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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout69.30% Increase[1] 14.84 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 7 2
Seats won 7 2
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,685,255 1,105,537
Percentage 59.30% 38.90%
Swing Increase 0.05% Decrease 0.29%
     Democratic hold
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The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 3, 2020, 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 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

Following the 2020 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 7-2 Republican majority.

Overview

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District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 228,181 74.71% 68,617 22.47% 8,625 2.82% 305,423 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 238,907 67.64% 109,684 31.06% 4,606 1.30% 353,197 100.0% Republican hold
District 3 215,571 67.30% 97,687 30.50% 7,041 2.20% 320,299 100.0% Republican hold
District 4 223,802 66.67% 111,908 33.33% 0 0.00% 335,710 100.0% Republican hold
District 5 0 0.00% 252,155 99.99% 14 0.01% 252,169 100.0% Democratic hold
District 6 257,572 73.68% 83,852 23.99% 8,154 2.33% 349,578 100.0% Republican hold
District 7 245,188 69.93% 95,839 27.33% 9,608 2.74% 350,635 100.0% Republican hold
District 8 227,216 68.47% 97,890 29.50% 6,747 2.03% 331,853 100.0% Republican hold
District 9 48,818 20.10% 187,905 77.37% 6,157 2.53% 242,880 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 1,685,255 59.30% 1,105,537 38.90% 50,952 1.79% 2,841,744 100.0%
Popular vote
Republican
 
 59.30%
Democratic
 
 38.90%
Other
 
 1.79%
House seats
Republican
 
 77.78%
Democratic
 
 22.22%

District 1

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2020 Tennessee's 1st congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Diana Harshbarger Blair Walsingham
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 228,181 68,617
Percentage 74.7% 22.5%
County results
Harshbarger:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Phil Roe
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Diana Harshbarger
Republican

See also: Tennessee's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is based in northeast Tennessee, encompassing all of Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties and parts of Jefferson and Sevier counties, and includes the Tri-Cities region. The incumbent is Republican Phil Roe, who was re-elected with 77.1% of the vote in 2018.[2] On January 3, 2020, Roe announced he was retiring from Congress and will not run for a seventh term.[3] His successor, Diana Harshbarger is the ninth person (not counting caretakers) to represent the district since 1921.

In the general election, Republican Diana Harshbarger won against Democratic challenger Blair Walsingham.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Declined
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Endorsements

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Diana Harshbarger

U.S. presidents

  • Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)
Steve Darden

Local officials

Timothy Hill

Federal officials

State officials

Local officials

Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Rusty
Crowe 		Steve
Darden 		Josh
Gapp 		Diana
Harshbarger 		David
Hawk 		Timothy
Hill 		Other Undecided
Spry Strategies/WJHL 11[24] July 28–30, 2020 665 (LV) ± 4.5% 16% 9% 12% 16% 6% 10% 17%[b] 14%
Spry Strategies/WJHL 11[25] June 21–24, 2020 800 (LV) ± 4% 14% 6% 6% 22% 6% 11% 13%[c] 21%

Primary results

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Results by county:
  Harshbarger
  •   20–30%
  Hill
  •   50–60%
  Crowe
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Gapp
  •   20–30%
  Darden
  •   20–30%
  Hawk
  •   30–40%
Republican primary results[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Diana Harshbarger 18,074 19.2
Republican Timothy Hill 15,731 16.7
Republican Rusty Crowe 15,179 16.1
Republican Josh Gapp 13,379 14.2
Republican Steve Darden 11,647 12.4
Republican John Clark 8,826 9.4
Republican David B. Hawk 4,717 5.0
Republican Nicole Williams 2,803 3.0
Republican Jay Adkins 1,635 1.7
Republican Carter M. Quillen 853 0.9
Republican Richard Baker 298 0.3
Republican Chad Fleenor 282 0.3
Republican Phil Arlinghaus 274 0.3
Republican Robert D. Franklin 229 0.2
Republican Chuck Miller 189 0.2
Republican Chance Cansler 147 0.2
Total votes 94,263 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Blair Walsingham, U.S. Air Force veteran[27]
Withdrawn
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  • Larry Smith, history professor[28]
  • Chris Rowe, U.S. Army veteran[29] (Endorsed Walsingham)

