The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 8, 2016, 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 President of the United States. The primaries were held on August 4.
2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
Incumbent Republican Phil Roe, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 83% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+25.
Incumbent Republican John J. Duncan, Jr., who had represented the district since 1989, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+20.
Incumbent Republican Chuck Fleischmann, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+16.
Incumbent Republican Scott DesJarlais, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+18.
Scandal-ridden incumbent representative Scott DesJarlais had narrowly won his primary in 2012, and faced another competitive primary against Starrett. While DesJarlais originally trailed in fundraising, the race tightened when a mailer sent out by the Starrett campaign sparked controversy over its alleged racism.[10]
Incumbent Democrat Jim Cooper, who had represented the district since 2003, as well as previously between 1983 and 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+5.
Incumbent Republican Diane Black, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+21.
Incumbent Republican Marsha Blackburn, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+18.
Incumbent Republican Stephen Fincher, who had represented the district since 2011, announced he would not run for re-election.[13] He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+19.
Incumbent Democrat Steve Cohen, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+25.
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For related races see 2016 United States House of Representatives elections The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 8 2016 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 President of the United States The primaries were held on August 4 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee 2014 November 8 2016 2016 11 08 2018 All nine Tennessee seats to the United States House of RepresentativesTurnout61 92 1 24 95 pp Majority party Minority party Party Republican DemocraticLast election 7 2Seats won 7 2Seat changePopular vote 1 493 740 814 181Percentage 62 47 34 05 Swing 0 56 1 35 Republican 60 70 70 80 Democratic 60 70 70 80 Following the 2016 elections no seats changed hands leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 7 2 Republican majority Contents 1 Overview 1 1 By district 2 District 1 2 1 Republican primary 2 1 1 Candidates 2 1 1 1 Nominee 2 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 2 1 2 Endorsements 2 1 3 Results 2 2 Democratic primary 2 2 1 Candidates 2 2 1 1 Nominee 2 2 2 Results 2 3 Independent Candidates 2 4 General election 2 4 1 Endorsements 2 4 2 Results 3 District 2 3 1 Republican primary 3 1 1 Candidates 3 1 1 1 Nominee 3 1 2 Results 3 2 Democratic primary 3 2 1 Candidates 3 2 1 1 Nominee 3 2 2 Results 3 3 General election 3 3 1 Endorsements 3 3 2 Results 4 District 3 4 1 Republican primary 4 1 1 Candidates 4 1 1 1 Nominee 4 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 4 1 2 Endorsements 4 1 3 Results 4 2 Democratic primary 4 2 1 Candidates 4 2 1 1 Nominee 4 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 4 2 2 Endorsements 4 2 3 Results 4 3 General election 4 3 1 Campaign 4 3 2 Endorsements 4 3 3 Results 5 District 4 5 1 Republican primary 5 1 1 Candidates 5 1 1 1 Nominee 5 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 5 1 2 Campaign 5 1 3 Results 5 2 Democratic primary 5 2 1 Candidates 5 2 1 1 Nominee 5 2 2 Results 5 3 General election 5 3 1 Results 6 District 5 6 1 Democratic primary 6 1 1 Candidates 6 1 1 1 Nominee 6 1 2 Results 6 2 Republican primary 6 2 1 Candidates 6 2 1 1 Nominee 6 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 6 2 1 3 Withdrawn 6 2 2 Results 6 3 General election 6 3 1 Results 7 District 6 7 1 Republican primary 7 1 1 Candidates 7 1 1 1 Nominee 7 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 7 1 2 Campaign 7 1 3 Results 7 2 Democratic primary 7 2 1 Candidates 7 2 1 1 Nominee 7 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 7 2 2 Results 7 3 General election 7 3 1 Results 8 District 7 8 1 Republican primary 8 1 1 Candidates 8 1 1 1 Nominee 8 1 2 Results 8 2 Democratic primary 8 2 1 Candidates 8 2 1 1 Nominee 8 2 2 Results 8 3 General election 8 3 1 Results 9 District 8 9 1 Republican primary 9 1 1 Candidates 9 1 1 1 Nominee 9 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 9 1 1 3 Withdrawn 9 1 1 4 Declined 9 1 2 Results 9 2 Democratic primary 9 2 1 