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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.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
← 2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018 →
All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout61.92% Increase[1] 24.95 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 7 2
Seats won 7 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,493,740 814,181
Percentage 62.47% 34.05%
Swing Increase 0.56% Increase 1.35%
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold

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

Overview

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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%

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

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 198,293 78.37% 39,024 15.42% 15,708 6.21% 253,025 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 212,455 75.65% 68,401 24.35% 0 0.00% 280,856 100.0% Republican hold
District 3 176,613 66.39% 76,727 28.84% 12,666 4.76% 266,006 100.0% Republican hold
District 4 165,796 65.03% 89,141 34.97% 0 0.00% 254,937 100.0% Republican hold
District 5 102,433 37.45% 171,111 62.55% 0 0.00% 273,544 100.0% Democratic hold
District 6 202,234 71.09% 61,995 21.79% 20,261 7.12% 284,490 100.0% Republican hold
District 7 200,407 72.22% 65,226 23.50% 11,880 4.28% 277,513 100.0% Republican hold
District 8 194,386 68.75% 70,925 25.09% 17,422 6.16% 282,733 100.0% Republican hold
District 9 41,123 18.87% 171,631 78.75% 5,203 2.39% 217,957 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 1,493,740 62.47% 814,181 34.05% 83,140 3.48% 2,391,061 100.0%

District 1

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2016 Tennessee's 1st congressional district election
 
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Nominee Phil Roe Alan Bohms Robert Franklin
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 198,293 39,024 15,702
Percentage 78.4% 15.4% 6.2%
 
Roe:      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Phil Roe
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Phil Roe
Republican

See 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

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Candidates

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

Endorsements

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Phil Roe

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Results

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Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Roe (incumbent) 35,350 82.2
Republican Clint Tribble 7,673 17.8
Total votes 43,023 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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

Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Bohms 4,161 100.0

Independent Candidates

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

General election

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Endorsements

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Phil Roe (R)

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Results

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Tennessee's 1st congressional district, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Roe (incumbent) 198,293 78.4
Democratic Alan Bohms 39,024 15.4
Independent Robert Franklin 15,702 6.2
Independent Paul Krane (write-in) 6 0.0
Total votes 253,025 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

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2016 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Jimmy Duncan Stuart Starr
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 212,455 68,401
Percentage 75.6% 24.4%
 
Duncan:      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

John J. Duncan, Jr.
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

John J. Duncan, Jr.
Republican

See also: Tennessee's 2nd congressional district

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.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Results

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Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Duncan, Jr. (incumbent) 28,806 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Stuart Starr, IT business owner and union organizer

Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stuart Starr 7,851 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Jimmy Duncan (R)

Newspapers

Results

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Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Duncan, Jr. (incumbent) 212,455 75.6
Democratic Stuart Starr 68,401 24.4
Total votes 280,856 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

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2016 Tennessee's congressional district election
 
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Nominee Chuck Fleischmann Melody Shekari
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 176,613 76,727
Percentage 66.4% 28.9%
 
Fleischmann:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Chuck Fleischmann
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Chuck Fleischmann
Republican

See 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

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Nominee
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Endorsements

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Chuck Fleischmann

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Results

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Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Fleischmann (incumbent) 31,964 83.9
Republican Geoffery Suhmer Smith 3,076 8.1
Republican Allan Levene 3,059 8.0
Total votes 38,099 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Melody Shekari, policy analyst for the Chattanooga Department of Transportation[6]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Michael Friedman
  • George Ryan Love

Endorsements

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Melody Shekari

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Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Melody Shekari 8,660 53.9
Democratic Michael Friedman 5,329 33.2
Democratic George Ryan Love 2,070 12.9
Total votes 16,059 100.0

General election

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Campaign

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Fleischmann was heavily favored to win re-election.

Endorsements

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Chuck Fleischmann (R)

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Melody Shekari (D)

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Results

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Tennessee's 3rd congressional district, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Fleischmann (incumbent) 176,613 66.4
Democratic Melody Shekari 76,727 28.9
Independent Rick Tyler 5,098 1.9
Independent Cassandra Mitchell 5,075 1.9
Independent Topher Kersting 2,493 0.9
Total votes 266,006 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

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2016 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Scott DesJarlais Steven Reynolds
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 165,796 89,141
Percentage 65.0% 35.0%
 
DesJarlais:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Scott DesJarlais
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Scott DesJarlais
Republican

See 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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Campaign

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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.[10]

Results

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Results by county:
  DesJarlais
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Starrett
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott DesJarlais (incumbent) 24,211 52.1
Republican Grant Starrett 20,138 43.3
Republican Erran Persley 1,615 3.5
Republican Yomi Faparusi 493 1.1
Total votes 46,457 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Steven Reynolds, manager in the construction industry[11]

Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steven Reynolds 11,511 100.0

General election

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Results

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Tennessee's 4th congressional district, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott DesJarlais (incumbent) 165,796 65.0
Democratic Steven Reynolds 89,141 35.0
Total votes 254,937 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

