2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee should not be confused with 2016 Tennessee House of Representatives election.
Election Name: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Seats For Election: | All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 7 |
Seats1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,493,740 |
Percentage1: | 62.47% |
Swing1: | 0.56% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 2 |
Seats2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 814,181 |
Percentage2: | 34.05% |
Swing2: | 1.35% |
Turnout: | 61.92% [1] 24.95 pp |
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.
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 |
Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee by district:
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198,293 | 78.37% | 39,024 | 15.42% | 15,708 | 6.21% | 253,025 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
212,455 | 75.65% | 68,401 | 24.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 280,856 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
176,613 | 66.39% | 76,727 | 28.84% | 12,666 | 4.76% | 266,006 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
165,796 | 65.03% | 89,141 | 34.97% | 0 | 0.00% | 254,937 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
102,433 | 37.45% | 171,111 | 62.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 273,544 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
202,234 | 71.09% | 61,995 | 21.79% | 20,261 | 7.12% | 284,490 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
200,407 | 72.22% | 65,226 | 23.50% | 11,880 | 4.28% | 277,513 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
194,386 | 68.75% | 70,925 | 25.09% | 17,422 | 6.16% | 282,733 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
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% |
Election Name: | 2016 Tennessee's 1st congressional district election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 1 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 1 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Phil Roe official photo (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Phil Roe |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 198,293 |
Percentage1: | 78.4% |
Nominee2: | Alan Bohms |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 39,024 |
Percentage2: | 15.4% |
Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
Nominee3: | Robert Franklin |
Party3: | Independent (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 15,702 |
Percentage3: | 6.2% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Phil Roe |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Phil Roe |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
Election Name: | 2016 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 2 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 2 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:John J. Duncan Jr, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).png |
Nominee1: | Jimmy Duncan |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 212,455 |
Percentage1: | 75.6% |
Nominee2: | Stuart Starr |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 68,401 |
Percentage2: | 24.4% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | John J. Duncan, Jr. |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | John J. Duncan, Jr. |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
Election Name: | 2016 Tennessee's congressional district election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 3 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 3 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Chuck Fleischmann, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Chuck Fleischmann |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 176,613 |
Percentage1: | 66.4% |
Nominee2: | Melody Shekari |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 76,727 |
Percentage2: | 28.9% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Chuck Fleischmann |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Chuck Fleischmann |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
Fleischmann was heavily favored to win re-election.
Election Name: | 2016 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 4 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 4 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Scott DesJarlais, official portrait, 112th Congress (3x4).jpg |
Nominee1: | Scott DesJarlais |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 165,796 |
Percentage1: | 65.0% |
Nominee2: | Steven Reynolds |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 89,141 |
Percentage2: | 35.0% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Scott DesJarlais |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Scott DesJarlais |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
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.[3]
Election Name: | 2016 Tennessee's 5th congressional district election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 5 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 5 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Jim Cooper, Official Portrait, ca2013 (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Jim Cooper |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 171,111 |
Percentage1: | 62.6% |
Nominee2: | Stacy Reis Snyder |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 102,433 |
Percentage2: | 37.4% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Jim Cooper |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jim Cooper |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
Cooper was heavily favored to win re-election due to Nashville's partisan composition.
Election Name: | 2016 Tennessee's 6th congressional district election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 6 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 6 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Diane Black, 115th official photo (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Diane Black |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 202,234 |
Percentage1: | 71.1% |
Nominee2: | David Kent |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 61,995 |
Percentage2: | 21.8% |
Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
Nominee3: | David Ross |
Party3: | Independent (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 20,261 |
Percentage3: | 7.1% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Diane Black |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Diane Black |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
Joe Carr attempted to ride anti-establishment sentiment to defeat incumbent Diane Black, who was openly considering a future run for governor.
Despite a strong challenge, Black won re-election by a larger margin than expected.[5]
Election Name: | 2016 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 7 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 7 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Marsha blackburn congress (cropped 2).jpg |
Nominee1: | Marsha Blackburn |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 200,407 |
Percentage1: | 72.2% |
Nominee2: | Tharon Chandler |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 65,226 |
Percentage2: | 23.5% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Marsha Blackburn |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Marsha Blackburn |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
Blackburn dramatically outspent Chandler and easily won re-election.
Election Name: | 2016 Tennessee's 8th congressional district election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 8 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 8 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:David Kustoff, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | David Kustoff |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 194,386 |
Percentage1: | 68.7% |
Nominee2: | Rickey Hobson |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 70,925 |
Percentage2: | 25.1% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Stephen Fincher |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | David Kustoff |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.[6] He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+19.
Kustoff won the crowded Republican primary with 27% of the vote.[20]
The 8th District, consisting of Memphis' suburbs and much of rural West Tennessee, is strongly Republican, foreshadowing a likely Kustoff win.
Election Name: | 2016 Tennessee's 9th congressional district election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 9 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 9 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Steve Cohen (cropped).jpeg |
Nominee1: | Steve Cohen |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 171,631 |
Percentage1: | 78.7% |
Nominee2: | Wayne Alberson |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 41,123 |
Percentage2: | 18.9% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Steve Cohen |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Steve Cohen |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.