Tharon Chandler, an Independent from Lawrenceburg, is running for the statewide U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee's Nov. 3, 2026, general election. He is one of 10 candidates certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady.
Chandler filed his petition on Feb. 10, 2026, and his signatures were approved by the Tennessee Secretary of State. This is not his first statewide bid. He ran as an Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Tennessee in 2020, according to the Nashville Banner.
Candidate information
- Full name: William Tharon Chandler
- Party: Independent
- Residence: Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
- Education: Bachelor's degree in German and economics, Memphis State University
- Current occupations: Farmer (since 1998); independent journalist (since 2009)
Experience and public service
Chandler has a long history of running for federal office. He ran for U.S. House four times in Tennessee since 2002 and once in Missouri in 2008, according to the Nashville Banner. In 2016, he was the Democratic nominee for U.S. House Tennessee District 7.
His work history spans several fields. He served as a grounds maintenance worker at Davy Crockett State Park from 1986 to 1987 and drove a taxi for Allied Cab in 2003, according to BallotReady profile data. He has listed farming and independent journalism as his occupations since 1998 and 2009, respectively.
Other candidates
The following candidates are also certified for the Tennessee U.S. Senate race, according to BallotReady:
- Bill Hagerty (Republican)
- Marquita Bradshaw (Democratic)
- Andrew Gerena (Independent)
- Catherine Barcel Whitson (Independent)
- David Sutman Jr. (Independent)
- James William Macon III (Independent)
- Jeremy Dean Hearn (Independent)
- Robert Jones (Independent)
- Yoshi D. Matthews (Independent)
The Hendersonville Register did not conduct interviews for this profile. Candidate information is drawn from public records filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State, BallotReady and Nashville Banner reporting. This content is AI-curated and human-edited.
