2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

For related races, see 2014 United States House of Representatives elections.

Not to be confused with 2014 Tennessee House of Representatives election.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

←  2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016  →
All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	36.97% [1] 24.89 pp
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 7 2 Seats won 7 2 Seat change Popular vote 848,796 448,421 Percentage 61.91% 32.70% Swing 1.36% 2.51%
Results by party winners Results by district margin Results by county      Democratic hold      Republican hold Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 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 a gubernatorial election and an election to the U.S. Senate.

The primary election for House seats was held on August 7, 2014. Following the general elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 7-2 Republican majority.

Overview

Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Republican	848,796	61.91%	7	7
	Democratic	448,421	32.70%	2	2
	Independents	55,523	4.05%	0	0
	Green	13,902	1.01%	0	0
	Constitution	4,451	0.33%	0	0
	Write-Ins	18	0.00	0	0
Totals		1,371,111	100.00%	9	9	0

Popular vote Republican   61.91% Democratic   32.70% Other   5.39%

House seats Republican   77.78% Democratic   22.22%

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee by district: ^[2]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	115,533	82.84%	0	0.00%	23,937	17.16%	139,470	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	120,883	72.49%	37,612	22.56%	8,256	1.00%	166,751	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	97,344	62.36%	53,983	34.58%	4,770	3.06%	156,097	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	84,815	58.32%	51,357	35.32%	9,246	6.36%	145,418	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	55,078	35.70%	96,148	62.32%	3,050	1.98%	154,276	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	115,231	71.09%	37,232	22.97%	9,634	5.94%	162,097	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	110,534	70.00%	42,280	26.77%	5,093	3.23%	157,907	100.0%	Republican hold
District 8	122,255	70.83%	42,433	24.59%	7,907	4.58%	172,595	100.0%	Republican hold
District 9	27,173	23.31%	87,376	74.97%	2,001	1.72%	116,550	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	848,846	61.91%	448,421	32.70%	73,894	5.39%	1,371,161	100.0%

District 1

See also: Tennessee's 1st congressional district

2014 Tennessee's 1st congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Phil Roe Robert Franklin Robert Smith Party Republican Independent Green Popular vote 115,533 9,906 9,869 Percentage 82.8% 7.1% 7.1%

Roe:     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Phil Roe Republican Elected U.S. Representative Phil Roe Republican

Incumbent Republican Phil Roe, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Phil Roe, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Dan Hartley, nurse
• John Rader

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Roe (incumbent)	73,212	83.7
	Republican	Daniel J. Hartley	7,582	8.7
	Republican	John Paul Rader	6,663	7.6
Total votes			87,457	100.0

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed.

General election

Results

Tennessee's 1st congressional district, 2014 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Roe (incumbent)	115,533	82.8
	Independent	Robert D. Franklin	9,906	7.1
	Green	Robert N. Smith	9,869	7.1
	Independent	Michael D. Salyer	4,148	3.0
	Independent	Scott Kudialis (write-in)	14	0.0
Total votes			139,470	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Tennessee's 2nd congressional district

2014 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Jimmy Duncan Bob Scott Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 120,833 37,612 Percentage 72.5% 22.6%

Duncan:     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election John J. Duncan, Jr. Republican Elected U.S. Representative John J. Duncan, Jr. Republican

Incumbent Republican Jimmy Duncan, who had represented the district since 1988, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jimmy Duncan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jason Zachary, businessman

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Duncan, Jr. (incumbent)	50,532	60.5
	Republican	Jason Zachary	33,054	39.5
Total votes			83,586	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Scott, engineer, candidate for this seat in 1988, 2004 & 2006 and nominee for this seat in 2008

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Scott	12,715	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2014 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Duncan (incumbent)	120,833	72.5
	Democratic	Bob Scott	37,612	22.6
	Green	Norris Dryer	4,033	2.4
	Independent	Casey Adam Gouge	4,223	2.5
Total votes			166,701	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: Tennessee's 3rd congressional district

2014 Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Chuck Fleischmann Mary Headrick Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 97,344 53,983 Percentage 62.3% 34.6%

Fleischmann:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Chuck Fleischmann Republican Elected U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann Republican

Incumbent Republican Chuck Fleischmann, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chuck Fleischmann, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Weston Wamp, businessman and son of former U.S. Representative Zach Wamp and primary challenger in 2012 ^[5]

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Fleischmann (incumbent)	46,556	50.8
	Republican	Weston Wamp	45,082	49.2
	Republican	Harry Lane (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			91,640	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mary Headrick, emergency room physician and nominee for this seat in 2012

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary M. Headrick	23,646	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 3rd congressional district, 2014 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Fleischmann (incumbent)	97,344	62.3
	Democratic	Mary Headrick	53,983	34.6
	Independent	Cassandra Mitchell	4,770	3.1
Total votes			156,097	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

See also: Tennessee's 4th congressional district

2014 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Scott DesJarlais Lenda Sherrell Robert Rankin Doggart Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 84,815 51,357 9,246 Percentage 58.3% 35.3% 6.4%

