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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
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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.

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Following the 2016 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 7-2 Republican majority.

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Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee by district:

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District 1

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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

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Clint Tribble, conservative activist and YouTube personality

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Phil Roe

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Alan Bohms, executive director of the Volunteer Firefighter Alliance

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Independent Candidates

  • Robert Franklin, U.S. Navy veteran
  • Paul Krane (write-in), student

General election

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Phil Roe (R)

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District 2

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Incumbent Republican Jimmy Duncan, 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.

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Democratic primary

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  • Stuart Starr, IT business owner and union organizer

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Jimmy Duncan (R)

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District 3

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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

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Chuck Fleischmann

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Democratic primary

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Nominee
  • Melody Shekari, policy analyst for the Chattanooga Department of Transportation[11]
Eliminated in primary
  • Michael Friedman
  • George Ryan Love

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Fleischmann was heavily favored to win re-election.

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Chuck Fleischmann (R)
Melody Shekari (D)

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District 4

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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

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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.[15]

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  DesJarlais
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Starrett
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
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Democratic primary

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  • Steven Reynolds, manager in the construction industry[16]

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District 5

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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.

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Republican primary

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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
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  • Ronnie Holden, candidate for this seat in 2014

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District 6

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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.

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Joe Carr attempted to ride anti-establishment sentiment to defeat incumbent Diane Black, who was openly considering a future run for governor.

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  Black
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%

Despite a strong challenge, Black won re-election by a larger margin than expected.[17]

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Democratic primary

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Nominee
  • David Kent, manufacturing industry manager
Eliminated in primary

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District 7

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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.

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Democratic primary

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  • Tharon Chandler, journalist

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Blackburn dramatically outspent Chandler and easily won re-election.

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District 8

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Incumbent Republican Stephen Fincher, who had represented the district since 2011, announced he would not run for re-election.[18] He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+19.

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Results by county:
  Kustoff
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Flinn
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   50–60%
  Luttrell
  •   30–40%
  Greer
  •   20–30%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%

Kustoff won the crowded Republican primary with 27% of the vote.[32]

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Democratic primary

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Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Gregory Alan Frye
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  • James Coffman
  • Erika Stotts Pearson, sports agent
Declined

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District 9

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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

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Republican primary

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Nominee
Withdrawn
  • Palmer Lee Harris
  • Ernest Lunati, candidate for this seat in 2012

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