2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
Flag of Tennessee.svg
  2002 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2006  

All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout66.32% Increase2.svg [1] 15.92 pp
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election54
Seats won54
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,031,9591,160,821
Percentage46.51%52.32%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.20%Increase2.svg 1.94%

2004-2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee by winner.svg
2004 Tennessee United States House of Representatives election by Congressional District.svg
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold

The 2004 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 2, 2004, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Contents

Following the 2004 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 5-4 Democratic majority. [2] [3]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2004 [4]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 1,031,95946.51%5
Republican 1,160,82152.32%4
Independents25,6861.16%0
Totals2,218,738100.00%9

(There was 272 Write-in votes that were added to the statewide total number of votes).

Popular vote
Republican
52.32%
Democratic
46.51%
Other
1.17%
House seats
Democratic
55.56%
Republican
44.44%

By district

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst

elected

ResultCandidates
Tennessee 1 William L. Jenkins Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Jr. Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 Zach Wamp Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 4 Lincoln Davis Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 1982

1994 (retired) 2002

Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 6 Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 8 John Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Harold Ford Jr. Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.

District 1

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Tennessee's 1st congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William L. Jenkins (inc.) 172,543 73.88%
Democratic Graham Leonard56,36124.13%
Independent Ralph J. Ball3,0611.31%
Independent Michael Peavler1,5950.68%
Total votes233,560 100.00%
Republican hold

District 2

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Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jimmy Duncan Jr. (inc.) 215,795 79.07%
Democratic John Greene52,15519.11%
Independent Charles E. Howard4,9781.82%
Total votes272,928 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

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Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Zach Wamp (inc.) 166,154 64.74%
Democratic John Wolfe84,29532.85%
Independent June Griffin3,0181.18%
Independent Doug Vandagriff1,6960.66%
Independent Jean Howard-Hill1,4730.57%
Total votes256,636 100.00%
Republican hold

District 4

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Tennessee's 4th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lincoln Davis (inc.) 138,459 54.80%
Republican Janice Bowling109,99343.54%
Independent Ken Martin4,1941.66%
Total votes252,646 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 5

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Tennessee's 5th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Cooper (inc.) 168,970 69.26%
Republican Scott Knapp74,97830.73%
Write-In Thomas F. Kovach150.01%
Total votes243,963 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 6

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Tennessee's 6th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bart Gordon (inc.) 167,448 64.24%
Republican Nick Demas87,52333.58%
Independent J. Patrick Lyons3,8691.48%
Independent Norman R. Saliba1,8020.69%
Total votes260,642 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 7

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Tennessee's 7th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Marsha Blackburn (inc.) 232,404 100.00%
Total votes232,404 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

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Tennessee's 8th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Tanner (inc.) 173,623 74.34%
Republican James L. Hart59,85325.63%
Write-In Dennis Bertrand910.04%
Total votes233,567 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 9

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Tennessee's 9th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold Ford Jr. (inc.) 190,648 82.04%
Republican Ruben M. Fort41,57817.89%
Write-In Jim Maynard1660.07%
Total votes232,392 100.00%
Democratic hold

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References

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