2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50-59% 60-69% 70-79% 80-89%	Democratic 60-69% 70-79%

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee were 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.

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

By district[]

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee by district:^[1]

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[]

Republican primary[]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]
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

General election[]

Tennessee's 1st congressional district, 2014^[3]
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[]

Republican primary[]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]
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[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Scott	12,715	100.0

General election[]

Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[3]
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[]

Republican Chuck Fleischmann has represented Tennessee's 3rd congressional district since 2011.

He is being challenged in the primary by businessman Weston Wamp, the son of Fleischmann's predecessor Zach Wamp, who came third in the primary in 2012.^[4]

Republican primary[]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]
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[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary M. Headrick	23,646	100.0

General election[]

Tennessee's 3rd congressional district, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Fleischmann (incumbent)	97,344	62.3
	Democratic	Mary M. Headrick	53,983	34.6
	Independent	Cassandra J. Mitchell	4,770	3.1
Total votes			156,097	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4[]

Republican Scott DesJarlais has represented Tennessee's 4th congressional district since 2011. He 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.^[5] Despite these 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 think voters have forgiven his poor behavior.^[6]

Republican primary[]

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.^[5] By contrast, at the end of September, DesJarlais reported $170,000 cash-on-hand.^[5]

Murfreesboro resident and teacher Steve Lane announced that he would run against DesJarlais and seek the Republican nomination.^[9]

Fayetteville resident and Army veteran Michael Warden also announced he would seek the Republican Party nomination.

State Representative Joe Carr sought the nomination, but withdrew to run against Lamar Alexander in the Senate race instead.^[10] State Representative Kevin Brooks, former Bradley County Sheriff Tim Gobble; and Forrest Shoaf, a former executive at Cracker Barrel, may also seek the Republican nomination.^[11]^[12]^[13]

Polling[]

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

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott DesJarlais (incumbent)	34,793	44.89
	Republican	Jim Tracy	34,755	44.84
	Republican	John Anderson	4,592	5.92
	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	100.0

Democratic primary[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lenda Sherrell	22,859	100.0

General election[]

Tennessee's 4th congressional district, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott DesJarlais (incumbent)	84,815	58.3
	Democratic	Lenda Sherrell	51,357	35.3
	Independent	Robert Rankin Doggart	9,246	6.4
Total votes			145,418	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5[]

Republican primary[]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]
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

Democratic primary[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper (incumbent)	40,831	100.0

General election[]

Tennessee's 5th congressional district, 2014^[3]
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[]

Republican primary[]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]
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[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amos Scott Powers	22,347	100.0

General election[]

Tennessee's 6th congressional district, 2014^[3]
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[]

Republican primary[]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]
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[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]
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[]

Tennessee's 7th congressional district, 2014^[3]
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[]

Republican primary[]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]
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[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]
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[]

Tennessee's 8th congressional district, 2014^[3]
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[]

Republican primary[]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlotte Bergmann	18,579	100.0

Democratic primary[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Cohen (incumbent)	45,423	66.2
	Democratic	Ricky E. Wilkins	22,336	32.5
	Democratic	Isaac Richmond	876	1.3
Total votes			68,635	100.0

General election[]

Tennessee's 9th congressional district, 2014^[3]
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

References[]

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "August 7, 2014 Official Election Results". Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ https://sos-tn-gov-files.s3.amazonaws.com/20141104_CountyTotals_01.pdf
^ Alex Isenstadt (January 13, 2014). "Weston Wamp to challenge Chuck Fleischman again". Politico. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Emily Cahn (January 27, 2014). "DesJarlais Primary Challenger Flush With Cash for 2014". Roll Call. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
^ Cahn, Emily. "Scott DesJarlais' Re-Election Hopes Rise, Despite Abortion Scandal". www.rollcall.com. Roll Call. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^ Sher, Andy (January 3, 2013). "Tracy kicks off campaign to take on DesJarlais". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
^ Trygstad, Kyle (July 10, 2013). "DesJarlais Challenger Posts Big Fundraising Haul #TN04". Roll Call. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
^ "Murfreesboro TCAT Instructor Running Against Dejarlais". WGNS Radio. October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
^ "State Rep. Joe Carr announces Alexander challenge - News Politics - Boston.com". Archived from the original on 2013-08-23.
^ Sher, Andy (November 27, 2012). "Kevin Brooks eyes 2014 GOP primary bid against Scott DesJarlais". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
^ Sher, Andy (December 20, 2012). "State Rep. Joe Carr exploring run against Scott DesJarlais". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
^ Sher, Andy (November 17, 2012). "Three may challenge DesJarlais". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

External links[]

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

[clerk2014-1] 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.

[TNprimaryresults-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "August 7, 2014 Official Election Results". Tennessee Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.

[TN-RESULTS-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ https://sos-tn-gov-files.s3.amazonaws.com/20141104_CountyTotals_01.pdf

[4] Alex Isenstadt (January 13, 2014). "Weston Wamp to challenge Chuck Fleischman again". Politico. Retrieved March 31, 2014.

[flush-5] Emily Cahn (January 27, 2014). "DesJarlais Primary Challenger Flush With Cash for 2014". Roll Call. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

[6] Cahn, Emily. "Scott DesJarlais' Re-Election Hopes Rise, Despite Abortion Scandal". www.rollcall.com. Roll Call. Retrieved 31 July 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] "Murfreesboro TCAT Instructor Running Against Dejarlais". WGNS Radio. October 15, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.

[10] "State Rep. Joe Carr announces Alexander challenge - News Politics - Boston.com". Archived from the original on 2013-08-23.

[11] Sher, Andy (November 27, 2012). "Kevin Brooks eyes 2014 GOP primary bid against Scott DesJarlais". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

[12] Sher, Andy (December 20, 2012). "State Rep. Joe Carr exploring run against Scott DesJarlais". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

[13] Sher, Andy (November 17, 2012). "Three may challenge DesJarlais". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved January 6, 2013.

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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District 1[]

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