Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder won the Democratic primary in the 5th Congressional District and will face Hatcher in November. Molder modeled his campaign as an ouster of Ogles, who has been weakened by years of reputational damage, legal probes and shoddy bookkeeping. Hatcher has none of that baggage, shifting the gerrymandered district even further toward Republicans.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — Chaz Molder wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District.
Read MoreMAYBE MOLDER?: Internal polling shared Wednesday shows Democrat Chaz Molder trailing Republican incumbent Rep. Andy Ogles by just six points in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, which Republicans won by 23 points in the last election.
Read MoreIs the Republican gerrymander in Tennessee enough to save Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN 05)? A Democratic internal poll obtained exclusively by Hotline shows that Republicans might not have a cakewalk in the new district that stretches from Memphis to the Nashville suburbs.
Read MoreNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Democrats are focusing on Tennessee’s 5th Congressional district hoping they can flip a seat in Congress.
Read MoreCandidate lists are set after Tennessee’s overhauled congressional map upended races across the state ahead of the Aug. 6 U.S. House primary elections.
Read MoreTennessee 5th District Congressional candidate Chaz Molder made a recent stop in Union City.
Read MoreColumbia Mayor Chaz Molder sits down with ABC24’s Pepper Baker to discuss his run for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District.
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