Candidates 9 2 1 1 Nominee 9 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 9 2 1 3 Withdrawn 9 2 1 4 Declined 9 2 2 Results 9 3 General election 9 3 1 Results 10 District 9 10 1 Democratic primary 10 1 1 Candidates 10 1 1 1 Nominee 10 1 1 2 Eliminated in primary 10 1 2 Results 10 2 Republican primary 10 2 1 Candidates 10 2 1 1 Nominee 10 2 1 2 Withdrawn 10 2 2 Results 10 3 General election 10 3 1 Results 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksOverview EditParty Votes Percentage Seats Before Seats After Republican 1 493 740 62 47 7 7 Democratic 814 181 34 05 2 2 Independents 83 134 3 48 0 0 Write Ins 6 0 00 0 0 Totals 2 391 061 100 00 9 9 0By district Edit Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee by district District Republican Democratic Others Total ResultVotes Votes Votes Votes District 1 198 293 78 37 39 024 15 42 15 708 6 21 253 025 100 0 Republican holdDistrict 2 212 455 75 65 68 401 24 35 0 0 00 280 856 100 0 Republican holdDistrict 3 176 613 66 39 76 727 28 84 12 666 4 76 266 006 100 0 Republican holdDistrict 4 165 796 65 03 89 141 34 97 0 0 00 254 937 100 0 Republican holdDistrict 5 102 433 37 45 171 111 62 55 0 0 00 273 544 100 0 Democratic holdDistrict 6 202 234 71 09 61 995 21 79 20 261 7 12 284 490 100 0 Republican holdDistrict 7 200 407 72 22 65 226 23 50 11 880 4 28 277 513 100 0 Republican holdDistrict 8 194 386 68 75 70 925 25 09 17 422 6 16 282 733 100 0 Republican holdDistrict 9 41 123 18 87 171 631 78 75 5 203 2 39 217 957 100 0 Democratic holdTotal 1 493 740 62 47 814 181 34 05 83 140 3 48 2 391 061 100 0 District 1 Edit2016 Tennessee s 1st congressional district election 20142018 Nominee Phil Roe Alan Bohms Robert FranklinParty Republican Democratic IndependentPopular vote 198 293 39 024 15 702Percentage 78 4 15 4 6 2 U S Representative before electionPhil RoeRepublican Elected U S Representative Phil RoeRepublicanSee also Tennessee s 1st congressional district Incumbent Republican Phil Roe who had represented the district since 2009 ran for re election He was re elected with 83 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of R 25 Republican primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Phil Roe incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary Edit Clint Tribble conservative activist and YouTube personalityEndorsements Edit Phil RoeNewspapersKnoxville News Sentinel 2 Results Edit Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Phil Roe incumbent 35 350 82 2Republican Clint Tribble 7 673 17 8Total votes 43 023 100 0Democratic primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Alan Bohms executive director of the Volunteer Firefighter AllianceResults Edit Democratic primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Alan Bohms 4 161 100 0Independent Candidates Edit Robert Franklin U S Navy veteran Paul Krane write in studentGeneral election Edit Endorsements Edit Phil Roe R NewspapersKnoxville News Sentinel 4 Results Edit Tennessee s 1st congressional district 2016 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Phil Roe incumbent 198 293 78 4Democratic Alan Bohms 39 024 15 4Independent Robert Franklin 15 702 6 2Independent Paul Krane write in 6 0 0Total votes 253 025 100 0Republican holdDistrict 2 Edit2016 Tennessee s 2nd congressional district election 20142018 Nominee John J Duncan Jr Stuart StarrParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 212 455 68 401Percentage 75 6 24 4 U S Representative before electionJohn J Duncan Jr Republican Elected U S Representative John J Duncan Jr RepublicanSee also Tennessee s 2nd congressional district Incumbent Republican John J Duncan Jr who had represented the district since 1989 ran for re election He was re elected with 73 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of R 20 Republican primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit John J Duncan Jr incumbent U S RepresentativeResults Edit Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican John J Duncan Jr incumbent 28 806 100 0Democratic primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Stuart Starr IT business owner and union organizerResults Edit Democratic primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Stuart Starr 7 851 100 0General election Edit Endorsements Edit Jimmy Duncan R NewspapersKnoxville News Sentinel 4 Results Edit Tennessee s 2nd congressional district 2016 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican John J Duncan Jr incumbent 212 455 75 6Democratic Stuart Starr 68 401 24 4Total votes 280 856 100 0Republican holdDistrict 3 Edit2016 Tennessee s congressional district election 20142018 Nominee Chuck Fleischmann Melody ShekariParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 176 613 76 727Percentage 66 4 28 9 U S Representative before electionChuck FleischmannRepublican Elected U S Representative Chuck FleischmannRepublicanSee also Tennessee s 3rd congressional district Incumbent Republican Chuck Fleischmann who had represented the district since 2011 ran for re election He was re elected with 62 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of R 16 Republican primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Chuck Fleischmann incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary Edit Allan Levene information technology specialist and perennial candidate Geoffery Suhmer SmithEndorsements Edit Chuck FleischmannNewspapersKnoxville News Sentinel 2 Results Edit Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Chuck Fleischmann incumbent 31 964 83 9Republican Geoffery Suhmer Smith 3 076 8 1Republican Allan Levene 3 059 8 0Total votes 38 099 100 0Democratic primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Melody Shekari policy analyst for the Chattanooga Department of Transportation 6 Eliminated in primary Edit Michael Friedman George Ryan LoveEndorsements Edit Melody ShekariNewspapersChattanooga Times 7 Knoxville News Sentinel 2 Results Edit Democratic primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Melody Shekari 8 660 53 9Democratic Michael Friedman 5 329 33 2Democratic George Ryan Love 2 070 12 9Total votes 16 059 100 0General election Edit Campaign Edit Fleischmann was heavily favored to win re election Endorsements Edit Chuck Fleischmann R NewspapersChattanooga Free Press 8 Knoxville News Sentinel 4 Melody Shekari D NewspapersChattanooga Times 9 Results Edit Tennessee s 3rd congressional district 2016 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Chuck Fleischmann incumbent 176 613 66 4Democratic Melody Shekari 76 727 28 9Independent Rick Tyler 5 098 1 9Independent Cassandra Mitchell 5 075 1 9Independent Topher Kersting 2 493 0 9Total votes 266 006 100 0Republican holdDistrict 4 Edit2016 Tennessee s 4th congressional district election 20142018 Nominee Scott DesJarlais Steven ReynoldsParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 165 796 89 141Percentage 65 0 35 0 U S Representative before electionScott DesJarlaisRepublican Elected U S Representative Scott DesJarlaisRepublicanSee also Tennessee s 4th congressional district Incumbent Republican Scott DesJarlais who had represented the district since 2011 ran for re election He was re elected with 58 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of R 18 Republican primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Scott DesJarlais incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary Edit Grant Starrett real estate developer and attorneyCampaign Edit Scandal ridden incumbent representative Scott DesJarlais had narrowly won his primary in 2012 and faced another competitive primary against Starrett While DesJarlais originally trailed in fundraising the race tightened when a mailer sent out by the Starrett campaign sparked controversy over its alleged racism 10 Results Edit Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Scott DesJarlais incumbent 24 211 52 1Republican Grant Starrett 20 138 43 3Republican Erran Persley 1 615 3 5Republican Yomi Faparusi 493 1 1Total votes 46 457 100 0Democratic primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Steven Reynolds manager in the construction industry 11 Results Edit Democratic primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Steven Reynolds 11 511 100 0General election Edit Results Edit Tennessee s 4th congressional district 2016 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Scott DesJarlais incumbent 165 796 65 0Democratic Steven Reynolds 89 141 35 0Total votes 254 937 100 0Republican holdDistrict 5 Edit2016 Tennessee s congressional district election 20142018 Nominee Jim Cooper Stacy Reis SnyderParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 171 111 102 433Percentage 62 6 37 4 U S Representative before electionJim CooperDemocratic Elected U S Representative Jim CooperDemocraticSee also Tennessee s 5th congressional district Incumbent Democrat Jim Cooper who had represented the district since 2003 as well as previously between 1983 and 1995 ran for re election He was re elected with 62 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of D 5 Democratic primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Jim Cooper incumbent U S RepresentativeResults Edit Democratic primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jim Cooper incumbent 32 103 100 0Republican primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Stacy