DesJarlais:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Scott DesJarlais Republican Elected U.S. Representative Scott DesJarlais Republican

Incumbent Republican Scott DesJarlais, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Campaign

DesJarlais was considered one of the most vulnerable Congressmen after revelations emerged in October 2012 that he had prescribed drugs to a patient with whom he was having an affair, and had pressured his former wife and former mistress to have several abortions. He was re-elected in 2012 with a reduced majority. ^[6]

State Senator Jim Tracy challenged DesJarlais in the primary. ^[7] As of the end of June 2013, Tracy had raised nearly $750,000 (including over $300,000 in the second quarter of 2013) for his bid. ^[8] He raised an additional $150,000 in the fourth quarter and reported $840,000 cash-on-hand. ^[6] By contrast, at the end of September, DesJarlais reported $170,000 cash-on-hand. ^[6]

Despite his vulnerabilities, in the final days before the August 7 primary, DesJarlais seemed to have a chance at holding onto his seat, according to GOP operatives who thought voters had forgiven his poor behavior. ^[9]

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott DesJarlais, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• John Anderson, teacher
• Yomi Faparusi, physician, attorney and researcher
• Steve Lane, teacher ^[10]
• David Tate, systems engineer
• Jim Tracy, state senator and candidate for the 6th District in 2010
• Michael Warden, Army veteran

Withdrawn

• Joe Carr, state representative (ran for the U.S. Senate) ^{[11] [12]}

Declined

• Kevin Brooks, state representative ^[13]
• Tim Gobble, former Bradley County Sheriff ^[14]
• Forrest Shoaf, former executive at Cracker Barrel

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott DesJarlais	Jim Tracy	Other	Undecided
Right Way Marketing (R-DesJarlais) [15]	June 5–6, 2014	1,337	–	45%	20%	5%	30%

Results

After all precincts reported, DesJarlais led Tracy by just 33 votes, which widened to 38 after provisional ballots were counted. Tracy contemplated a challenge to the election. However, the Monday after the election, he issued a statement conceding to DesJarlais, saying, "A contest would not be the right thing for the Republican party and the conservative cause in Tennessee." ^[16]

Primary results by county:

DesJarlais

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

Tracy

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott DesJarlais (incumbent)	34,793	44.89%
	Republican	Jim Tracy	34,755	44.84%
	Republican	John Anderson	4,592	5.93%
	Republican	Steve Lane	1,483	1.91%
	Republican	David R. Tate	938	1.21%
	Republican	Michael S. Warden	659	0.85%
	Republican	Oluyomi "Fapas" Faparusi, Sr.	284	0.37%
Total votes			77,504	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lenda Sherrell, accounting firm auditor

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lenda Sherrell	22,859	100.00%

General election

Results

Tennessee's 4th congressional district, 2014 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott DesJarlais (incumbent)	84,815	58.32%
	Democratic	Lenda Sherrell	51,357	35.32%
	Independent	Robert Rankin Doggart	9,246	6.36%
Total votes			145,418	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: Tennessee's 5th congressional district

2014 Tennessee's 5th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Jim Cooper Bob Ries Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 96,148 55,078 Percentage 62.3% 35.7%

Cooper:     60–70% Ball:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Cooper Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jim Cooper Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Jim Cooper, who had represented the district since 2003 and the 4th District between 1983 and 1995, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Cooper, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper (incumbent)	40,831	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Ries, business owner and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

• Chris Carter, systems software designer
• Ronnie Holden
• John Smith, deputy sheriff and candidate for this seat in 2012

Removed from ballot

• David Russell

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Ries	11,415	37.8
	Republican	Chris Carter	9,004	29.8
	Republican	John "Big John" Smith	5,330	17.7
	Republican	Ronnie Holden	4,434	14.7
Total votes			30,183	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 5th congressional district, 2014 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper (incumbent)	96,148	62.3
	Republican	Bob Ries	55,078	35.7
	Independent	Paul Deakin	3,050	2.0
Total votes			154,276	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

See also: Tennessee's 6th congressional district

2014 Tennessee's 6th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Diane Black Amos Scott Powers Mike Winton Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 115,231 37,232 9,634 Percentage 71.1% 23.0% 5.9%

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

U.S. Representative before election Diane Black Republican Elected U.S. Representative Diane Black Republican

Incumbent Republican Diane Black, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Diane Black, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jerry Lowery, education administrator

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Black (incumbent)	67,907	76.7
	Republican	Jerry Lowery	20,664	23.3
Total votes			88,571	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Amos Powers

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amos Scott Powers	22,347	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 6th congressional district, 2014 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Black (incumbent)	115,231	71.1
	Democratic	Amos Scott Powers	37,232	23.0
	Independent	Mike Winton	9,634	5.9
Total votes			162,097	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

See also: Tennessee's 7th congressional district

2014 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Marsha Blackburn Tharon Chandler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 110,534 42,280 Percentage 70.0% 26.8%

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

U.S. Representative before election Marsha Blackburn Republican Elected U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn Republican

