Rep. Andy Ogles loses his Republican primary in Tennessee
- Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles in the Republican primary for Tennessee's redrawn 5th Congressional District on Thursday, securing the GOP nomination for November.
- Republican state lawmakers redrew the 5th Congressional District in May 2026, stretching it from central Tennessee to Memphis with 82% of voters new to the district, leaving Ogles without his traditional base.
- Hatcher benefited from $2 million in outside support from the Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC, while Ogles faced scrutiny over campaign finance reporting and the FBI's 2024 seizure of his cellphone.
- Hatcher will face Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder in the November 3 general election, with the newly drawn district favoring Republicans but Democrats targeting the seat as competitive.
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NEW: Trump-Backed GOP Rep. Loses Primary Bid In Shock Upset
U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) lost his primary bid for re-election in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District to Charlie Hatcher, the state’s former agriculture commissioner. The narrow upset loss comes despite the fact that Ogles was backed by President Donald Trump and other prominent Republican figures. With most ballots counted, Hatcher received approximately 53.2 percent of the vote to Ogles’ 46.8 percent, a margin of roughly six percentage po…
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Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), who received President Trump’s endorsement, lost in his Tennessee GOP congressional primary on Thursday night to challenger Charlie Hatcher, a farmer and the state’s former commissioner of agriculture. Hatcher had the endorsement of Gov. Bill Lee. The congressional district primary generated tons of outside attention, with millions pumped into the race. PROJECTION: Trump-backed GOP Rep. Andy Ogles falls to a challenger ba…
Anti-Muslim Congressman Andy Ogles loses Tennessee Republican primary
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — US Congressman Andy Ogles, who has a history of anti-Muslim statements, lost Tennessee's Republican primary on Thursday despite the endorsement of President Donald Trump to challenger Charlie Hatcher in a rare election defeat for a Trump-backed candidate.The Associated Press declared Hatcher the winner with 53.3% of the vote to Ogles' 46.8%, with 95% of precincts reporting.Hatcher, the former Tennessee agriculture commissi…
Tennessee Voters Oust Trump-Backed Congressman
Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated US Rep. Andy Ogles in a Republican primary Thursday for a significantly reshaped congressional district—marking a rare rejection of a candidate endorsed by President Trump, the AP reports. The primaries provided the first test of a new US House map that was...
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