2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

For related races, see 2018 United States House of Representatives elections.

Not to be confused with 2018 Tennessee House of Representatives election.

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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All nine Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	54.46% [1] 7.46 pp
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 7 2 Seats won 7 2 Seat change Popular vote 1,279,655 846,450 Percentage 59.25% 39.19% Swing 3.22% 5.86%
Republican   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   60–70%   70–80%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 6, 2018, 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 the gubernatorial election.

Following the 2018 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 7-2 Republican majority.

Overview

Statewide

Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	1,279,655	59.25%	7	7
	Democratic	846,450	39.19%	2	2
	Independents	33,720	1.56%	0	0
Totals		2,159,825	100.00%	9	9	0

Popular vote Republican   59.25% Democratic   39.19% Other   1.56%

House seats Republican   77.78% Democratic   22.22%

By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee by district: ^[2]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	172,835	77.06%	47,138	21.02%	4,309	1.92%	224,282	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	172,856	65.94%	86,668	33.06%	2,610	1.00%	262,134	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	156,512	63.68%	84,731	34.48%	4,522	1.84%	245,765	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	147,323	63.38%	78,065	33.58%	7,063	3.04%	232,451	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	84,317	32.15%	177,923	67.85%	8	0.00%	262,248	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	172,810	69.47%	70,370	28.29%	5,560	2.24%	248,740	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	170,071	66.86%	81,661	32.10%	2,652	1.04%	254,384	100.0%	Republican hold
District 8	168,030	67.66%	74,755	30.10%	5,560	2.24%	248,345	100.0%	Republican hold
District 9	34,901	19.23%	145,139	79.98%	1,436	0.79%	181,476	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,279,655	59.25%	846,450	39.19%	33,720	1.56%	2,159,825	100.0%

District 1

2018 Tennessee's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Phil Roe Marty Olsen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 172,835 47,138 Percentage 77.1% 21.0%

Roe:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

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

See also: Tennessee's 1st congressional district

The 1st district covers the northeastern corner of the states and is anchored by the Tri-Cities area including the cities of Greeneville, Johnson City, and Kingsport. Incumbent Republican Phil Roe, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 78% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+28.

Republican primary

Roe had initially promised to serve only five terms when first elected back in 2008, but announced in February 2018 that he would run again that November. ^[3]

Candidates

Nominee

• Phil Roe, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mickie Lou Banyas, Navy veteran
• James Brooks
• Todd McKinley, writer, and political commentator

Results

^[4]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Roe (incumbent)	71,531	73.7
	Republican	Todd McKinley	16,173	16.7
	Republican	James Brooks	5,053	5.2
	Republican	Mickie Lou Banyas	4,250	4.4
Total votes			97,007	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marty Olsen, professor

Results

^[4]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marty Olsen	13,275	100.0
Total votes			13,275	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 1st congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Roe (incumbent)	172,835	77.1
	Democratic	Marty Olsen	47,138	21.0
	Independent	Michael Salyer	4,309	1.9
Total votes			224,282	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2018 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Tim Burchett Renee Hoyos Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 172,856 86,668 Percentage 65.9% 33.1%

Burchett:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election John Duncan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tim Burchett Republican

See also: Tennessee's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is located in northeastern Tennessee and is centered around Knoxville and its surrounding suburbs; other cities include Jefferson City and Tazewell. Incumbent Republican John Duncan, who had represented the district since 1988, did not for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+20.

Republican primary

On July 31, 2017, Duncan announced that he would not run for re-election in 2018, wishing to instead spend more time with his family. ^[5]

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Burchett, Knox County Mayor ^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• Jason Emert, vice president for business development at First Choice Medical and candidate for state representative in 2014 ^[6]
• Hank Hamblin ^[6]
• Jimmy Matlock, state representative ^[6]
• Ashley Nickloes, U.S. Air Force reservist ^[6]
• Vito Sagliano ^[6]
• C. David Stransberry ^[6]