Incumbent Republican Marsha Blackburn, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marsha Blackburn, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jacob Brimm

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marsha Blackburn (incumbent)	64,984	84.2
	Republican	Jacob Brimm	12,202	15.8
Total votes			77,186	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel Cramer, former Army warrant officer

Eliminated in primary

• Credo Amouzouvik, founder/CEO of the Homeffa Foundation, and candidate for this seat in 2012

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Cramer	20,266	81.0
	Democratic	Credo Comlan Amouzouvik	4,751	19.0
Total votes			25,017	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 7th congressional district, 2014 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marsha Blackburn (incumbent)	110,534	70.0
	Democratic	Daniel Cramer	42,280	26.8
	Independent	Leonard D. Ladner	5,093	3.2
Total votes			157,907	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Tennessee's 8th congressional district

2014 Tennessee's 8th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Stephen Fincher Wes Bradley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 122,255 42,433 Percentage 70.8% 24.6%

County results Fincher:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Stephen Fincher Republican Elected U.S. Representative Stephen Fincher Republican

Incumbent Republican Stephen Fincher, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Stephen Fincher, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Dana Matheny, corporate director of clinical standardization at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare
• John Mills

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Lee Fincher	68,472	79.0
	Republican	Dana Matheny	11,823	13.7
	Republican	John Mills	6,339	7.3
	Republican	Nicholas Pegues (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			86,635	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Wes Bradley, sheriff's deputy for Henry County

Eliminated in primary

• Rickey Hobson, manager at Delta Airlines
• Lawrence Pivnick
• Tom Reasons

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wes Bradley	9,400	34.7
	Democratic	Rickey Hobson	9,014	33.3
	Democratic	Tom Reasons	5,547	20.5
	Democratic	Lawrence A. Pivnick	3,105	11.5
Total votes			27,066	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 8th congressional district, 2014 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Fincher (incumbent)	122,255	70.8
	Democratic	Wes Bradley	42,433	24.6
	Constitution	Mark Rawles	4,451	2.6
	Independent	James L. Hart	3,452	2.0
	Independent	Dana Matheny (write-in)	4	0.0
Total votes			172,595	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

See also: Tennessee's 9th congressional district

2014 Tennessee's 9th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Steve Cohen Charlotte Bergmann Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 87,376 27,173 Percentage 75.0% 23.3%

County result Cohen:     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Steve Cohen Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Steve Cohen Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Steve Cohen, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Cohen, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Isaac Richmond, founder of the Commission on Religion and Racism
• Ricky Wilkins, attorney

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Cohen (incumbent)	45,423	66.2
	Democratic	Ricky Wilkins	22,336	32.5
	Democratic	Isaac Richmond	876	1.3
Total votes			68,635	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charlotte Bergmann, business manager

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlotte Bergmann	18,579	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 9th congressional district, 2014 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Cohen (incumbent)	87,376	75.0
	Republican	Charlotte Bergmann	27,173	23.3
	Independent	Floyd Wayne Alberson	766	0.7
	Independent	Paul Cook	752	0.6
	Independent	Herbert Bass	483	0.4
Total votes			116,550	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2014 Tennessee elections
• 2014 United States elections

References

1. "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2014". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
2. Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved October 28, 2019.
3. "August 7, 2014 Official Election Results". Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
4. "State General" (PDF). State of Tennessee. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
5. Alex Isenstadt (January 13, 2014). "Weston Wamp to challenge Chuck Fleischman again". Politico. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
6. Emily Cahn (January 27, 2014). "DesJarlais Primary Challenger Flush With Cash for 2014". Roll Call. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
7. Sher, Andy (January 3, 2013). "Tracy kicks off campaign to take on DesJarlais". Chattanooga Times Free Press . Retrieved January 6, 2013.
8. Trygstad, Kyle (July 10, 2013). "DesJarlais Challenger Posts Big Fundraising Haul #TN04". Roll Call. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
9. Cahn, Emily. "Scott DesJarlais' Re-Election Hopes Rise, Despite Abortion Scandal". www.rollcall.com. Roll Call. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
10. "Murfreesboro TCAT Instructor Running Against Dejarlais". WGNS Radio. October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
11. Sher, Andy (December 20, 2012). "State Rep. Joe Carr exploring run against Scott DesJarlais". Chattanooga Times Free Press . Retrieved January 6, 2013.
12. "State Rep. Joe Carr announces Alexander challenge - News Politics - Boston.com". Archived from the original on August 23, 2013.
13. Sher, Andy (November 27, 2012). "Kevin Brooks eyes 2014 GOP primary bid against Scott DesJarlais". Chattanooga Times Free Press . Retrieved January 6, 2013.
14. Sher, Andy (November 17, 2012). "Three may challenge DesJarlais". Chattanooga Times Free Press . Retrieved January 6, 2013.
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16. Alexandra Jaffe (August 25, 2014). "DesJarlais triumphs in primary by 38 votes". thehill.com. The Hill. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

External links

• U.S. House elections in Tennessee, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets