2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee Turnout 61.92% [1] pp
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
7
2
Seats won
7
2
Seat change
Popular vote
1,493,740
814,181
Percentage
62.47%
34.05%
Swing
Results by party gains Results by district margin Democratic hold Republican hold
Republican
60–70%
70–80%
Democratic
60–70%
70–80%
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.
Following the 2016 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 7-2 Republican majority.
Overview
Party
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
0
Popular vote
Republican
62.47%
Democratic
34.05%
Other
3.48%
House seats
Republican
77.78%
Democratic
22.22%
By district
Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee by district:
District 1
2016 Tennessee's 1st congressional district election
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
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Clint Tribble, conservative activist and YouTube personality
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Alan Bohms, executive director of the Volunteer Firefighter Alliance
Results
Independent Candidates
Robert Franklin, U.S. Navy veteran
Paul Krane (write-in), student
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 2
2016 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election
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
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Stuart Starr, IT business owner and union organizer
Results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 3
2016 Tennessee's congressional district election
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
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Melody Shekari, policy analyst for the Chattanooga Department of Transportation[6]
Eliminated in primary
Michael Friedman
George Ryan Love
Endorsements
Results
General election
Campaign
Fleischmann was heavily favored to win re-election.
Endorsements
Results
District 4
2016 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election
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
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Campaign
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
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Steven Reynolds, manager in the construction industry[11]
Results
General election
Results
District 5
2016 Tennessee's 5th congressional district election
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
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Stacy Reis Snyder, small business owner and songwriter
Eliminated in primary
Jody Ball, businessman
John "Big John" Smith, deputy sheriff and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014
Withdrawn
Ronnie Holden, candidate for this seat in 2014
Results
General election
Cooper was heavily favored to win re-election due to Nashville 's partisan composition.
Results
District 6
2016 Tennessee's 6th congressional district election
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
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Campaign
Joe Carr attempted to ride anti-establishment sentiment to defeat incumbent Diane Black, who was openly considering a future run for governor.
Results
Despite a strong challenge, Black won re-election by a larger margin than expected.[12]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
David Kent, manufacturing industry manager
Eliminated in primary
Results
General election
Results
District 7
2016 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election
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
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Tharon Chandler, journalist
Results
General election
Results
Blackburn dramatically outspent Chandler and easily won re-election.
District 8
2016 Tennessee's 8th congressional district election
Incumbent Republican Stephen Fincher , who had represented the district since 2011, announced he would not run for re-election.[13] PVI of R+19.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined
Stephen Fincher , incumbent U.S. RepresentativeScott 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
Kustoff won the crowded Republican primary with 27% of the vote.[27]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
James Coffman
Erika Stotts Pearson, sports agent
Declined
Results
General election
The 8th District, consisting of Memphis ' suburbs and much of rural West Tennessee , is strongly Republican, foreshadowing a likely Kustoff win.
Results
District 9
2016 Tennessee's 9th congressional district election
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
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Withdrawn
Palmer Lee Harris
Ernest Lunati, candidate for this seat in 2012
Results
General election
Results
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