2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

←  2002 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2006  →
All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	66.32% [1] 15.92 pp
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 5 4 Seats won 5 4 Seat change Popular vote 1,031,959 1,160,821 Percentage 46.51% 52.32% Swing 0.20% 1.94%
Party gains District results County results      Democratic hold      Republican hold Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100%

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

This was one of three states (along with New Mexico and Colorado) where the party that won the most seats, did not win the most votes in the state.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2004 [4]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	1,031,959	46.51%	5	—
	Republican	1,160,821	52.32%	4	—
	Independents	25,686	1.16%	0	—
Totals		2,218,738	100.00%	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

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Tennessee 1	William L. Jenkins	Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William L. Jenkins (Republican) 73.9% ▌ Graham Leonard (Democratic) 24.1% ▌ Ralph Ball (Independent) 1.3% ▌ Michael Peavler (Independent) 0.7%
Tennessee 2	Jimmy Duncan Jr.	Republican	1998	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jimmy Duncan Jr. (Republican) 79.1% ▌ John Greene (Democratic) 19.1% ▌ Charles Howard (Independent) 1.8%
Tennessee 3	Zach Wamp	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Zach Wamp (Republican) 64.7% ▌ John Wolfe (Democratic) 32.8% ▌ June Griffin (Independent) 1.2% ▌ Doug Vandagriff (Independent) 0.7% ▌ Jean Howard-Hill (Independent) 0.6%
Tennessee 4	Lincoln Davis	Democratic	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Lincoln Davis (Democratic) 54.8% ▌ Janice Bowling (Republican) 43.5% ▌Ken Martin (Independent) 1.7%
Tennessee 5	Jim Cooper	Democratic	1982 1994 (retired) 2002	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jim Cooper (Democratic) 69.3% ▌ Scott Knapp (Republican) 30.7%
Tennessee 6	Bart Gordon	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bart Gordon (Democratic) 64.2% ▌ Nick Demas (Republican) 33.6% ▌ J. Patrick Lyons (Independent) 1.5% ▌ Norman Saliba (Independent) 0.7%
Tennessee 7	Marsha Blackburn	Republican	2002	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Marsha Blackburn (Republican) Uncontested
Tennessee 8	John Tanner	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Tanner (Democratic) 74.3% ▌ James L. Hart (Republican) 25.6%
Tennessee 9	Harold Ford Jr.	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Harold Ford Jr. (Democratic) 82.0% ▌ Ruben Fort (Republican) 17.9%

District 1

2004 Tennessee's 1st congressional district election

←  2002 2006  →

Nominee Bill Jenkins Alan Woodruff Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 172,543 56,361 Percentage 73.9% 24.1%

County results Jenkins:     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Jenkins Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Jenkins Republican

See also: Tennessee's 1st congressional district

Tennessee's 1st congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William L. Jenkins (inc.)	172,543	73.88%
	Democratic	Graham Leonard	56,361	24.13%
	Independent	Ralph J. Ball	3,061	1.31%
	Independent	Michael Peavler	1,595	0.68%
Total votes			233,560	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 2

2004 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election

←  2002 2006  →

Nominee Jimmy Duncan John Greene Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 215,795 52,155 Percentage 79.1% 19.1%

County results Duncan:     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Jimmy Duncan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jimmy Duncan Republican

See also: Tennessee's 2nd congressional district

Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Duncan Jr. (inc.)	215,795	79.07%
	Democratic	John Greene	52,155	19.11%
	Independent	Charles E. Howard	4,978	1.82%
Total votes			272,928	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 3

2004 Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election

←  2002 2006  →

Nominee Zach Wamp John Greene Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 166,154 84,295 Percentage 64.7% 32.9%

County results Wamp:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Zach Wamp Republican Elected U.S. Representative Zach Wamp Republican

See also: Tennessee's 3rd congressional district

Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Zach Wamp (inc.)	166,154	64.74%
	Democratic	John Wolfe	84,295	32.85%
	Independent	June Griffin	3,018	1.18%
	Independent	Doug Vandagriff	1,696	0.66%
	Independent	Jean Howard-Hill	1,473	0.57%
Total votes			256,636	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 4

2004 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election

←  2002 2006  →

Nominee Lincoln Davis Janice Bowling Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 138.459 109,993 Percentage 54.8% 43.5%

County results Davis:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Bowling:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Lincoln Davis Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Lincoln Davis Democratic

See also: Tennessee's 4th congressional district

Tennessee's 4th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lincoln Davis (inc.)	138,459	54.80%
	Republican	Janice Bowling	109,993	43.54%
	Independent	Ken Martin	4,194	1.66%
Total votes			252,646	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 5

See also: Tennessee's 5th congressional district

Tennessee's 5th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper (inc.)	168,970	69.26%
	Republican	Scott Knapp	74,978	30.73%
	Write-In	Thomas F. Kovach	15	0.01%
Total votes			243,963	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 6

See also: Tennessee's 6th congressional district

Tennessee's 6th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bart Gordon (inc.)	167,448	64.24%
	Republican	Nick Demas	87,523	33.58%
	Independent	J. Patrick Lyons	3,869	1.48%
	Independent	Norman R. Saliba	1,802	0.69%
Total votes			260,642	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 7

See also: Tennessee's 7th congressional district

Tennessee's 7th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marsha Blackburn (inc.)	232,404	100.00%
Total votes			232,404	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Tennessee's 8th congressional district

Tennessee's 8th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Tanner (inc.)	173,623	74.34%
	Republican	James L. Hart	59,853	25.63%
	Write-In	Dennis Bertrand	91	0.04%
Total votes			233,567	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 9

See also: Tennessee's 9th congressional district

Tennessee's 9th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold Ford Jr. (inc.)	190,648	82.04%
	Republican	Ruben M. Fort	41,578	17.89%
	Write-In	Jim Maynard	166	0.07%
Total votes			232,392	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2004 United States presidential election in Tennessee
• 2004 Tennessee elections
• 2004 United States elections

References

1. "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2004". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 2, 2004. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
2. "CNN.com Election 2004". www.cnn.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
3. "The Election of 2004 – Congressional Election Results" . Retrieved February 13, 2024.
4. "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2024.