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Diana Onyejiaka

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Diana Onyejiaka
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Candidate, U.S. House Tennessee District 5

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Next election

November 3, 2026

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Diana Onyejiaka (Democratic Party) is running for election to theU.S. House to representTennessee's 5th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

Biography

Diana Onyejiaka was born inTennessee. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in public administration from Tennessee State University. Onyejiaka also earned aJ.D. from the Southern University Law Center. Her career experience includes working in healthcare compliance, higher education, federal mediation, and public policy. She is the founder of the Youth - Trainee Culture & Sustainability Project and DC Consult International. Onyejiaka has served as an organizer of the U.S. - Africa Business Opportunities & Exchange Conference.[1][2]

Elections

2026

See also: Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 3, 2026.

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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
✔
Image of Bill Hagerty
Bill Hagerty (R)
 
62.2
 
1,840,926
Image of Marquita Bradshaw
Marquita Bradshaw (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.2
 
1,040,691
Image of Elizabeth McLeod
Elizabeth McLeod (Independent)
 
0.6
 
16,652
Image of Yomi Faparusi
Yomi Faparusi (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
10,727
Steven Hooper (Independent)
 
0.3
 
9,609
Image of Kacey Morgan
Kacey Morgan (Independent) (Unofficially withdrew) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
9,598
Image of Ronnie Henley
Ronnie Henley (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
8,478
Image of Aaron James
Aaron James (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
7,203
Image of Eric William Stansberry
Eric William Stansberry (Independent)
 
0.2
 
6,781
Image of Dean Hill
Dean Hill (Independent)
 
0.2
 
4,872
Image of Jeffrey Grunau
Jeffrey Grunau (Independent)
 
0.1
 
4,160
Image of John Gentry
John Gentry (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
64

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Total votes: 2,959,761
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee

Marquita Bradshaw defeatedRobin Kimbrough Hayes,James Mackler,Gary Davis, andMark Pickrell in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Tennessee on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Marquita Bradshaw
Marquita Bradshaw Candidate Connection
 
35.5
 
117,962
Image of Robin Kimbrough Hayes
Robin Kimbrough Hayes Candidate Connection
 
26.6
 
88,492
Image of James Mackler
James Mackler
 
23.8
 
78,966
Image of Gary Davis
Gary Davis
 
9.3
 
30,758
Image of Mark Pickrell
Mark Pickrell Candidate Connection
 
4.8
 
16,045

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Total votes: 332,223
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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
✔
Image of Bill Hagerty
Bill Hagerty
 
50.8
 
331,267
Image of Manny Sethi
Manny Sethi
 
39.4
 
257,223
Image of George Flinn Jr.
George Flinn Jr.
 
3.4
 
22,454
Image of Jon Henry
Jon Henry Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
8,104
Image of Natisha Brooks
Natisha Brooks Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
8,072
Image of Byron Bush
Byron Bush Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
5,420
Clifford Adkins
 
0.8
 
5,316
Image of Terry Dicus
Terry Dicus Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
2,279
Image of Tom Emerson Jr.
Tom Emerson Jr.
 
0.3
 
2,252
Image of David Schuster
David Schuster Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
2,045
John Osborne
 
0.3
 
1,877
Image of Roy Cope
Roy Cope
 
0.3
 
1,791
Image of Kent Morrell
Kent Morrell Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
1,769
Image of Aaron Pettigrew
Aaron Pettigrew
 
0.2
 
1,622
Glen Neal Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
1,233

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Total votes: 652,724
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Campaign themes

2026

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2020

Candidate Connection

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Diana earned a bachelor's degree and master's in Public Administration from Tennessee State University. She also earned a J.D. from Southern University Law Center. Diana's career experience includes working as an international business consultant, a university lecturer, and founder of Youth - Trainee Culture & Sustainability Project. She is also organizer of the annual U.S. - Africa Business Opportunities & Exchange Conference. Amongst various activities and services she renders through her firm, DC Consult International, she is also actively working to open new agriculture markets for Tennessee's farming industries.
  • I'm hitting the ground running the first 100 days in office.
  • I'm putting people over politics.
  • I'm a public servant and not a politician.
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Diana Onyejiaka campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026*U.S. House Tennessee District 5Candidacy Declared general$0 N/A**
2020U.S. Senate TennesseeWithdrew primary$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    1. ↑Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 21, 2019
    2. ↑Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Diana Onyejiaka's campaign," October 14, 2025


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