Reis Snyder small business owner and songwriterEliminated in primary Edit Jody Ball businessman John Big John Smith deputy sheriff and candidate for this seat in 2012 amp 2014Withdrawn Edit Ronnie Holden candidate for this seat in 2014Results Edit Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Stacy Ries Snyder 7 666 50 8Republican John Big John Smith 4 295 28 5Republican Jody Ball 3 124 20 7Total votes 15 085 100 0General election Edit Cooper was heavily favored to win re election due to Nashville s partisan composition Results Edit Tennessee s 5th congressional district 2016 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jim Cooper incumbent 171 111 62 6Republican Stacy Ries Snyder 102 433 37 4Total votes 273 544 100 0Democratic holdDistrict 6 Edit2016 Tennessee s congressional district election 20142018 Nominee Diane Black David Kent David RossParty Republican Democratic IndependentPopular vote 202 234 61 995 20 261Percentage 71 1 21 8 7 1 U S Representative before electionDiane BlackRepublican Elected U S Representative Diane BlackRepublicanSee also Tennessee s 6th congressional district Incumbent Republican Diane Black who had represented the district since 2011 ran for re election She was re elected with 64 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of R 21 Republican primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Diane Black incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary Edit Joe Carr former state representative and candidate for U S Senate in 2014 Donald Strong Tommy HayCampaign Edit Joe Carr attempted to ride anti establishment sentiment to defeat incumbent Diane Black who was openly considering a future run for governor Results Edit Despite a strong challenge Black won re election by a larger margin than expected 12 Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Diane Black incumbent 33 215 63 7Republican Joe Carr 16 665 31 9Republican Donald Strong 1 354 2 6Republican Tommy Hay 945 1 8Total votes 52 179 100 0Democratic primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit David Kent manufacturing industry managerEliminated in primary Edit Flo Matheson nominee for state representative in 2012Results Edit Democratic primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic David Kent 7 551 67 0Democratic Flo Matheson 3 714 33 0Total votes 11 265 100 0General election Edit Results Edit Tennessee s 6th congressional district 2016 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Diane Black incumbent 202 234 71 1Democratic David Kent 61 995 21 8Independent David Ross 20 261 7 1Total votes 284 490 100 0Republican holdDistrict 7 Edit2016 Tennessee s 7th congressional district election 20142018 Nominee Marsha Blackburn Tharon ChandlerParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 200 407 65 226Percentage 72 2 23 5 U S Representative before electionMarsha BlackburnRepublican Elected U S Representative Marsha BlackburnRepublicanSee also Tennessee s 7th congressional district Incumbent Republican Marsha Blackburn who had represented the district since 2003 ran for re election She was re elected with 70 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of R 18 Republican primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Marsha Blackburn incumbent U S RepresentativeResults Edit Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Marsha Blackburn incumbent 38 490 100 0Democratic primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Tharon Chandler journalistResults Edit Democratic primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Tharon Chandler 9 956 100 0General election Edit Results Edit Blackburn dramatically outspent Chandler and easily won re election Tennessee s 7th congressional district 2016 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican Marsha Blackburn incumbent 200 407 72 2Democratic Tharon Chandler 65 226 23 5Independent Leonard D Ladner 11 880 4 3Total votes 277 513 100 0Republican holdDistrict 8 Edit2016 Tennessee s congressional district election 20142018 Nominee David Kustoff Rickey HobsonParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 194 386 70 925Percentage 68 7 25 1 U S Representative before electionStephen FincherRepublican Elected U S Representative David KustoffRepublicanSee also Tennessee s 8th congressional district Incumbent Republican Stephen Fincher who had represented the district since 2011 announced he would not run for re election 13 He was re elected with 71 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of R 19 Republican primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit David Kustoff former