The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the nine

U.S. representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

from the state of

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including

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. The primaries were held on August 4. Following the 2016 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 7-2

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majority.

Overview

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, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , (Republican) 78.4%
Alam Bohms (Democratic) 15.4%
Robert Franklin (Independent) 6.2% , - ! , , , , ,

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, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , (Republican) 75.6%
Stuart Starr (Democratic) 24.4% , - ! , , , , ,

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, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , (Republican) 66.4%
Melody Shekari (Democratic) 28.8%
Cassandra Mitchell (Independent) 1.9%
Rick Tyler (Independent) 1.9% , - ! , , , , ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , (Republican) 65.0%
Steven Reynolds (Democratic) 35.0% , - ! , , , , ,

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, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , (Democratic) 62.6%
Stacy Ries Snyder (Republican) 37.4% , - ! , , , , ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , (Republican) 71.1%
David Kent (Democratic) 21.8%
David Ross (Independent) 7.1% , - ! , , , , ,

, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , (Republican) 72.2%
Tharon Chandler (Democratic) 23.5%
Leonard Ladner (Independent) 4.3% , - ! , , , , ,

, , Incumbent retired.
Republican hold. , nowrap , (Republican) 68.8%
Rickey Hobson (Democratic) 25.1%
Shelia Godwin (Independent) 2.3%
James Hart (Independent) 1.4% , - ! , , , , ,

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, Incumbent re-elected. , nowrap , (Democratic) 78.7%
Paul Cook (Independent) 2.4%
Wayne Alberson (Republican) 18.9%

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

* Phil Roe, U.S. Representative * Clint Tribble, conservative activist and YouTube personality

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Alan Bohms, executive director of the Volunteer Firefighter Alliance

Results

General election

Candidates

* Phil Roe (Republican), U.S. Representative * Alan Bohms (Democratic), Executive director of the Volunteer Firefighter Alliance * Robert Franklin (Independent), U.S. Navy veteran * Paul Krane (Independent write-in), student

Results

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

* John J. Duncan, Jr., U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* StuaRert Starr (Democratic), IT business owner and union organizer

Results

General election

Results

District 3

Republican primary

Incumbent Republican Representative

Chuck Fleischmann Charles Joseph Fleischmann (; born October 11, 1962) is an American attorney and politician who has been the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2011. The district is based in Chattanooga and includes a large ...

won his primary with 84% of the vote.

Candidates

, Incumbent Republican Representative * Allan Levene * Geoffery Suhmer Smith

Results

Democratic primary

The Democrats nominated Melody Shekari, a policy analyst for the Chattanooga Department of Transportation.

Candidates

* Michael Friedman * George Ryan Love * Melody Shekari

Results

General election

Shekari was endorsed by the ''

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'' and the ''

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''. Fleischmann was heavily favored to win re-election.

Results

District 4

Republican primary

Scandal-ridden
incumbent representative

Scott DesJarlais Scott Eugene DesJarlais (; born February 21, 1964) is an American politician and physician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2011. The district stretches across East Tennessee, East and Middle T ...

had narrowly won his primary in 2012, and faced another competitive primary against Grant Starrett. While DesJarlais originally trailed Starrett in fundraising, the race tightened when a mailer sent out by the Starrett campaign sparked controversy over its alleged racism.

Results

Democratic primary

Steven Reynolds, a manager in the construction industry, won the uncontested Democratic Primary.

Results

General election

Results

District 5

Democratic primary

Incumbent Representative

Jim Cooper James Hayes Shofner Cooper (born June 19, 1954) is an American lawyer, businessman, professor, and politician who served as the U.S. representative for (based in Nashville and containing parts of Davidson, Cheatham, and Dickson Counties) from ...

won the uncontested Democratic Primary.

Results

Republican primary

Stacy Reis Snyder won the Republican Primary with 50.8% of the vote.

Candidates

* Jody Ball * John "Big John" Smith * Stacy Ries Snyder

Results

General election

Democrat Jim Cooper is heavily favored to win re-election due to

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

's partisan composition.

Results

District 6

Republican primary

Candidates

Diane Black Diane Lynn Black (née Warren; January 16, 1951) is an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative for from January 3, 2011, to January 3, 2019. The district includes several suburban and rural areas east of Nashville. A Republican, s ...

, incumbent U.S. Representative *

Joe Carr Joseph Benedict Carr (22 February 1922 – 3 June 2004) was an Irish amateur golfer. Carr was born in Inchicore, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland, to George and Margaret Mary "Missie" Waters (the fifth of seven children). At 10 days old, he was ado ...

, former state representative * Donald Strong * Tommy Hay

Results

Joe Carr attempted to ride anti-establishment sentiment to defeat incumbent Diane Black, who was openly considering a future run for governor. Despite a strong challenge, Black won re-election by a larger margin than expected.

Democratic primary

David Kent defeated Flo Matheson to be the Democratic nominee.

Results

General election

Results

District 7

Republican primary

Incumbent Republican Representative

Marsha Blackburn Mary Marsha Blackburn (née Wedgeworth; born June 6, 1952) is an American politician and businesswoman serving as the senior United States Senate, United States senator from Tennessee, a seat she has held since 2019. She is a member of the Repu ...

and Democrat Tharon Chandler both ran in uncontested primaries.

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

* Tharon Chandler

Results

General election

Blackburn dramatically outspent Chandler and easily won re-election.

Results

District 8

Incumbent Republican

Stephen Fincher Stephen Lee Fincher (born February 7, 1973) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. The seat was vacated by retiring Democratic incumbent John S. Tanner in 2010, a ...

announced he would not run for reelection.

David Kustoff David Frank Kustoff (; born October 8, 1966) is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States representative from . The district includes the bulk of West Tennessee, but most of its population is in the eastern part of the Mem ...

won the crowded Republican primary with 27% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * Ken Atkins, corrections officer and former car dealership owner * Hunter Baker,

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professor * Steve Basar, Shelby County Commissioner * George Flinn, radiologist and perennial candidate * Brad Greer, businessman and political consultant *

Brian Kelsey Brian Kelsey (born December 22, 1977) is an American politician and former member of the Tennessee State Senate. A member of the Republican party, he was elected to represent District 31, which encompassed the following parts of Shelby County: ...

, state senator *

, former U.S. Attorney * Tom Leatherwood, Shelby County Register of Deeds * Mark Luttrell, Shelby County Mayor * David Maldonado, businessman ;Declined * Steve McManus, state representative * Mark Norris, Majority Leader of the

Tennessee Senate The Tennessee Senate is the upper house of the U.S. state of Tennessee's state legislature, which is known formally as the Tennessee General Assembly. The Tennessee Senate has the power to pass resolutions concerning essentially any issue rega ...

Results

Democratic primary

Rickey Hobson, a manager at

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and Fayette County resident, won the Democratic Primary with 55% of the vote.

Candidates

* Gregory Alan Frye * Rickey Hobson

Results

General election

The 8th District, consisting of

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' suburbs and much of rural

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, is strongly Republican, foreshadowing a likely Kustoff win.

Results

District 9

Democratic primary

Candidates

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, incumbent U.S. Representative * Larry Crim,

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* Justin Ford, Shelby County Commission Chairman * Larry Williams

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

* Wayne Alberson

Results

Albertson won the uncontested primary.

General election

Results

References

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2016 Tennessee elections

Overview

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

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District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

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Democratic primary

Candidates

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General election

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District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

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Democratic primary

Candidates

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General election

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District 4

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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General election

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District 5

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

Candidates

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General election

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District 6

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

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General election

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District 7

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

Candidates

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General election

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District 8

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

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General election

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District 9

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References