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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014 →

All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout61.86% Increase[1] 20.54 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 7 2
Seats won 7 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,369,562 796,513
Percentage 60.55% 35.21%
Swing Decrease 0.75% Increase 0.51%

     Democratic hold
     Republican hold

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Tennessee, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on August 2, 2012.[2]

Tennessee's congressional districts from 2012

These elections were the first under Tennessee's new congressional map after redistricting was completed by the state government. Following the 2012 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 7-2 Republican majority.

Overview

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Popular vote
Republican
60.55%
Democratic
35.21%
Other
4.24%
House seats
Republican
77.78%
Democratic
22.22%

By district

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District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Tennessee 1 Phil Roe Republican 2008 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Republican 1988 (Special) Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 Chuck Fleischmann Republican 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 4 Scott DesJarlais Republican 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 1982
1994 (retired)
2002
Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 6 Diane Black Republican 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Diane Black (Republican) 76.6%
  • Robert Beasley (Independent) 14.4%
  • Pat Riley (Green) 9.0%
Tennessee 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 8 Stephen Fincher Republican 2010 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Steve Cohen Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected.

District 1

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2012 Tennessee's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Phil Roe Alan Woodruff
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 182,252 47,663
Percentage 76.0% 19.9%

Roe:      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Phil Roe
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Phil Roe
Republican

The redrawn 1st district will represent Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties, and parts of Jefferson County. The most populous city in the district is Johnson City, and the district will continue to be anchored by the Tri-Cities area.[3] Republican Phil Roe, who has represented the 1st district since 2009, ran for re-election.[4]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Roe (incumbent) 53,490 100.0
Total votes 53,490 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Alan Woodruff, attorney[4]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Woodruff 5,687 100.0
Total votes 5,687 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Results

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Tennessee's 1st congressional district, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Roe (Incumbent) 182,252 76.0
Democratic Alan Woodruff 47,663 19.9
Independent Karen Brackett 4,837 2.0
Green Robert N. Smith 2,872 1.2
Independent Michael Salyer 2,048 0.9
Total votes 239,672 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

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2012 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Jimmy Duncan Troy Goodale
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 196,894 54,522
Percentage 74.4% 20.6%

Duncan:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

John J. Duncan, Jr.
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

John J. Duncan, Jr.
Republican

The redrawn 2nd district will represent Blount, Claiborne, Grainger, Knox, and Loudon counties, and parts of Campbell and Jefferson counties. The most populous city in the district is Knoxville; as before, the district is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area.[3] Republican Jimmy Duncan who has represented the 2nd district since 1988 ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Nick Ciparro, musician and full-time student
  • Joseph Leinweber Jr., U.S. Air Force

Primary results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Duncan, Jr. (incumbent) 36,335 83.4
Republican Joseph Leinweber, Jr. 3,919 9.0
Republican Nick Ciparro 3,317 7.6
Total votes 43,571 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Troy Goodale 5,617 100.0
Total votes 5,617 100.0

General election

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Results

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Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jimmy Duncan (Incumbent) 196,894 74.4
Democratic Troy Goodale 54,522 20.6
Green Norris Dryer 5,733 2.2
Libertarian Greg Samples 4,382 1.7
Independent Brandon Stewart 2,974 1.1
Total votes 264,505 100
Republican hold

District 3

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2012 Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Chuck Fleischmann Mary Headrick
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 157,830 91,094
Percentage 61.5% 35.4%

Fleischmann:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Chuck Fleischmann
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Chuck Fleischmann
Republican

The redrawn 3rd district will represent Anderson, Hamilton, McMinn, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Roane, Scott, and Union counties, and parts of Bradley and Campbell counties. The most populous city in the district is Chattanooga.[3] Republican Chuck Fleischmann, who has represented the 3rd district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[6]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrawn
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Declined
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Primary results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Fleischmann (incumbent) 29,947 39.1
Republican Scottie Mayfield 23,779 31.0
Republican Weston Wamp 21,997 28.7
Republican Ron Bhalla 926 1.2
Total votes 76,649 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Bill Taylor, businessman,[14]
Declined
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  • Brenda Freeman Short, candidate for this seat in 2010[14]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Headrick 14,915 67.0
Democratic Bill Taylor 7,343 33.0
Total votes 22,258 100.0

Independents

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Candidates

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  • Matthew Deniston, Army Veteran and former Ranger
Withdrawn
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  • Topher Kersting, web designer[15]
Declined
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General election

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Endorsements

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Chuck Fleischmann (R)

Results

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Tennessee's 3rd congressional district, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Fleischmann (Incumbent) 157,830 61.5
Democratic Mary Headrick 91,094 35.4
Independent Matthew Deniston 7,905 3.1
Total votes 256,829 100
Republican hold

District 4

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2012 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election

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2014 →
 
Nominee Scott DesJarlais Eric Stewart
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 128,568 102,022
Percentage 55.76% 44.24%

DesJarlais:      50–60%      60–70%
Stewart      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Scott DesJarlais
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Scott DesJarlais
Republican

The redrawn 4th district represented Bedford, Bledsoe, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln, Marion, Marshall, Meigs, Moore, Rhea, Rutherford, Sequatchie, and Warren counties, and parts of Bradley, Maury, and Van Buren counties. The most populous city in the district was Murfreesboro, which had previously anchored the 6th District.[3]

Republican Scott DesJarlais who had represented the 4th district since January 2011. He ran for re-election and won.

