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U.S. House · Tennessee's 2nd District

East Tennessee, including Knoxville

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Tim Burchett, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Tim Burchett144,89257.7%
Michaela Barnett103,31141.2%
Bruce Fine1,8270.7%
Adam Heimerman9500.4%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Tim Burchett (R) advanced unopposed from the August 6, 2026 Republican primary. Michaela Barnett won the Democratic primary unopposed. The district's 2026 Cook Partisan Voter Index is R+17, and forecasters rate the general election Safe/Solid Republican.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 4 candidates

Tim BurchettRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2019)Full profile →Michaela BarnettDFull profile →Bruce FineINDFull profile →Adam HeimermanINDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Tim Burchett
    Recorded votes[38][39]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Michaela Barnett
    Supports[6]

    Her campaign site lists restoring and protecting the right to abortion among her priorities.

  • Bruce Fine
    —
  • Adam Heimerman
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Tim Burchett
    Recorded votes[34][35][36]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Michaela Barnett
    Supports[6]

    Her campaign site calls for bipartisan legislation to enhance background checks and for gun violence prevention research, while preserving Second Amendment rights.

  • Bruce Fine
    —
  • Adam Heimerman
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Tim Burchett
    Recorded votes[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Michaela Barnett
    Opposes[6]

    Her campaign site calls for returning ICE to 2024 funding levels, requiring ICE agent identification, and creating paths to citizenship, alongside secure borders.

  • Bruce Fine
    —
  • Adam Heimerman
    In their own words[11]
    “Sovereign nations must have a secure and established border.”

    On his campaign website

Loosen zoning rules to build more housing

  • Tim Burchett
    —
  • Michaela Barnett
    Supports[6]

    Her campaign site calls for reducing barriers to housing construction by modernizing land use and zoning laws.

  • Bruce Fine
    —
  • Adam Heimerman
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Tim Burchett
    Recorded votes[21][22][23][30]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Michaela Barnett
    Supports[8]

    Her campaign site says she would cosponsor legislation to close billionaire tax loopholes, end carried interest deductions and set a minimum tax on the very wealthy.

  • Bruce Fine
    In their own words[10]
    “the few people who have the vast majority of the money and wealth in our country have been given one of the biggest cut in taxes ever”

    On his campaign website

  • Adam Heimerman
    In their own words[11]
    “Close tax loopholes exploited by billionaires and multinationals”

    Listed among his commitments on his campaign website

Expand public health coverage

  • Tim Burchett
    Recorded votes[21][22][23][28]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Michaela Barnett
    Supports[7]

    Her campaign site calls for restoring and expanding the ACA premium tax credit and a universal healthcare option alongside private coverage.

  • Bruce Fine
    In their own words[10]
    “every citizen deserves to have the best possible healthcare”

    On his campaign website

  • Adam Heimerman
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Tim Burchett
    Recorded votes[21][22][23][29][30]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Michaela Barnett
    Supports[6]

    Her campaign site calls for federal clean energy targets and clean energy tax credits and grants, including solar, wind, battery storage and advanced nuclear.

  • Bruce Fine
    In their own words[10]
    “Protecting Tennessee's natural beauty while supporting an all-of-the-above energy strategy that keeps costs low.”

    On his campaign website's platform section

  • Adam Heimerman
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Tim Burchett
    Recorded votes[37]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Michaela Barnett
    Supports[8]

    Her campaign site says she would cosponsor and vote for a federal minimum wage increase to at least $15 an hour.

  • Bruce Fine
    —
  • Adam Heimerman
    Supports[11]

    Lists raising the federal minimum wage as a commitment on his campaign website.

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Tim Burchett
    Recorded votes[33]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Michaela Barnett
    —
  • Bruce Fine
    —
  • Adam Heimerman
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Tim Burchett
    Recorded votes[29]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Michaela Barnett
    —
  • Bruce Fine
    —
  • Adam Heimerman
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Tim Burchett
    Recorded votes[27]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Michaela Barnett
    —
  • Bruce Fine
    —
  • Adam Heimerman
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Tim Burchett
    Recorded votes[31][32]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Michaela Barnett
    —
  • Bruce Fine
    —
  • Adam Heimerman
    —

Research notes & limits

Tim Burchett did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey for 2026; his federal key votes and FEC totals are added separately by script. Bruce Fine and Adam Heimerman were researched from their own campaign websites (Ballotpedia returned a bot challenge); Fine's site states no direct positions on the guide's issues, so his entries are statements only. No questionnaire or debate coverage was found for either. No campaign website or independent news profile was available for Michaela Barnett, Bruce Fine, or Adam Heimerman beyond their Candidate Connection surveys, so their biographies rest largely on self-reported material.

Sources · 50

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

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  4. 4.Bruce Fine's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Adam Heimerman's Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
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  11. 11.Adam's Platform · Heimerman for Congress campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
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  19. 19.H.R. 722, the Life at Conception Act (Life at Conception Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
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