选后表示。“我谦卑且荣幸地获得你们的支持，成为共和党州长候选人。我们朝着目标迈出了重要一步。我不会辜负你们的期待。11月见。”
奥格尔斯的落败当晚对特朗普来说是明显的挫折。这位总统曾为这位保守的众议院自由团成员背书，并在竞选局势紧张时介入，上月在虚拟电话集会上称赞奥格尔斯是一位优秀的商人和“美国优先”议员。哈奇获得了任期将满的田纳西州州长比尔·李的背书，尽管特朗普出面干预，哈奇仍以爆冷方式击败了这位连任两届的现任议员。
除特朗普外，议长迈克·约翰逊也支持奥格尔斯，但奥格尔斯面临着高额的外部资金攻击。据福克斯新闻数字频道查阅联邦备案文件显示，“投资未来联盟”——一个主要由加州加密货币亿万富翁、民主党主要捐赠人克里斯·拉森资助的清洁能源超级政治行动委员会——在初选前斥资约100万美元反对奥格尔斯并支持哈奇，随后又投入70万美元用于广告宣传。
奥格尔斯指责该组织试图因他反对拜登政府的清洁能源补贴而惩罚他，并暗示他与特朗普的密切关系也让他成为众矢之的。
在田纳西州共和党大幅重划第5选区后，奥格尔斯的竞选环境也变得陌生。尽管此次重划使该选区在11月大选时对共和党更为有利，但奥格尔斯需要面对的共和党选民与过去选举他的选民群体已截然不同。
田纳西州通过新国会选区地图，或彻底翻转最后民主党席位，议会内部爆发抗议
田纳西州共和党众议员安迪·奥格尔斯2026年2月3日在华盛顿特区走过美国国会大厦。(希瑟·迪尔/盖蒂图片社)
奥格尔斯的选区并非唯一被重新划分的选区。田纳西州共和党今年春季重划了该州的国会选区界线，拆分了民主党掌控的第9选区，使共和党有机会将田纳西州目前8比1的共和党优势代表团转变为9比0的全面掌控。
此次重划行动促使资深民主党众议员史蒂夫·科恩放弃在孟菲斯地区选区的连任竞选。该选区此前由民主党占据优势，如今已转向共和党。
周四的初选为该席位带来了一场高度全国化的竞争。
达琳·格雷厄姆考虑竞选完整参议院任期，纪念活动将为林赛·格雷厄姆举行：报道
周四赢得共和党第9选区初选的泰勒持有特朗普的背书，而赢得该选区民主党初选的皮尔逊则受到国会极左翼“桑德斯团队”成员的支持，包括纽约州民主党众议员亚历山德里亚·奥卡西奥-科特兹。
田纳西州州众议员贾斯汀·皮尔逊（孟菲斯民主党人）2023年4月6日在田纳西州纳什维尔参观众议院会议厅的支持者后举起拳头。(美联社照片/乔治·沃克·四世)
泰勒将努力为共和党拿下田纳西州国会代表团的最后一席，实现全面掌控，而皮尔逊则将试图保住民主党在孟菲斯地区选区的阵地，尽管新选区地图对民主党不利。
与此同时，布莱克本在共和党州长初选中击败众议员约翰·罗斯，接替任期将满的共和党州长李，为她在这个共和党占绝对优势的州入主州长官邸扫清了重大障碍。如果在11月当选，布莱克本将成为田纳西州首位女性州长。
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她的胜选也可能在华盛顿产生影响。布莱克本在2024年连任了六年任期的参议员席位，这意味着她无需放弃参议院席位就能竞选州长，而罗斯则必须这么做。但如果当选州长，她将不得不放弃参议院席位，这将造成参议院席位空缺，并引发新一轮的政治角力，争夺接替她的人选。
亚历克·舍梅尔是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治记者，原籍北卡罗来纳州夏洛特，现居住在华盛顿特区-巴尔的摩都会区。
Trump-backed incumbent ousted in House primary as GOP redistricting push set to reshape Tennessee
Former Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher toppled the two-term incumbent after multimillion-dollar outside spending
2026-08-07 06:00:32 EDT / Fox News
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President Donald Trump’s clout with Republican voters was put to the test in Tennessee Thursday, as voters headed to the polls for the state’s first primaries under a newly redrawn congressional map designed to bolster Republicans’ chances of expanding their thin majority in the U.S. House this fall.
