Chandler seeks Tennessee U.S. Senate seat as Independent

Tharon Chandler, an Independent from Lawrenceburg, is running for U.S. Senate in Tennessee's Nov. 3, 2026, general election. He is one of 10 candidates certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady election data.

Chandler filed his petition on Feb. 10, 2026, and his signatures were approved by the Tennessee Secretary of State.

Candidate information

Full name: William Tharon Chandler
Party: Independent
Residence: Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
Education: Bachelor's degree in German and economics, Memphis State University

Experience and public service

Chandler has a long history of seeking federal office. He has run for U.S. House four times in Tennessee since 2002 and once in Missouri in 2008, according to a Nashville Banner candidate profile. He was the Democratic nominee for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 in 2016 and ran as an Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Tennessee in 2020, according to the same profile.

Outside politics, Chandler has worked as a farmer since 1998 and as an independent journalist since 2009, according to BallotReady profile data. Earlier in his career, he worked as a grounds maintenance worker at Davy Crockett State Park from 1986 to 1987 and as a taxi driver for Allied Cab in 2003, according to the same source.