Endorsements

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Blair Walsingham

Individuals

Organizations

Political parties

  • Humanity First Party[33]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Blair Walsingham 6,076 52.7
Democratic Chris Rowe 3,869 33.6
Democratic Larry Smith 1,572 13.7
Democratic Anthony Rock (write-in) 3 0.0
Total votes 11,520 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[35] Safe R July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[36] Safe R June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] Safe R July 2, 2020
Politico[38] Safe R April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[39] Safe R June 3, 2020
RCP[40] Safe R June 9, 2020
Niskanen[41] Safe R June 7, 2020

Results

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Tennessee's 1st congressional district, 2020[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Diana Harshbarger 228,181 74.7
Democratic Blair Walsingham 68,617 22.5
Independent Steve Holder 8,621 2.8
Write-in 4 0.0
Total votes 305,423 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

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2020 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Tim Burchett Renee Hoyos
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 238,907 109,684
Percentage 67.6% 31.1%
County results
Burchett:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Tim Burchett
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Tim Burchett
Republican

See also: Tennessee's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is located in eastern Tennessee, anchored by Knoxville. The incumbent is Republican Tim Burchett, who was elected with 65.9% of the vote in 2018 and re-elected in 2020.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Primary results

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Republican primary results[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Burchett (incumbent) 78,990 100.0
Total votes 78,990 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Chance Brown, data engineer[44]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Renee Hoyos 30,287 87.1
Democratic Chance Brown 4,479 12.9
Total votes 34,766 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[35] Safe R July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[36] Safe R June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] Safe R July 2, 2020
Politico[38] Safe R April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[39] Safe R June 3, 2020
RCP[40] Safe R June 9, 2020
Niskanen[41] Safe R June 7, 2020

Results

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Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2020[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Burchett (incumbent) 238,907 67.6
Democratic Renee Hoyos 109,684 31.1
Independent Matthew Campbell 4,592 1.3
Write-in 14 0.0
Total votes 353,197 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

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2020 Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Chuck Fleischmann Meg Gorman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 215,571 97,687
Percentage 67.3% 30.5%
County results
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

The 3rd district encompasses most of the Chattanooga metro in eastern Tennessee, along with several suburban and rural areas near Knoxville and the Tri-Cities. The incumbent is Republican Chuck Fleischmann, who was re-elected with 63.7% of the vote in 2018 and re-elected in 2020.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Primary results

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Republican primary results[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Fleischmann (incumbent) 69,890 100.0
Total votes 69,890 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Meg Gorman 28,578 100.0
Total votes 28,578 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[35] Safe R July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[36] Safe R June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] Safe R July 2, 2020
Politico[38] Safe R April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[39] Safe R June 3, 2020
RCP[40] Safe R June 9, 2020
Niskanen[41] Safe R June 7, 2020

Results

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Tennessee's 3rd congressional district, 2020[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chuck Fleischmann (incumbent) 215,571 67.3
Democratic Meg Gorman 97,687 30.5
Independent Amber Hysell 5,043 1.6
Independent Nancy Baxley 1,990 0.6
Write-in 8 0.0
Total votes 320,299 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

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2020 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Scott DesJarlais Christopher Hale
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 223,802 111,908
Percentage 66.7% 33.3%
County results
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

