Editing Ed Bryant (section)

== 2006 U.S. Senate election ==
{{Main|2006 United States Senate election in Tennessee}}

After Bryant's defeat in 2002, he moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] briefly, but returned to [[West Tennessee]]. There he sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat then-held by [[United States Senate Majority Leader|Senate Majority Leader]] Bill Frist, who did not seek re-election in 2006.

Bryant faced two other major Republicans in the primary on August 3, 2006:
* [[Bob Corker]] – Former mayor of [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]] and 1994 Senate candidate.
* [[Van Hilleary]] – Former United States Representative and 2002 gubernatorial nominee.

In an interview with [[John Gibson (media host)|John Gibson]] of [[Fox News]], Bryant stated that he did not believe [[Harold Ford Jr.]] should be considered a serious candidate for the U.S. Senate because of Ford's young age of 36 at the time.<ref>{{cite news| title=Rep. Ed Bryant Tells His Side of Battle for Tenn. Senate Seat| date=June 29, 2006| url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201578,00.html| work=Fox News| access-date=April 25, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060708162128/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,201578,00.html| archive-date=July 8, 2006| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Bryant conceded the GOP primary election to [[Bob Corker]] on August 3, 2006.<ref name=link1>{{cite web |year=2006 |url=http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060803/NEWS0206/60803064 |title=Corker wins GOP Primary |work=The Tennessean|access-date=August 3, 2006}} {{dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>