Withdrawn

• Brad Fullington

Declined

• Jim Berrong, Blount County Sheriff ^[7]
• John Duncan, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Ryan Haynes, former Tennessee Republican Party Chair and former state representative
• Doug Overbey, state senator
• Jason Zachary, state representative and candidate for this 2016

Endorsements

Jason Emert

U.S. Senators

• Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas and presidential candidate in 2016 ^[8]

Jimmy Matlock

U.S. Representatives

• Jimmy Duncan, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[9]
• Mark Meadows, House Freedom Caucus Chairman ^[9]

Sarah Ashley Nickloes

Organizations

• Winning with Women ^[10]
• With Honor ^[11]

Newspapers

• Knoxville News Sentinel ^[12]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Burchett	47,914	48.2
	Republican	Jimmy Matlock	35,845	36.1
	Republican	Sarah Ashley Nickloes	10,955	11.0
	Republican	Jason Emert	2,274	2.3
	Republican	Hank Hamblin	855	0.9
	Republican	Vito Sagliano	844	0.8
	Republican	C. David Stansberry	656	0.7
Total votes			99,343	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Renee Hoyos, executive director of the Tennessee Clean Water Network ^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• Joseph Schenkenfelder ^[6]
• Joshua Williams, psychologist ^{[13] [6]}

Declined

• Madeline Rogero, Mayor of Knoxville ^[14]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Renee Hoyos	22,203	72.4
	Democratic	Joshua Williams	7,076	23.1
	Democratic	Joseph Schenkenfelder	1,382	4.5
Total votes			30,661	100.0

Independents

Declared

• Greg Samples (Libertarian) ^{[lower-alpha 1] [16]}
• Marc Whitmire ^[6]

General election

Results

Burchett defeated Hoyos to become only the seventh person (not including caretakers) to represent this district since 1909.

Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Burchett	172,856	65.9
	Democratic	Renee Hoyos	86,668	33.1
	Independent	Greg Samples	967	0.4
	Independent	Jeffrey Grunau	657	0.3
	Independent	Marc Whitmire	637	0.2
	Independent	Keith LaTorre	349	0.1
Total votes			262,134	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

1. Libertarian Party does not have ballot access. Appears on ballot as "Independent." ^[15]

District 3

2018 Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Chuck Fleischmann Danielle Mitchell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 156,512 84,731 Percentage 63.7% 34.5%

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 is located in eastern Tennessee and is anchored by Chattanooga; other cities include LaFollette and Oak Ridge. Incumbent Republican Chuck Fleischmann, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chuck Fleischmann, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jeremy Massengale
• Harold Shevlin
• William Spurlock Sr.

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Fleischmann (incumbent)	67,779	79.4
	Republican	Jeremy Massengale	10,212	12.0
	Republican	William Spurlock Sr.	5,352	6.3
	Republican	Harold Shevlin	2,055	2.4
Total votes			85,398	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Danielle Mitchell, doctor

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danielle Mitchell	30,462	100.0
Total votes			30,462	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 3rd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Fleischmann (incumbent)	156,512	63.7
	Democratic	Danielle Mitchell	84,731	34.5
	Independent	Rick Tyler	4,522	1.8
Total votes			245,765	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2018 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Scott DesJarlais Mariah Phillips Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 147,323 78,065 Percentage 63.4% 33.6%

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 is anchored by Murfreesboro in southern Tennessee; other cities include Cleveland and Mount Pleasant. Incumbent Republican Scott DesJarlais, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+20.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott DesJarlais, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jack Maddux, U.S. Navy veteran, former Police Officer and business manager

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott DesJarlais (incumbent)	61,990	70.0
	Republican	Jack Maddux	26,572	30.0
Total votes			88,562	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mariah Phillips, retail store manager, teacher, and businesswoman

Eliminated in primary

• Christopher Hale, nonprofit executive and former Obama White House intern ^[17]
• Steven Reynolds, manager in the construction industry and nominee for this seat in 2016