Results by precinct

Republican primary

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State senator Bill Ketron, a Murfreesboro resident, had been rumored to be considering a run for the 4th; he was chairman of the redistricting committee and reportedly drew Murfreesboro into the district to facilitate a run. However, on January 22, 2012, he announced he would not run.[17]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Shannon Kelley, pilot
Declined
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Primary results

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DesJarlais won the Republican Party primary on August 2, 2012.[19][20]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott DesJarlais (Incumbent) 36,088 76.76%
Republican Shannon Kelley 10,927 23.24%
Total votes 47,015 100.00%

Democratic primary

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State senator Eric Stewart announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge DesJarlais in late 2011.[21] The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee made his candidacy their top priority in the South in early 2012.[22] Stewart won the Democratic party endorsement.[23]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric Stewart 17,378 100.00%
Total votes 17,378 100.00%

General election

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Campaign

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The general election was characterized by a series of controversies involving the incumbent. Stewart agreed to three debates, but DesJarlais told the media that he would not participate.[23][24] The incumbent was "open to revisiting the question later in the campaign", accusing Stewart of "lack of clarity on the issues" as a reason to avoid debating him.[23][25] Stewart responded that DesJarlais was avoiding the voters.[23][25] The local media were critical of the congressman's stance on the debate issue: the Chattanoogan asked, "Why Won't Desjarlais Debate?"[26] and the Times Free Press called it "No good reason to avoid debates".[27]

In October 2012, DesJarlais silenced two Democratic representatives on the floor of Congress.[28] DesJarlais was Speaker of the House pro tempore, in a pro forma session to prevent "President Barack Obama from making recess appointments without congressional consent".[29] Stewart accused DesJarlais of neglecting the district's farmers by not passing the Farm Bill.[29]

The media reported in mid-October 2012 on DesJarlais divorce of his first wife, Susan, from 2001.[30] During their divorce proceedings, Susan DesJarlais alleged that her ex-husband engaged in "violent and threatening behavior".[31] Court filings revealed that he had an affair with a female patient, and pressured her to have an abortion after she became pregnant.[32][33][34] In response to the news, Stewart called him a "pro-life hypocrite", contending that "DesJarlais can't be trusted".[33][35] The DesJarlais campaign did not challenge the truth of the allegations, but replied that "This is old news...."[33][35] Stewart parried in a news conference that:

Congressman DesJarlais has ... continued to hold himself out to the public as someone who is pro-life and pro-family, and today doesn't deny that as a medical doctor he had an affair with a patient, got that patient pregnant and then begged and pleaded with her to terminate the pregnancy.

— Eric Stewart [35]

After all that, DesJarlais "lashed out at Stewart",[36] stating "there was no pregnancy, and no abortion", blaming his opponents and ex-wife for "dredging up details from his past".[37][38][39][40]

After the primary elections, the race had been rated "Likely GOP" by RealClearPolitics.[41] By July 13 FEC filings, DesJarlais had raised twice as much as Stewart, and had "$591,976 in the bank to Stewart's $152,712".[42] Stewart's aim was to "blanket" the local airways with ads attacking his opponent's vote in favor of Paul Ryan's budget, while the incumbent would tie him to President Barack Obama, who is unpopular in the district.[42] As of October 7, The Tennessean noted that comparing "money and recent history, DesJarlais has the advantage", due to incumbency, raising twice the funds as Stewart,[42] and the GOP tilt of the district; however, "DesJarlais' edge is not as large as the ones held by his Republican peers in Tennessee, ... DesJarlais entered the election with low name recognition, and he cannot count on the wave of conservative voters that swept Republican candidates into Congress two years ago."[43] Both candidates were running as "outsiders".[43]

As of October 12, the Romney/Ryan campaign had removed DesJarlais's endorsement from their website as reported by the Associated Press.[36][38] Local political analyst Pat Nolan said that, as of October 10, this probably would be in the news for only a few days, "but it may take longer than that for it to really sink in and for people to understand it". When it breaks and how much money they have to get their messages across are "key" for them.[44] By October 14, it had become the "State's most contentious U.S. House battle [that] has everyone talking".[45] As of October 13, analysts stated that Stewart still had an uphill battle finding enough voters to back him.[46]

