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Tharon Chandler

Independent candidate for United States Senate, Tennessee · Challenger

Journalist, economist, Christian missionary and conservationist (per Ballotpedia); described by one voter-guide site as a farmer

William Tharon Chandler is an independent from Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, and is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Senate. One voter-guide site says he qualified by petition and filed on February 10, 2026. He ran for this seat as an independent in 2024, winning 0.9% of the vote, and was the Democratic nominee for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District in 2016.

Where Chandler stands

Housing

In his 2024 Ballotpedia survey, said he supports fair prices through honest agriculture and honest housing policies, and said he opposes BlackRock.

Agriculture / land use

In his 2024 Ballotpedia survey, said he opposes large agribusiness that he says takes land and fertility away from other willing farmers.

Campaign finance

In his 2024 Ballotpedia survey, said he is running without taking money from political interest groups.

Background

• Born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
• U.S. Army, 1991
• Lawrence County High School graduate
• B.A., Memphis State University, 1994
• Graduate-level coursework at UT Martin, the University of North Alabama and Middle Tennessee State University
• Career: journalist, economist, Christian missionary, conservationist
• Democratic nominee, U.S. House, Tennessee's 7th District, 2016
• Withdrawn or disqualified Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, 2020
• Independent candidate for U.S. Senate, 2024 (0.9%, 28,444 votes)
• No elected office held

Also running for United States Senate

• Bill Hagerty Republican
• Marquita Bradshaw Democratic
• Andrew Gerena Independent
• Jeremy Dean Hearn Independent
• Robert Jones Independent
• James William Macon III Independent
• Yoshi D. Matthews Independent
• David Sutman, Jr. Independent
• Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson Independent

Sources

• Ballotpedia: Tharon Chandler
• Ballotpedia: U.S. Senate election in Tennessee, 2026
• WSMV: What sample ballots look like for each Middle Tennessee county (2026-10-18)
• TN Firefly: U.S. Senate 2026 candidates
• FEC candidate overview S4TN00583
• Wikipedia: 2026 U.S. Senate election in Tennessee

Last researched October 23, 2026. Written in neutral language from the sources above. Spot an error? See how to report it.