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mariah Phillips	15,468	47.5
	Democratic	Christopher Hale	11,305	34.7
	Democratic	Steven Reynolds	5,786	17.8
Total votes			32,559	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 4th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott DesJarlais (incumbent)	147,323	63.4
	Democratic	Mariah Phillips	78,065	33.6
	Independent	Michael Shupe	7,056	3.0
	Independent	Russell Wayne Steele (write-in)	7	0.0
Total votes			232,451	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2018 Tennessee's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Cooper Jody Ball Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 177,923 84,317 Percentage 67.8% 32.2%

Cooper:     70–80%Ball:     60–70%

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 around the state capital, Nashville, and the surrounding suburbs including the cities of Ashland City and Dickson. Incumbent Democrat Jim Cooper, who had represented the district since 2003 and previously represented the 4th district from 1983 until 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+7.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Cooper, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper (incumbent)	69,937	100.0
Total votes			69,937	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jody Ball, former Texas law enforcement officer and business owner

Eliminated in primary

• Glen Dean

Withdrawn

• Chaz Allison

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jody Ball	20,125	55.8
	Republican	Glen Dean	15,959	44.2
Total votes			36,084	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 5th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper (incumbent)	177,923	67.8
	Republican	Jody Ball	84,317	32.2
	Independent	Marshal Weaver (write-in)	8	0.0
Total votes			262,248	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

2018 Tennessee's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee John Rose Dawn Barlow Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 172,810 70,370 Percentage 69.5% 28.3%

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

See also: Tennessee's 6th congressional district

The 6th district is located in middle Tennessee including Cookeville, Gallatin, Hendersonville, and Lebanon. Incumbent Republican Diane Black, who had represented the district since 2011, did not run for re-election. She was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+24.

Republican primary

Black ran for governor instead of re-election. ^[18]

Candidates

Nominee

• John Rose, former Agriculture Commissioner of Tennessee ^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• Bob Corlew, former State judge ^[6]
• Judd Matheny, former state representative ^[6]
• Christopher Monday ^[6]
• Lavern Vivio ^[6]

Declined

• Diane Black, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Bob Corlew

Organizations

• Tennessee Right to Life ^[19]

Judd Matheny

U.S. Representatives

• Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) ^[20]

Organizations

• House Freedom Caucus ^[21]
• NRA Political Victory Fund ^[21]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rose	43,788	41.3
	Republican	Bob Corlew	33,088	31.2
	Republican	Judd Matheny	16,753	15.9
	Republican	Lavern Vivio	9,506	9.0
	Republican	Christopher Monday	3,021	2.9
Total votes			106,156	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dawn Barlow, director of hospital medicine at Livingston Regional Hospital ^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• Christopher Finley ^[6]
• Peter Heffernan ^[6]
• Merrilee Wineinger ^[6]

Withdrawn

• Stephen Brandon

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dawn Barlow	16,875	54.5
	Democratic	Merrilee Wineinger	6,828	22.0
	Democratic	Christopher Finley	4,662	15.1
	Democratic	Peter Heffernan	2,590	8.4
Total votes			30,955	100.0

Independents

Declared

• Lloyd Dunn ^[6]
• David Ross (Libertarian) ^{[lower-alpha 1] [22] [6]}

General election

Results

Tennessee's 6th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Rose	172,810	69.5
	Democratic	Dawn Barlow	70,370	28.3
	Independent	David Ross	3,426	1.4
	Independent	Lloyd Dunn	2,134	0.8
Total votes			248,740	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

1. Libertarian Party does not have ballot access. Appears on ballot as "Independent." ^[15]

District 7

2018 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Mark Green Justin Kanew Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 170,071 81,661 Percentage 66.9% 32.1%

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

See also: Tennessee's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is centered around the Nashville metropolitan area including the Nashville suburbs such as Brentwood and Franklin; other cities include Clarksville and Lawrenceburg. Incumbent Republican Marsha Blackburn, who had represented the district since 2003, did not run for re-election. She was re-elected with 72% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+20.

