U.S. Senate · Tennessee
David Sutman Jr.
CandidateIND
- Race
- U.S. Senate · Tennessee
- Result
- Bill Hagerty, projected winner
- Opponents
- Bill Hagerty (R); Marquita Bradshaw (D); Andrew Gerena (IND); Robert Jones (IND); James Macon III (IND); Tharon Chandler (IND); Jeremy Hearn (IND); Yoshi Matthews (IND); Catherine Whitson (IND)
- Research
- Minimal record
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David Sutman Jr., an independent, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. Senate in Tennessee to Bill Hagerty. He describes himself as a working-class Tennessean and political outsider, and Ballotpedia lists his career experience as a truck driver.[1][2][3]
On the ballotU.S. Senate
2026-11-03
| Bill Hagerty R | incumbent |
| Marquita Bradshaw D | challenger |
| Andrew Gerena IND | challenger |
| Robert Jones IND | challenger |
| James Macon III IND | challenger |
| David Sutman Jr. IND | challenger |
| Tharon Chandler IND | challenger |
| Jeremy Hearn IND | challenger |
| Yoshi Matthews IND | challenger |
| Catherine Whitson IND | challenger |
Biography
David Sutman Jr., an independent, lost the November 3, 2026 election for U.S. Senate in Tennessee to Bill Hagerty. He describes himself as a working-class Tennessean and political outsider, and Ballotpedia lists his career experience as a truck driver.[1][2][3]
Little public record found for this candidate.
Ballotpedia lists Sutman's career experience as working as a truck driver.[2] He describes himself as a working-class Tennessean who was raised with values of hard work, personal responsibility and community, and says he has spent his career "solving real-world problems" and creating opportunities rather than navigating political circles.[1] During the campaign, he said he was running to focus on cost-of-living issues and government accountability.[1][2] He received 0.1% of the vote to Bill Hagerty's 55.1%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
In their own words
Priorities
- Says the federal government should refocus on policies that ease the cost burden on working families, including support for small businesses and economic growth.[4]
- Emphasizes government transparency and accountability to constituents over party loyalty.[4]
- Pushing for term limits and increased transparency in government spending.[5]
Campaign money$9,149 raised · 0% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Own money & loans $9,149
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/david-sutman-jr
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2026 · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
- 2.David Sutman Jr. · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.U.S. Senate · Tennessee results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.David Sutman Jr.'s Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
- 5.Sutman Jr. for U.S. Senate · David Sutman Jr. for U.S. Senate Candidate's own words