On the eve of the election, November 5, the Associated Press called for Tennessee's 11 electoral votes to go to "Romney with ease." It also predicted an easy re-election for Senator Bob Corker. However, it noted "Tougher times for GOP Rep. Scott DesJarlais after revelations he once discussed abortion with mistress."[47]

Endorsements

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Eric Stewart (D)

Polling

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Poll
source
Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Scott
DesJarlais (R)
Eric
Stewart (D)
Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-DesJarlais)[51] October 22–23, 2012 400 ± 4.9% 49% 36% 15%
Myers Research/Strategic Services (D-Stewart)[52] October 14–15, 2012 400 ± 4.9% 49% 44% 7%

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[53] Tossup November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[54] Tilts R November 2, 2012
Roll Call[55] Lean R November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[56] Likely R November 5, 2012
NY Times[57] Safe R November 4, 2012
RCP[58] Lean R November 4, 2012
The Hill[59] Lean R November 4, 2012

Results

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DesJarlais won the election.[60]

Tennessee's 4th congressional district, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott DesJarlais (Incumbent) 128,568 55.76%
Democratic Eric Stewart 102,022 44.24%
Total votes 230,590 100.00%
Republican hold

Aftermath

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DailyKos noted that the race was one of the "few outliers" in 2012: "No Democratic challenger did quite so well in quite so red a district." Using regression analysis, Stewart's 44.24% tally was the second best of all Democratic candidates, compared to the 30.92% predicted share he would have gotten, all things being equal.[61]

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District 5

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2012 Tennessee's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Cooper Brad Staats
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 171,621 86,240
Percentage 65.2% 32.8%

Cooper:      40–50%      60–70%
Ball:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Jim Cooper
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Cooper
Democratic

The redrawn 5th district will represent Davidson and Dickson counties, and most of Cheatham County. It is based around Nashville, all of which was restored to the district. Previously, a sliver of southwestern Nashville had been in the 7th District.[3] Democrat Jim Cooper has represented the 5th district since 2003, and previously represented the 4th district from 1983 until 1995.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Cooper (Incumbent) 28,110 100.0
Total votes 28,110 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Justin Jones
  • Bob Ries, business owner
  • John Smith, deputy sheriff
  • Tracey Tarum, avionics technician
Declined
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Primary results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Staats 5,462 26.4
Republican Bob Ries 5,422 26.2
Republican John Smith 4,200 20.3
Republican Justin Jones 3,381 16.4
Republican Tracey Tarum 2,212 10.7
Total votes 20,677 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Results

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Tennessee's 5th congressional district, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Cooper (Incumbent) 171,621 65.2
Republican Brad Staats 86,240 32.8
Green John Miglietta 5,222 2.0
Total votes 263,083 100
Democratic hold

District 6

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2012 Tennessee's 6th congressional district election

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2014 →
 
Nominee Diane Black Scott Beasley Pat Riley
Party Republican Independent Green
Popular vote 184,383 34,766 22,092
Percentage 76.4% 14.4% 9.2%

County results
Black:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Diane Black
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Diane Black
Republican

The redrawn 6th district will represent Cannon, Clay, Coffee, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, White, and Wilson counties, and small northern parts of Cheatham and Van Buren counties. The most populous city in the district is Cookeville.[3] Republican Diane Black who has represented the 6th district since January 2011 ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Lou Ann Zelenik, business owner and candidate for this seat in 2010

Primary results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Diane Black (Incumbent) 44,949 69.4
Republican Lou Ann Zelenik 19,836 30.6
Total votes 64,785 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Diane Black (R)

Results

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Tennessee's 6th congressional district, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Diane Black (Incumbent) 184,383 76.4
Independent Scott Beasley 34,766 14.4
Green Pat Riley 22,092 9.2
Total votes 241,241 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

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2012 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Marsha Blackburn Credo Amouzouvik
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 182,730 61,679
Percentage 71.0% 24.0%

County results
Blackburn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Marsha Blackburn
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Marsha Blackburn
Republican

The redrawn 7th district will represent Chester, Decatur, Giles, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Lawrence, Lewis, McNairy, Montgomery, Perry, Stewart, Wayne, and Williamson counties, and parts of Benton and Maury counties. The most populous city in the district is Clarksville.[3] It is significantly more compact than its predecessor, which stretched for 200 miles from east to west but was only two miles wide in some areas of the eastern portion. Republican Marsha Blackburn who has represented the 7th district since 2003 ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marsha Blackburn (Incumbent) 41,524 100.0
Total votes 41,524 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Credo Amouzouvik, founder and CEO of the Homeffa Foundation(a humanitarian organization for Togo)[66]
Withdrawn
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  • Chris Martin

Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Credo Amouzouvik 10,436 100.0
Total votes 10,436 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Marsha Blackburn (R)

Results

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Tennessee's 7th congressional district, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marsha Blackburn (Incumbent) 182,730 71.0
Democratic Credo Amouzouvik 61,679 24.0
Green Howard Switzer 4,640 1.8
Independent Jack Arnold 4,256 1.7
Independent William Akin 2,740 1.1
Independent Lenny Ladner 1,261 0.5
Total votes 257,306 100
Republican hold

District 8

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2012 Tennessee's 8th congressional district election

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2014 →
 
Nominee Stephen Fincher Timothy Dixon
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 190,923 79,490
Percentage 68.3% 28.4%

County results
Fincher:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Dixon      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Stephen Fincher
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Stephen Fincher
Republican

The redrawn 8th district will represent Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, Obion, Tipton, and Weakley counties, and parts of Benton and Shelby counties. The most populous city in the district is Jackson.[3] The new district is significantly more Republican than its predecessor; the legislature pushed it further into the heavily Republican Memphis suburbs. Republican Stephen Fincher, who has represented the 8th district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[67]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Annette Justice

Primary results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen Fincher (Incumbent) 60,355 86.7
Republican Annette Justice 9,288 13.3
Total votes 69,643 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Timothy Dixon, auto industry manager
Eliminated in primary
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  • John Bradley
  • Christa Stoscheck
Declined
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy Dixon 6,951 37.9
Democratic John Bradley 6,771 36.9
Democratic Christa Stoscheck 4,621 25.2
Total votes 18,343 100.0

General election

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Results

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Tennessee's 8th congressional district, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen Fincher (Incumbent) 190,923 68.3
Democratic Timothy Dixon 79,490 28.4
Independent James L. Hart 6,139 2.2
Independent Mark Rawles 2,870 1.1
Total votes 279,422 100
Republican hold

By county

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County[69] Stephen Fincher
Republican
Timothy Dixon
Democratic
Other votes
% # % # % #
Benton 56.25% 18 37.50% 12 6.25% 2
Carroll 68.07% 6,888 28.32% 2,866 3.61% 365
Crockett 77.95% 3,981 19.82% 1,012 2.23% 114
Dyer 75.41% 9,545 21.69% 2,746 2.90% 367
Fayette 68.42% 11,344 28.46% 4,719 3.12% 517
Gibson 70.21% 12,121 26.48 4,572 3.30% 570
Haywood 45.72% 3,229 50.90% 3,595 3.38% 239
Henry 61.44% 6,874 29.51% 3,311 8.97% 1,004
Lake 56.77% 1,056 38.98% 725 4.25% 79
Lauderdale 61.72% 4,730 35.53% 2,723 2.75% 211
Madison 57.02% 21,644 39.49% 15,002 3.49% 1,326
Obion 68.48% 7,794 27.87% 3,172 3.65% 416
Shelby 72.81% 78,491 24.71% 26,634 2.49% 2,681
Tipton 72.52% 15,206 24.06% 5,044 3.42% 718
Weakley 68.00% 7,982 28.60% 3,357 3.41% 400

District 9

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2012 Tennessee's 9th congressional district election

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2014 →
 
Nominee Steve Cohen George Flinn Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 188,422 59,742
Percentage 75.1% 23.8%

County result
Cohen:      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Steve Cohen
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Steve Cohen
Democratic

The redrawn 9th district will represent most of Shelby County, and is based around Memphis.[3] Democrat Steve Cohen, who has represented the 9th district since 2007, ran for re-election.[70]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrawn
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  • Thomas Long, Memphis City Court Clerk[71]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Cohen (Incumbent) 49,585 89.3
Democratic Tomeka Hart 5,944 10.7
Total votes 55,529 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Charlotte Bergmann, business manager and nominee for this seat in 2010
  • Ernest Lunati
  • Rollin Stooksberry

Primary results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Flinn 11,748 63.9
Republican Charlotte Bergmann 4,398 23.9
Republican Rollin Stooksberry 1,858 10.1
Republican Ernest Lunati 368 2.0
Total votes 18,372 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Results

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Tennessee's 9th congressional district, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Cohen (Incumbent) 188,422 75.1
Republican George Flinn Jr. 59,742 23.8
Independent Gregory Joiner 1,372 0.5
Independent Brian Saulsberry 1,448 0.6
Total votes 250,984 100
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2012". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 6, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "All Key Dates". Tennessee Department of State. 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Congressional Redistricting Maps in Detail: Congressional Statewide Map". Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Buckles, Kristen (February 7, 2012). "GOP Hears Candidates, Roe Staffer Bill Darden". The Greeneville Sun. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "NALC-ENDORSED CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES" (PDF). NALC. pp. 3–4. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Carroll, Chris (October 1, 2011). "Wamp's son to challenge Fleischmann". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
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