Republican primary

Blackburn was expected to run for re-election until Senator Bob Corker announced he would retire. ^[23] After Corker's announcement, she announced on October 5, 2017 she would run for Corker's seat in the U.S. Senate. ^[24]

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Green, state senator ^[25]

Withdrawn

• Lee Thomas Miller, music producer ^{[26] [27] [28]}

Declined

• Ken Moore, Mayor of Franklin ^[29]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Green	79,393	100.0
Total votes			79,393	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Justin Kanew, psychologist and former contestant on The Amazing Race 15 & The Amazing Race 18 ^[30]

Eliminated in primary

• Matt Reel, U.S. army special forces member and former Democratic staffer ^[31]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Justin Kanew	20,810	62.0
	Democratic	Matt Reel	12,741	38.0
Total votes			33,551	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 7th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Green	170,071	66.9
	Democratic	Justin Kanew	81,661	32.1
	Independent	Leonard Ladner	1,582	0.6
	Independent	Brent Legendre	1,070	0.4
Total votes			254,384	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

2018 Tennessee's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee David Kustoff Erika Stotts Pearson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 168,030 74,755 Percentage 67.7% 30.1%

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 is located in western Tennessee, including the cities of Jackson, Paris and Union City, and the Memphis suburbs, such as Bartlett and Germantown. Incumbent Republican David Kustoff, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 69% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+19.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Kustoff, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• George Flinn Jr., physician and former electrical engineer

Withdrawn

• Colleen Owens (endorsed Flinn)

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Kustoff (incumbent)	57,695	56.0
	Republican	George Flinn Jr.	40,869	39.7
	Republican	Colleen Owens	4,452	4.3
Total votes			103,016	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Erika Stotts Pearson, sports agent, financial adviser and television producer

Eliminated in primary

• John Boatner Jr.

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erika Stotts Pearson	16,973	50.3
	Democratic	John Boatner Jr.	16,802	49.7
Total votes			33,775	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 8th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Kustoff (incumbent)	168,030	67.7
	Democratic	Erika Pearson	74,755	30.1
	Independent	James Hart	5,560	2.2
Total votes			248,345	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

2018 Tennessee's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Steve Cohen Charlotte Bergmann Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 145,139 34,901 Percentage 80.0% 19.2%

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 around Memphis and its surrounding suburbs including Millington. Incumbent Democrat Steve Cohen, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 79% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+28.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Cohen, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Isaac Richmond, founder of the Commission on Religion and Racism and candidate for this seat in 2014
• Kasandra Smith

Withdrawn

• M. LaTroy Williams

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Cohen (incumbent)	66,975	91.0
	Democratic	Kasandra Smith	4,698	6.4
	Democratic	Isaac Richmond	1,951	2.6
Total votes			73,319	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charlotte Bergmann, business manager, nominee of this seat in 2014 and candidate in 2012

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlotte Bergmann	17,850	100.0
Total votes			17,850	100.0

General election

Results

Tennessee's 9th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Cohen (incumbent)	145,139	80.0
	Republican	Charlotte Bergmann	34,901	19.2
	Independent	Leo AwGoWhat	1,436	0.8
Total votes			181,476	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2018 Tennessee elections
• 2018 United States elections

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External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites of first district candidates

• Paul Krane (I) for Congress
• Marty Olsen (D) for Congress
• Phil Roe (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of second district candidates

• Tim Burchett (R) for Congress
• Renee Hoyos (D) for Congress
• Greg Samples (L) for Congress
• Marc Whitmire (I) for Congress

Official campaign websites of third district candidates

• Chuck Fleischmann (R) for Congress
• Danielle Mitchell (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates

• Scott DesJarlais (R) for Congress
• Mariah Phillips (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates

• Jody Ball (R) for Congress
• Jim Cooper (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates

• Dawn Barlow (D) for Congress
• Lloyd Dunn (I) for Congress
• John Rose (R) for Congress
• David Ross (L) for Congress

Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates

• Mark Green (R) for Congress
• Justin Kanew (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of eighth district candidates

• David Kustoff (R) for Congress
• Erika Stotts Pearson (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of ninth district candidates

• Charlotte Bergmann (R) for Congress
• Steve Cohen (D) for Congress