The 4th district encompasses the southern part of Middle Tennessee, including Murfreesboro and Lynchburg. The incumbent is Republican Scott DesJarlais, who was re-elected with 63.4% of the vote in 2018 and re-elected in 2020.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary results[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott DesJarlais (incumbent) 55,194 71.0
Republican Doug Meyer 14,184 18.3
Republican Randy Sharp 8,298 10.7
Republican Andrew Kingsolver (write-in) 2 0.0
Total votes 77,678 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Lydia Noelle Bivens, development consultant[48]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christopher Hale 16,152 58.9
Democratic Noelle Bivens 11,249 41.1
Total votes 27,401 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[35] Safe R July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[36] Safe R June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] Safe R July 2, 2020
Politico[38] Safe R April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[39] Safe R June 3, 2020
RCP[40] Safe R June 9, 2020
Niskanen[41] Safe R June 7, 2020

Results

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Tennessee's 4th congressional district, 2020[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott DesJarlais (incumbent) 223,802 66.7
Democratic Christopher Hale 111,908 33.3
Total votes 335,710 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

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2020 Tennessee's 5th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Jim Cooper
Party Democratic
Popular vote 252,155
Percentage 100.0%
County results
Cooper:      >90%
U.S. Representative before election

Jim Cooper
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Cooper
Democratic

See also: Tennessee's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is centered on Nashville and the immediate surrounding suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat Jim Cooper, who was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2018 and re-elected in 2020.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Keeda Haynes, public defender[50][47]
  • Joshua Rawlings, former Republican candidate for Tennessee House of Representatives in 2014[51][47]
Withdrawn
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Endorsements

[edit]
Jim Cooper

Organizations

Keeda Haynes

State officials

Organizations

Individuals

Justin Jones (withdrawn)

Organizations

Meredith Mattlin (withdrawn)

Organizations

[65][66]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Cooper (incumbent) 50,752 57.1
Democratic Keeda Haynes 35,472 39.9
Democratic Joshua Rawlings 2,681 3.0
Total votes 88,905 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[35] Safe D July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[36] Safe D June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] Safe D July 2, 2020
Politico[38] Safe D April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[39] Safe D June 3, 2020
RCP[40] Safe D June 9, 2020
Niskanen[41] Safe D June 7, 2020

Results

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Tennessee's 5th congressional district, 2020[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Cooper (incumbent) 252,155 99.99%
Write-in 14 0.01%
Total votes 252,169 100.0
Democratic hold

District 6

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2020 Tennessee's 6th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee John Rose Christopher Finley
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 257,572 83,852
Percentage 73.7% 24.0%
County results
Rose:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

John Rose
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

John Rose
Republican

See also: Tennessee's 6th congressional district

The 6th district takes in the eastern suburbs of Nashville and the northern part of Middle Tennessee, including Hendersonville and Lebanon. The incumbent is Republican John Rose, who was elected with 69.5% of the vote in 2018 and re-elected in 2020.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Primary results

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Republican primary results[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rose (incumbent) 78,340 100.0
Total votes 78,340 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Christopher Finley, restaurant owner[45]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christopher Finley 21,375 100.0
Total votes 21,375 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[35] Safe R July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[36] Safe R June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] Safe R July 2, 2020
Politico[38] Safe R April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[39] Safe R June 3, 2020
RCP[40] Safe R June 9, 2020
Niskanen[41] Safe R June 7, 2020

Results

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Tennessee's 6th congressional district, 2020[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Rose (incumbent) 257,572 73.7
Democratic Christopher Finley 83,852 24.0
Independent Christopher Monday 8,154 2.3
Total votes 349,578 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

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2020 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Mark Green Kiran Sreepada
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 245,188 95,839
Percentage 69.9% 27.3%
County results
Green:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Mark Green
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mark Green
Republican

See also: Tennessee's 7th congressional district

The 7th district encompasses the southern suburbs of Nashville and western rural areas of Middle Tennessee. The incumbent is Republican Mark Green, who was elected with 66.9% of the vote in 2018 and re-elected in 2020.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Endorsements

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Mark Green

Organizations

Primary results

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Republican primary results[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Green (incumbent) 73,540 100.0
Total votes 73,540 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Kiran Sreepada, public policy consultant[69]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kiran Sreepada 23,390 100.0
Total votes 23,390 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[35] Safe R July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[36] Safe R June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] Safe R July 2, 2020
Politico[38] Safe R April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[39] Safe R June 3, 2020
RCP[40] Safe R June 9, 2020
Niskanen[41] Safe R June 7, 2020

Results

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Tennessee's 7th congressional district, 2020[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Green (incumbent) 245,188 69.93%
Democratic Kiran Sreepada 95,839 27.33%
Independent Ronald Brown 7,603 2.17%
Independent Scott Vieira 2,005 0.57%
Total votes 350,635 100.0
Republican hold

District 8

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2020 Tennessee's 8th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee David Kustoff Erika S. Pearson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 227,216 97,890
Percentage 68.5% 29.5%
County results
Kustoff:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Pearson:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

David Kustoff
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

David Kustoff
Republican

See also: Tennessee's 8th congressional district

The 8th district encompasses rural West Tennessee as well as taking in the eastern suburbs of Memphis, including Bartlett, Lakeland, Germantown, and Collierville. As well as the cities of Jackson, Union City, and Paris. The incumbent is Republican David Kustoff, who was re-elected with 67.7% of the vote in 2018 and re-elected in 2020.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Republican primary results[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Kustoff (incumbent) 70,677 100.0
Total votes 70,677 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Erika Stotts Pearson, former teacher and nominee for Tennessee's 8th congressional district in 2018[70]

Eliminated in primary

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  • Lawrence Pivnick, attorney[71]
  • Hollis W. Skinner, former Trenton city councilman and U.S. Army veteran[72]
  • Savannah Williamson, former Madison County commissioner[71]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erika Stotts Pearson 14,510 51.1
Democratic Savannah Williamson 5,788 20.4
Democratic Lawrence Pivnick 4,685 16.5
Democratic Hollis Skinner 3,389 12.0
Total votes 28,372 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[35] Safe R July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[36] Safe R June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] Safe R July 2, 2020
Politico[38] Safe R April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[39] Safe R June 3, 2020
RCP[40] Safe R June 9, 2020
Niskanen[41] Safe R June 7, 2020

Results

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Tennessee's 8th congressional district, 2020[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Kustoff (incumbent) 227,216 68.5
Democratic Erika Stotts Pearson 97,890 29.5
Independent James L. Hart 3,763 1.1
Independent Jon Dillard 2,984 0.9
Total votes 331,853 100.0
Republican hold

District 9

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2020 Tennessee's 9th congressional district election
← 2018
2022 →
 
Nominee Steve Cohen Charlotte Bergmann
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 187,905 48,818
Percentage 77.4% 20.1%
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

The 9th district is based in Memphis. The incumbent is Democrat Steve Cohen, who was re-elected with 80.0% of the vote in 2018 and re-elected in 2020.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Endorsements

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Steve Cohen

Organizations

Corey Strong

Organizations

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Cohen (incumbent) 56,312 84.0
Democratic Corey Strong 9,994 14.9
Democratic Leo Awgowhat 768 1.1
Total votes 67,074 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Charlotte Bergmann, businesswoman and nominee for Tennessee's 9th congressional district in 2018[71]

Primary results

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Republican primary results[26]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charlotte Bergmann 12,160 100.0
Total votes 12,160 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[35] Safe D July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[36] Safe D June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] Safe D July 2, 2020
Politico[38] Safe D April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[39] Safe D June 3, 2020
RCP[40] Safe D June 9, 2020
Niskanen[41] Safe D June 7, 2020

Results

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Tennessee's 9th congressional district, 2020[42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Cohen (incumbent) 187,905 77.4
Republican Charlotte Bergmann 48,818 20.1
Independent Dennis Clark 3,962 1.6
Independent Bobby Lyons 2,192 0.9
Write-in 3 0.0
Total votes 242,880 100.0
Democratic hold

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Clark with 9%; "another candidate" with 8%
  3. ^ Clark with 5%; Adkins with 3%; Williams with 2%; "another candidate" with 3%

Partisan clients

References

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