Jon Henry
Jon Henry (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2026.
Henry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Jon Henry was born in Carthage, Tennessee. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1990 to 2017. He earned a high school diploma from Smith County High School. He earned a graduate degree from Troy University in 2012 and a graduate degree from Marine Corps University. His career experience includes working as a teacher.[1]
2026 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the August 6 Republican primary for Tennessee's 6th Congressional District as a battleground election. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Johnny Garrett (R) defeated Jon Henry (R) and Van Hilleary (R) in the Republican primary for Tennessee's 6th Congressional District on August 6, 2026. As of July 2026, Garrett and Hilleary led in fundraising and local media attention.[2][3] Click here for detailed results.
Incumbent John Rose (R) ran for governor. The Tennessee Lookout's Sam Stockard said, "Neither has differentiated themselves from the other, Garrett claiming to be a fighter for ultra-conservative causes in the state legislature and Hilleary saying he’s made tough decisions in Congress already."[4] The election also took place in the context of redistricting, which changed the district lines from those used in 2024. Inside Elections' Jacob Rubashkin said, "While the core of the 6th District stays intact, roughly 40 percent of voters under the new map will be new to the district, which reaches further into Nashville than previously."[5]
Garrett was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2018. He was, as of the 2026 election, an attorney in private practice. In a campaign ad, he said, "I'm not going to Washington to play nice. I'm going to help President Trump fight and win. ... I'm not going up there to bunt. I'm swinging for the fences." Garrett said he had "already taken on the woke left in Nashville and won as your state representative; banned biological men from women's sports, combatted illegal immigration, and defended the unborn."[6]
Hilleary represented Tennessee's 4th Congressional District from 1995 to 2003 and was Rose's chief of staff from 2019 to 2025.[7] His campaign website said, "Tennessee’s 6th District needs a representative who doesn’t have a learning curve; someone who has sat in those rooms, cast those votes, and knows from experience what works and what’s just noise."[8] At a campaign event, Hilleary said, "At the national level, I think our country in many ways is hanging on by its fingertips ... Our nation has been on a slow decline for years and that decline has been gaining steam during the Biden years."[3]
A fourth candidate, Natisha Brooks (R), unofficially withdrew. Brooks' name still appeared on the ballot.
As of July 2026, major election forecasters rated the general election Solid/Safe Republican.
Elections
2026
See also: Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election, 2026
Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 (August 6 Democratic primary)
Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election, 2026 (August 6 Republican primary)
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 6
Mike Croley (D), Johnny Garrett (R), Christopher Monday (Independent), and Angus Purdy (Independent) are running in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 6 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Mike Croley (D)  | |
 | Johnny Garrett (R) | |
 | Christopher Monday (Independent) | |
 | Angus Purdy (Independent) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dale Braden (Independent)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 6
Mike Croley (D) defeated Chaney Mosley (D), Lore Bergman (D), Miriam Leibowitz (D), and Christopher Finley (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 6 on August 6, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Croley | 29.0 | 11,624 |
 | Chaney Mosley | 24.0 | 9,608 | |
 | Lore Bergman | 23.0 | 9,199 | |
| Miriam Leibowitz | 17.0 | 6,814 | ||
 | Christopher Finley | 7.1 | 2,837 | |
| Total votes: 40,082 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Craig Ballin (D)
- Lloyd Dunn (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 6
Johnny Garrett (R) defeated Van Hilleary (R), Jon Henry (R), and Natisha Brooks (R) (Withdrew, still on ballot) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 6 on August 6, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Johnny Garrett | 43.4 | 36,841 |
 | Van Hilleary | 29.9 | 25,323 | |
 | Jon Henry | 19.7 | 16,676 | |
 | Natisha Brooks (Withdrew, still on ballot) | 7.0 | 5,955 | |
| Total votes: 84,795 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brad Gaines (R)
- Joe Reid (R)
Polls
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Candidate spending
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Natisha Brooks | Republican Party | $50,000 | $43,592 | $6,393 | As of July 17, 2026 |
| Johnny Garrett | Republican Party | $2,380,327 | $2,092,742 | $287,585 | As of July 17, 2026 |
| Jon Henry | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Van Hilleary | Republican Party | $1,552,429 | $929,934 | $622,495 | As of July 17, 2026 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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Satellite spending
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Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[9][10][11]
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Note: As of May 27, 2026, Natisha Brooks (R) had not registered as a candidate with the Federal Election Commission.
