Race context
Scott Desjarlais is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Republican profile for Tennessee, U.S. House, 04. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - Tennessee 04.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Clay Faircloth (Independent), Harold Eugene Jones Jr. (Republican), Jacob Kristopher Anders (Independent), Joshua James (Republican), Joyce Elaine Ed.D. Neal (Democratic), Mike Cortese (Democratic), Patrick Larson (Democratic), Robert Arnold (Republican).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 26 background claims; 18 media claims; 2 finance claims; 9117 votes claims; 1 controversies claim; 1372 other sourced notes claims; 1 ideology claim.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
Vote claims on file: 9117.
Finance claims on file: 2. FEC candidate id on file: H0TN04195.
Claim text and source receipts for these records are available in the full research book.
Indexed field reading
Scott Desjarlais is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Republican profile for Tennessee, U.S. House, 04. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Scott Desjarlais, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Scott Desjarlais is 2026 U.S. House - Tennessee 04. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent for Scott Desjarlais. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Scott Desjarlais is H0TN04195.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Scott Desjarlais reports 10645 public claims, 10645 valid citations, and 10645 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Scott Desjarlais: background (26), media (18), finance (2), votes (9117), controversies (1), other sourced notes (1372), ideology (1). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Scott Desjarlais returned 8 other indexed profiles: Clay Faircloth (Independent), Harold Eugene Jones Jr. (Republican), Jacob Kristopher Anders (Independent), Joshua James (Republican), Joyce Elaine Ed.D. Neal (Democratic), Mike Cortese (Democratic), Patrick Larson (Democratic), Robert Arnold (Republican). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Scott Desjarlais: FEC H0TN04195; Other voteview:119:21179; GovTrack D000616; Wikidata Q2260839; Vote Smart 123473; Wikipedia Scott DesJarlais; Ballotpedia Scott DesJarlais; OpenSecrets N00030957.
Social handles stored for Scott Desjarlais: X DesJarlaisTN04 (last polled 2026-06-30).
Profile questions
What office is Scott Desjarlais indexed for?
Scott Desjarlais is indexed for Tennessee, U.S. House, 04. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - Tennessee 04. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Scott Desjarlais?
The party label on file for Scott Desjarlais is Republican.
What is Scott Desjarlais's candidate status?
Scott Desjarlais is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Scott Desjarlais?
FEC candidate id on file: H0TN04195.
How many public claims are attached to Scott Desjarlais?
The route record reports 10645 public claims, 10645 valid citations, and 10645 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 26, Media 18, Finance 2, Votes 9117, Controversies 1, Other Sourced Notes 1372, Ideology 1. Claim text and source receipts are available in the full research book.
Is Scott Desjarlais indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
Who else is indexed in Scott Desjarlais's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Clay Faircloth (Independent), Harold Eugene Jones Jr. (Republican), Jacob Kristopher Anders (Independent), Joshua James (Republican), Joyce Elaine Ed.D. Neal (Democratic), Mike Cortese (Democratic), Patrick Larson (Democratic), Robert Arnold (Republican). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.