Races · house · 2020 · Tennessee

house · open seat

Christopher Hale vs Scott DesJarlais

← Tennessee house Tennessee house →

Safe RR +40.4 forecast· 0 polls · 0 markets

Model's final pre-election call · win probabilitypoliagg-v34 · final pre-election call
1% Hale (D)
99% DesJarlais (R)
Win probability
Christopher Hale1% (D)
Scott DesJarlais99% (R)
Modelpoliagg-v34 · final pre-election call
Chance of winning across many simulations of the race — not projected vote share.
R+15R+5TIEDD+5D+15
Predicted margin
Point estimateR +40.4
80% CIR+52.4 → R+28.4
The model’s central margin (D-positive) with its 80% interval — the shaded band on the scale.
Model's predicted final margin R +40.4 · 80% CI R+52.4 → R+28.4
Actual result R+33.4 · backtest (race already called)

Momentum

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insufficient data

Tipping-point P

0.0%

Decisive for chamber control

Market · D-side

—

Cross-platform consensus

News articles · 30d

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no recent coverage

Where this race stands

Verified

Safe R · model 99% R

No recent polls or markets for this race. PVI baseline (R+21) suggests Safe R.

The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts R+40.4 with an 80% CI ranging from R+52.4 (10th pctile) to R+28.4 (90th pctile), giving R a 99% chance of winning.

CITATIONS · safe-r

Forecast · poliagg-v34

Predicted final margin

R +40.4

80% CI: R +52.4 → R +28.4 · win prob 1%

R+60R+30TIEDD+30D+60

Quality · inputs

Data quality · medium

Polls used	0
Days to election	passed
Actual result	R+33.4
Residual σ	6.00pt
Generated	7/1/2026

Endorsements · 0 total

Source · Wikipedia · 2 candidates with no endorsements yet

RScott DesJarlais0 endorsers

no endorsers yet

No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.

DChristopher Hale0 endorsers

no endorsers yet

No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.

Money raised · own committees

FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2020-09-17

Scott DesJarlaisH0TN04195 ↗

Receipts

$332.3K

Disburse

$393.3K

Cash on hand

$302.6K

Debts

Top industries

No industry data.

Top contributors

No contributor data.

Christopher HaleOWN COMMITTEE

Receipts

$315.8K

Disburse

$310.0K

Cash on hand

$5.7K

Debts

$4.0K

Top industries

No industry data.

Top contributors

No contributor data.

Outside spending · independent expenditures

FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · 24/48-hr IE reports

IE total

$10.2K

D side

$750 · 7%

R side

$9.5K · 93%

Top spender

COMMUNITY HEALTH CO…

For / against split

Against DesJarlais $750

For DesJarlais $9.5K

Spender	Side	Amount	Share	Target
COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL PAC DBA BREAST CANCER HEALTH COUNCIL PAC	R	$8.0K	78%	for Scott DesJarlais
HOUSE FREEDOM FUND	R	$1.5K	14%	for Scott DesJarlais
TOGETHER WE THRIVE	D	$750	7%	against Scott DesJarlais

Editorial ratings · 3 raters

Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.

Safe R3

The Cook Political Report

Safe R

Jul 1

Inside Elections

Safe R

Jun 1

Sabato's Crystal Ball

Safe R

Jul 1

Demographic crosstabs

age · education · race · gender

No demographic crosstabs published for this race yet. Most pollsters release only topline numbers; subgroup breakdowns (age, education, race, gender) appear here when a pollster publishes them.

Rating timeline

May 11, 2026Safe Rmodel

Verification trail

Polls verified0 / 0deterministic

Polls flagged—none

Markets ingested0 platformsnone listed

FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2020-09-17

Endorsements—nothing to sync

News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News

Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks