The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the nine

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from the state of

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, one from each of the state's nine

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. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the

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

Overview

By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee by district:

District 1

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. This is a heavily Republican district with a PVI of R+28. The incumbent is Republican Phil Roe, who has represented the district since 2009. Roe was re-elected with 78% of the vote in 2016. Roe had initially promised to serve only five terms when first elected in 2008, but announced in February 2018 that he would run again that November.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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District 2

The 2nd district is located in northeastern Tennessee and is centered around

Knoxville Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's ...

and its surrounding suburbs; other cities include

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and Tazewell. This district has a PVI of R+20. The incumbent is Republican

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, who has represented the district since 1988. Duncan was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2016. On July 31, 2017, Duncan announced that he would not run for reelection in 2018. He wishes to spend more time with his family. His successor will be only the seventh person (not including caretakers) to represent this district since 1909.

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared *

Tim Burchett Timothy Floyd Burchett (born August 25, 1964) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for , based in Knoxville, serving since 2019. A Republican, Burchett was formerly mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. He served in the Tennessee ...

, Knox County Mayor * Jason Emert * Hank Hamblin *

Jimmy Matlock Jimmy Matlock (born February 5, 1959) is an American politician, business owner, and Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 21st district, encompassing Lenoir City, and parts of Loudon County and Monroe County. He ...

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* Sarah Ashley Nickloes * Vito Sagliano * C. David Stransberry

Endorsements

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Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Renee Hoyos, executive director of the Tennessee Clean Water Network * Joseph Schenkenfelder * Joshua Williams

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Independents

;Declared * Greg Samples (

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) * Marc Whitmire

Notes

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District 3

The 3rd district is located in eastern Tennessee and is anchored by

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; other cities include LaFollette and Oak Ridge. This district has a PVI of R+18. The incumbent is Republican Chuck Fleischmann, who has represented the district since 2011. Fleischmann was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2016.

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District 4

The 4th district is anchored by

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in southern Tennessee; other cities include

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and Mount Pleasant. This district has a PVI of R+20. The incumbent is Republican

Scott DesJarlais Scott Eugene DesJarlais (; born February 21, 1964) is an American politician and physician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2011. The district stretches across East and Middle Tennessee. He is a member of the Republican Party. E ...

, who has represented the district since 2011. DesJarlais was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016.

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District 5

The 5th district is centered around the state capital,

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, and the surrounding suburbs including the cities of

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and Dickson. This district has a PVI of D+7. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who has represented the district since 2003 and previously represented the 4th district from 1983 until 1995. Cooper was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2016.

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District 6

The 6th district is located in middle Tennessee including

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, Gallatin, Hendersonville, and

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. This district has a PVI of R+24. The incumbent is Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2011. Black was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2016. Black ran for governor instead of re-election in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * Bob Corlew, former State judge * Judd Matheny, State representative * Christopher Monday * John Rose, former Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture * Lavern Vivio

Endorsements

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Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Dawn Barlow * Christopher Finley * Peter Heffernan * Merrilee Wineinger

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Independents

;Declared * Lloyd Dunn * David Ross (Libertarian)

Notes

General election

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District 7

The 7th district is centered around the

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including the Nashville suburbs such as Brentwood and

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; other cities include Clarksville and Lawrenceburg. This district has a PVI of R+20. The incumbent is Republican

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, who has represented the district since 2003. Blackburn was re-elected with 72% of the vote in 2016. Blackburn was expected to run for re-election until Senator

Bob Corker Robert Phillips Corker Jr. (born August 24, 1952) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as Chair of the Senate Foreign Rela ...

announced he would retire. After Corker's announcement, Blackburn announced on October 5, 2017 she would run for Corker's seat in the U.S. Senate.

Republican primary

Candidates

;Declared * Mark Green, State Senator

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Justin Kanew, former contestant on ''

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Results

General election

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District 8

The 8th district is located in western Tennessee, including the cities of

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and Union City, and the Memphis suburbs, such as Bartlett and

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. This district has a PVI of R+19. The incumbent is Republican

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, who has represented the district since 2017. Kustoff was elected with 69% of the vote in 2016.

Republican primary

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District 9

The 9th district is based around

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and its surrounding suburbs including Millington. This is a heavily Democratic district with a PVI of D+28. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who has represented the district since 2007. Cohen was re-elected with 79% of the vote in 2016. Cohen has announced he is running for re-election in 2018 and intends to run in 2020.

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References

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Overview

By district

District 1

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District 2

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Independents

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District 3

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District 4

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District 5

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District 6

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Independents

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District 7

Republican primary

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District 8

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District 9

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See also

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