United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee 14 Eliminated in primary Edit Ken Atkins corrections officer and former car dealership owner 15 Hunter Baker Union University professor 16 Dave Bault inspector for Terminix George Flinn radiologist and perennial candidate 17 Brad Greer businessman and political consultant 18 Brian Kelsey state senator 19 Tom Leatherwood Shelby County Register of Deeds 20 Mark Luttrell Shelby County Mayor 21 David Maldonado businessman 22 David WhartonWithdrawn Edit Steve Basar Shelby County Commissioner 23 Declined Edit Stephen Fincher incumbent U S Representative Scott Golden district director for Congressman Fincher and member of the Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee 19 Andy Holt state representative 19 Ed Jackson state senator 19 Ron Kirkland physician and candidate for this seat in 2010 19 Steve McManus state representative 24 25 Mark Norris Majority Leader of the Tennessee Senate 19 26 John Ryder Republican National Committee General Counsel and committee member 19 Bill Sanderson state representative 19 John Stevens state senator 19 Matthew Stowe district attorney general for the 24th judicial district 19 Mary Wagner Shelby County GOP Chair 19 Amy Weirich Shelby County District Attorney 19 Results Edit Kustoff won the crowded Republican primary with 27 of the vote 27 Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican David Kustoff 16 889 27 4Republican George Flinn 14 200 23 1Republican Mark H Luttrell 10 878 17 7Republican Brian Kelsey 7 942 12 9Republican Brad Greer 6 819 11 1Republican Tom Leatherwood 2 620 4 3Republican Hunter Baker 1 014 1 6Republican Ken Atkins 410 0 7Republican Raymond Honeycutt 231 0 4Republican George B Howell 211 0 3Republican David Wharton 131 0 2Republican Dave Bault 109 0 2Republican David J Maldonado 76 0 1Total votes 61 530 100 0Democratic primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Rickey Hobson manager at Delta Air Lines 28 Eliminated in primary Edit Gregory Alan FryeWithdrawn Edit James Coffman Erika Stotts Pearson sports agentDeclined Edit Roy Herron former state senator former Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party and nominee for this seat in 2010 24 Michael McCusker Shelby County Assistant District Attorney and retired Army Major 29 David Vinciarelli 29 Results Edit Democratic primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Rickey Hobson 7 774 54 8Democratic Gregory Alan Frye 6 413 45 2Total votes 14 187 100 0General election Edit The 8th District consisting of Memphis suburbs and much of rural West Tennessee is strongly Republican foreshadowing a likely Kustoff win Results Edit Tennessee s 8th congressional district 2016 5 Party Candidate Votes Republican David Kustoff 194 386 68 7Democratic Rickey Hobson 70 925 25 1Independent Shelia L Godwin 6 442 2 3Independent James Hart 4 057 1 4Independent Adrian M Montague 2 497 0 9Independent Mark J Rawles 2 445 0 9Independent Karen Free Spirit Talley Lane 1 981 0 7Total votes 282 733 100 0Republican holdDistrict 9 Edit2016 Tennessee s 9th congressional district election 20142018 Nominee Steve Cohen Wayne AlbersonParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 171 631 41 123Percentage 78 7 18 9 U S Representative before electionSteve CohenDemocratic Elected U S Representative Steve CohenDemocraticSee also Tennessee s 9th congressional district Incumbent Democrat Steve Cohen who had represented the district since 2007 ran for re election He was re elected with 75 of the vote in 2014 The district had a PVI of D 25 Democratic primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Steve Cohen incumbent U S RepresentativeEliminated in primary Edit Larry Crim perennial candidate Justin Ford Shelby County Commission Chair Larry WilliamsResults Edit Democratic primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Steve Cohen incumbent 35 645 85 5Democratic Justin Ford 4 165 10 0Democratic M LaTroy Williams 1 452 3 5Democratic Larry Crim 406 1 0Total votes 41 668 100 0Republican primary Edit Candidates Edit Nominee Edit Wayne Alberson 30 31 Withdrawn Edit Palmer Lee Harris Ernest Lunati candidate for this seat in 2012Results Edit Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Wayne Alberson 38 490 100 0General election Edit Results Edit Tennessee s 9th congressional district 2016 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Steve Cohen incumbent 171 631 78 7Republican Wayne Alberson 41 123 18 9Independent Paul Cook 5 203 2 4Total votes 217 957 100 0Democratic holdSee also EditUnited States House of Representatives elections 2016 United States elections 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