Endorsements
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2020
See also: United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2020
United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)
United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Tennessee
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Tennessee on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Hagerty (R) | 62.2 | 1,840,926 |
 | Marquita Bradshaw (D) | 35.2 | 1,040,691 | |
 | Elizabeth McLeod (Independent) | 0.6 | 16,652 | |
 | Yomi Faparusi (Independent) | 0.4 | 10,727 | |
| Steven Hooper (Independent) | 0.3 | 9,609 | ||
 | Kacey Morgan (Independent) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.3 | 9,598 | |
 | Ronnie Henley (Independent) | 0.3 | 8,478 | |
 | Aaron James (Independent) | 0.2 | 7,203 | |
 | Eric William Stansberry (Independent) | 0.2 | 6,781 | |
 | Dean Hill (Independent) | 0.2 | 4,872 | |
 | Jeffrey Grunau (Independent) | 0.1 | 4,160 | |
 | John Gentry (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 64 | |
| Total votes: 2,959,761 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tom Kovach (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee
Marquita Bradshaw defeated Robin Kimbrough Hayes, James Mackler, Gary Davis, and Mark Pickrell in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marquita Bradshaw | 35.5 | 117,962 |
 | Robin Kimbrough Hayes | 26.6 | 88,492 | |
 | James Mackler | 23.8 | 78,966 | |
 | Gary Davis | 9.3 | 30,758 | |
 | Mark Pickrell | 4.8 | 16,045 | |
| Total votes: 332,223 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Diana Onyejiaka (D)
- Tharon Chandler (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Hagerty | 50.8 | 331,267 |
 | Manny Sethi | 39.4 | 257,223 | |
 | George Flinn Jr. | 3.4 | 22,454 | |
| Jon Henry | 1.2 | 8,104 | |
| Natisha Brooks | 1.2 | 8,072 | |
 | Byron Bush | 0.8 | 5,420 | |
| Clifford Adkins | 0.8 | 5,316 | ||
 | Terry Dicus | 0.3 | 2,279 | |
 | Tom Emerson Jr. | 0.3 | 2,252 | |
 | David Schuster | 0.3 | 2,045 | |
| John Osborne | 0.3 | 1,877 | ||
 | Roy Cope | 0.3 | 1,791 | |
 | Kent Morrell | 0.3 | 1,769 | |
 | Aaron Pettigrew | 0.2 | 1,622 | |
| Glen Neal | 0.2 | 1,233 | ||
| Total votes: 652,724 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Garrett Nichols (R)
- Johnny Presley (R)
- Larry Crim (R)
- Jim Elkins (R)
- Josh Gapp (R)
- Clyde Benson (R)
- Geoffrey Stokes Nielson (R)
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jon Henry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Henry's responses.
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- Our campaign is dedicated to saving what's left of small and mid-size farms today. Four large packers/processors control 85% of the meat/protein market today. We feel the monopolization of the meat industry has negatively affected farms for the last 40 years. This cannot continue and farmland must be preserved.
- Our second message is to make policies to re-shore vital industries in America. Everything the US must have to sustain itself must be manuafactured within our country and not be beholden to overseas industry. We must reshore vital industries to provide jobs and ensure our national security by not depending on other countries for important products.
- Our campiagn has been focused on education in America. Scores continue to decline and more and more we hear parents who are worried children are not being properly prepared for careers in the US. Education must be returned to the teachers and not the US Education Department who pushes unapproved cirriculmn to States tied to federal funds and testing scores. Each state should be responsible for educating its citizens. Cirruculmn is a major focus and teachers using lesson plans approved by local school boards must be required as we work to bring critical thinking and civics back to the classroom.
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2020
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Jon Henry completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Henry's responses.
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My name is Jon Henry and I am a strong conservative running for US Senate for the state of Tennessee. I was raised in the small farming community of Riddleton, Tennessee. We learned hard work on the farm. I am proud of my upbringing and it was to my advantage when I joined the Marine Corps at 19 years old. I served in the Marine Corps for 27 years. During my years as an enlisted Marine, I was an adult learner taking college classes at night and on weekends. I earned an Associates, Bachelors, and two Graduate degrees.
I am running for Senate because I believe I bring a wealth of knowledge to the US Senate based on my common sense upbringing, military experience, worldwide service and tireless work ethic. I feel I represent a true Tennessean who loves and has served his country and will bring honor if I am able to represent Tennessee as a US Senator. I look forward to the chance to meet you and hear your concerns and serve you with spirituality, courage and integrity.
Tennessee needs a veteran in the US Senate.
My top priority is the safety and security of the American people. A US Senator must always be vigilant ensuring policies support that safety. Americans must be protected at all costs from enemies both foreign and domestic.
Our freedoms should not be compromised; right to defend oneself, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion are but a few rights the government should always protect.
- The government is not a revenue producing entity and therefore every tax dollar taken from Americans' pay in order to operate the US government must be managed in a responsible, thoughtful manner by mature leaders who make policy.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 25, 2026
- ↑ The Tennessean, "GOP rivals raise $1.3M toward 2026 6th District Congressional bids: The week in politics," October 17, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tennessee Lookout, "Former Tennessee congressman Hilleary announces run for 6th Congressional District," July 12, 2025
- ↑ Tennessee Lookout, "Former congressman squares off with state House member in 6th District GOP primary," June 24, 2026
- ↑ Inside Elections, "Tennessee Redistricting: Republicans Seek 9-0 after SCOTUS goes 6-3," May 8, 2026
- ↑ YouTube, "Curveball – Garrett campaign ad," July 8, 2025
- ↑ Roll Call, "Former Tennessee Rep. Van Hilleary seeks House comeback," July 14, 2025
- ↑ Van Hilleary 2026 campaign website, "Meet Van," accessed May 27, 2026
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