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2016 Tennessee's 5th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Jim Cooper Stacy Reis Snyder
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 171,111 102,433
Percentage 62.6% 37.4%
 
Cooper:      60–70%
Ball:      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Jim Cooper
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Cooper
Democratic

See 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

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Nominee
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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Cooper (incumbent) 32,103 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Stacy Reis Snyder, small business owner and songwriter
Eliminated in primary
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  • Jody Ball, businessman
  • John "Big John" Smith, deputy sheriff and candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2014
Withdrawn
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  • Ronnie Holden, candidate for this seat in 2014

Results

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Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stacy Ries Snyder 7,666 50.8
Republican John "Big John" Smith 4,295 28.5
Republican Jody Ball 3,124 20.7
Total votes 15,085 100.0

General election

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Cooper was heavily favored to win re-election due to Nashville's partisan composition.

Results

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Tennessee's 5th congressional district, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Cooper (incumbent) 171,111 62.6
Republican Stacy Ries Snyder 102,433 37.4
Total votes 273,544 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

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2016 Tennessee's 6th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Diane Black David Kent David Ross
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 202,234 61,995 20,261
Percentage 71.1% 21.8% 7.1%
 
County results
Black:      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Diane Black
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Diane Black
Republican

See 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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Campaign

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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.

Results

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Results by county:
  Black
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%

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 63.7
Republican Joe Carr 16,665 31.9
Republican Donald Strong 1,354 2.6
Republican Tommy Hay 945 1.8
Total votes 52,179 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • David Kent, manufacturing industry manager
Eliminated in primary
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Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Kent 7,551 67.0
Democratic Flo Matheson 3,714 33.0
Total votes 11,265 100.0

General election

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Results

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Tennessee's 6th congressional district, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Diane Black (incumbent) 202,234 71.1
Democratic David Kent 61,995 21.8
Independent David Ross 20,261 7.1
Total votes 284,490 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

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2016 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Marsha Blackburn Tharon Chandler
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 200,407 65,226
Percentage 72.2% 23.5%
 
County results
Blackburn:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Marsha Blackburn
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Marsha Blackburn
Republican

See 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

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Nominee
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Results

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Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marsha Blackburn (incumbent) 38,490 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Tharon Chandler, journalist

Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tharon Chandler 9,956 100.0

General election

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Results

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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 72.2
Democratic Tharon Chandler 65,226 23.5
Independent Leonard D. Ladner 11,880 4.3
Total votes 277,513 100.0
Republican hold

District 8

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2016 Tennessee's 8th congressional district election
 
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Nominee David Kustoff Rickey Hobson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 194,386 70,925
Percentage 68.7% 25.1%
 
County results
Kustoff:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hobson:      40–50%
U.S. Representative before election

Stephen Fincher
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

David Kustoff
Republican

See 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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Withdrawn
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Declined
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Results

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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.[27]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Kustoff 16,889 27.4
Republican George Flinn 14,200 23.1
Republican Mark H. Luttrell 10,878 17.7
Republican Brian Kelsey 7,942 12.9
Republican Brad Greer 6,819 11.1
Republican Tom Leatherwood 2,620 4.3
Republican Hunter Baker 1,014 1.6
Republican Ken Atkins 410 0.7
Republican Raymond Honeycutt 231 0.4
Republican George B. Howell 211 0.3
Republican David Wharton 131 0.2
Republican Dave Bault 109 0.2
Republican David J Maldonado 76 0.1
Total votes 61,530 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rickey Hobson 7,774 54.8
Democratic Gregory Alan Frye 6,413 45.2
Total votes 14,187 100.0

General election

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The 8th District, consisting of Memphis' suburbs and much of rural West Tennessee, is strongly Republican, foreshadowing a likely Kustoff win.

Results

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Tennessee's 8th congressional district, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Kustoff 194,386 68.7
Democratic Rickey Hobson 70,925 25.1
Independent Shelia L. Godwin 6,442 2.3
Independent James Hart 4,057 1.4
Independent Adrian M. Montague 2,497 0.9
Independent Mark J. Rawles 2,445 0.9
Independent Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane 1,981 0.7
Total votes 282,733 100.0
Republican hold

District 9

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2016 Tennessee's 9th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Steve Cohen Wayne Alberson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 171,631 41,123
Percentage 78.7% 18.9%
 
County result
Cohen:      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Steve Cohen
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Steve Cohen
Democratic

See 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

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Nominee
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Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Cohen (incumbent) 35,645 85.5
Democratic Justin Ford 4,165 10.0
Democratic M. LaTroy Williams 1,452 3.5
Democratic Larry Crim 406 1.0
Total votes 41,668 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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

Results

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Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Alberson 38,490 100.0

General election

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Results

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Tennessee's 9th congressional district, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Cohen (incumbent) 171,631 78.7
Republican Wayne Alberson 41,123 18.9
Independent Paul Cook 5,203 2.4
Total votes 217,957 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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