The night delivered a split verdict for Trump in two of the state’s closely watched Republican House primaries. Trump-backed state Sen. Brent Taylor captured the GOP nomination in the newly redrawn 9th Congressional District, while former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher toppled Trump-endorsed incumbent Rep. Andy Ogles in the 5th District.
Taylor’s victory sets up a November showdown against AOC-backed progressive state Rep. Justin Pearson, one of the so-called “Tennessee Three” lawmakers who gained national attention after he was expelled following a gun control protest in 2023.
Elsewhere, Sen. Marsha Blackburn captured the Republican gubernatorial nomination, putting her on course to potentially become Tennessee’s first female governor and eventually create an opening for another U.S. Senate appointment.
SQUAD-BACKED ‘TENNESSEE THREE’ LAWMAKER WINS HOUSE PRIMARY IN NEWLY REDRAWN DISTRICT
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on Capitol Hill.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Tennessee! One year ago, we set out on this journey with one goal: to make Tennessee America’s conservative leader and show the nation what strong, bold, conservative leadership looks like,” Blackburn said following her win Thursday night. “I am humbled and honored that you’ve chosen me as your Republican nominee for Governor. Together, we’ve taken a major step toward that goal. I won’t let you down. On to November.”
Ogles’ defeat was a glaring setback for Trump on the night. The president threw his support behind the conservative House Freedom Caucus member and stepped in as the race tightened, praising Ogles as a strong businessman and America First lawmaker during a virtual tele-rally last month. Hatcher, endorsed by term-limited Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, handed the two-term incumbent an upset defeat despite Trump’s intervention.
Ogles, backed by Speaker Mike Johnson in addition to Trump, faced a high-dollar outside effort to knock him out of the race. The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition, a clean-energy super PAC largely bankrolled by California crypto billionaire and major Democratic donor Chris Larsen, spent roughly $1 million opposing Ogles and supporting Hatcher before purchasing another $700,000 in advertising ahead of the primary, according to a Fox News Digital review of federal filings.
Ogles accused the group of trying to punish him for opposing Biden-era clean-energy subsidies and suggested his close ties to Trump had also put a target on his back.
The Trump-backed incumbent was also running on unfamiliar terrain after Tennessee Republicans dramatically redrew his 5th District. While the change made the district significantly more Republican for November, it left Ogles to face a significantly new GOP electorate than what had elected him in the past.
TENNESSEE PASSES NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAP LIKELY TO FLIP FINAL DEM SEAT AS PROTESTS ERUPT INSIDE CAPITOL
Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., walks through the U.S. Capitol on February 03, 2026 in Washington, D.C.(Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Ogles’ district was not the only one transformed. Tennessee Republicans redrew the state’s congressional lines this spring, breaking apart the Democratic-controlled 9th District and giving Republicans a chance to turn Tennessee’s current 8-1 GOP delegation into a 9-0 sweep.
The effort prompted longtime Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen to abandon his reelection bid in that Memphis-area district, which was transformed from a district that previously favored Democrats into one that now tilts Republican.
Thursday’s primaries now set up a particularly nationalized fight for that seat.
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Taylor, who won the GOP 9th district primary Thursday, carries Trump’s endorsement, while Pearson, the winner of the 9th district’s Democratic primary, has been embraced by members of the far-left “Squad” on Capitol Hill, including, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, raises his fist after visiting with supporters in the gallery of the House chamber Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.(AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Taylor will try to deliver Republicans the final seat needed for a clean sweep of Tennessee’s congressional delegation, while Pearson will attempt to preserve a Democratic foothold in the Memphis-area district despite a less favorable map.
Blackburn, meanwhile, defeated Rep. John Rose in the Republican gubernatorial primary to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Lee, clearing a major hurdle between her and the governor’s mansion in the heavily Republican state. If elected in November, Blackburn would become Tennessee’s first female governor.
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Her victory could also produce consequences in Washington. Blackburn was reelected to a six-year Senate term in 2024, meaning she did not have to surrender her seat to run for governor, as Rose had to. But, she would have to give up her seat if elected governor, which would create a Senate vacancy and another round of political jockeying over who could succeed her.
Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now resides in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.
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