United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee,_2016

2016 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election
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	Duncan: 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. Representative before election; John J. Duncan, Jr.; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; John J. Duncan, Jr.; Republican

2016 Tennessee's 1st congressional district election
← 2014 2018 →
	Roe: 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. Representative before election; Phil Roe; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Phil Roe; Republican

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	61.92% 24.95 pp
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Democratic 40–50% 60–70% 70–80%

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 8, 2016, 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 President of the United States. The primaries were held on August 4.

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Following the 2016 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 7-2 Republican majority.

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	1,493,740	62.47%	7	7
	Democratic	814,181	34.05%	2	2
	Independents	83,134	3.48%	0	0
	Write-Ins	6	0.00	0	0
Totals		2,391,061	100.00%	9	9	0

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	198,293	78.37%	39,024	15.42%	15,708	6.21%	253,025	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	212,455	75.65%	68,401	24.35%	0	0.00%	280,856	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	176,613	66.39%	76,727	28.84%	12,666	4.76%	266,006	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	165,796	65.03%	89,141	34.97%	0	0.00%	254,937	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	102,433	37.45%	171,111	62.55%	0	0.00%	273,544	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	202,234	71.09%	61,995	21.79%	20,261	7.12%	284,490	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	200,407	72.22%	65,226	23.50%	11,880	4.28%	277,513	100.0%	Republican hold
District 8	194,386	68.75%	70,925	25.09%	17,422	6.16%	282,733	100.0%	Republican hold
District 9	41,123	18.87%	171,631	78.75%	5,203	2.39%	217,957	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,493,740	62.47%	814,181	34.05%	83,140	3.48%	2,391,061	100.0%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Roe (incumbent)	35,350	82.2
	Republican	Clint Tribble	7,673	17.8
Total votes			43,023	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Roe (incumbent)	198,293	78.4
	Democratic	Alan Bohms	39,024	15.4
	Independent	Robert Franklin	15,702	6.2
	Independent	Paul Krane (write-in)	6	0.0
Total votes			253,025	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Duncan, Jr. (incumbent)	212,455	75.6
	Democratic	Stuart Starr	68,401	24.4
Total votes			280,856	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Fleischmann (incumbent)	31,964	83.9
	Republican	Geoffery Suhmer Smith	3,076	8.1
	Republican	Allan Levene	3,059	8.0
Total votes			38,099	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Melody Shekari	8,660	53.9
	Democratic	Michael Friedman	5,329	33.2
	Democratic	George Ryan Love	2,070	12.9
Total votes			16,059	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Fleischmann (incumbent)	176,613	66.4
	Democratic	Melody Shekari	76,727	28.9
	Independent	Rick Tyler	5,098	1.9
	Independent	Cassandra Mitchell	5,075	1.9
	Independent	Topher Kersting	2,493	0.9
Total votes			266,006	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott DesJarlais (incumbent)	24,211	52.1
	Republican	Grant Starrett	20,138	43.3
	Republican	Erran Persley	1,615	3.5
	Republican	Yomi Faparusi	493	1.1
Total votes			46,457	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott DesJarlais (incumbent)	165,796	65.0
	Democratic	Steven Reynolds	89,141	35.0
Total votes			254,937	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stacy Ries Snyder	7,666	50.8
	Republican	John "Big John" Smith	4,295	28.5
	Republican	Jody Ball	3,124	20.7
Total votes			15,085	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper (incumbent)	171,111	62.6
	Republican	Stacy Ries Snyder	102,433	37.4
Total votes			273,544	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Black (incumbent)	33,215	63.7
	Republican	Joe Carr	16,665	31.9
	Republican	Donald Strong	1,354	2.6
	Republican	Tommy Hay	945	1.8
Total votes			52,179	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Kent	7,551	67.0
	Democratic	Flo Matheson	3,714	33.0
Total votes			11,265	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Diane Black (incumbent)	202,234	71.1
	Democratic	David Kent	61,995	21.8
	Independent	David Ross	20,261	7.1
Total votes			284,490	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marsha Blackburn (incumbent)	200,407	72.2
	Democratic	Tharon Chandler	65,226	23.5
	Independent	Leonard D. Ladner	11,880	4.3
Total votes			277,513	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Kustoff	16,889	27.4
	Republican	George Flinn	14,200	23.1
	Republican	Mark H. Luttrell	10,878	17.7
	Republican	Brian Kelsey	7,942	12.9
	Republican	Brad Greer	6,819	11.1
	Republican	Tom Leatherwood	2,620	4.3
	Republican	Hunter Baker	1,014	1.6
	Republican	Ken Atkins	410	0.7
	Republican	Raymond Honeycutt	231	0.4
	Republican	George B. Howell	211	0.3
	Republican	David Wharton	131	0.2
	Republican	Dave Bault	109	0.2
	Republican	David J Maldonado	76	0.1
Total votes			61,530	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rickey Hobson	7,774	54.8
	Democratic	Gregory Alan Frye	6,413	45.2
Total votes			14,187	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Kustoff	194,386	68.7
	Democratic	Rickey Hobson	70,925	25.1
	Independent	Shelia L. Godwin	6,442	2.3
	Independent	James Hart	4,057	1.4
	Independent	Adrian M. Montague	2,497	0.9
	Independent	Mark J. Rawles	2,445	0.9
	Independent	Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane	1,981	0.7
Total votes			282,733	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Cohen (incumbent)	35,645	85.5
	Democratic	Justin Ford	4,165	10.0
	Democratic	M. LaTroy Williams	1,452	3.5
	Democratic	Larry Crim	406	1.0
Total votes			41,668	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Cohen (incumbent)	171,631	78.7
	Republican	Wayne Alberson	41,123	18.9
	Independent	Paul Cook	5,203	2.4
Total votes			217,957	100.0
	Democratic hold

United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee,_2016

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