2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	66.32% [1] 15.92 pp
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 5 4 Seats won 5 4 Seat change Popular vote 1,031,959 1,160,821 Percentage 46.51% 52.32% Swing 0.20% 1.94%
Party gains District results County results      Democratic hold      Republican hold Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100%

The 2004 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 2, 2004, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Following the 2004 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 5-4 Democratic majority. ^{[2] [3]}

Contents

• Overview
• By district
• District 1
• Democratic primary
• Republican primary
• Predictions
• Results
• District 2
• Democratic primary 2
• Republican primary 2
• Predictions 2
• Results 2
• District 3
• Democratic primary 3
• Republican primary 3
• Predictions 3
• Results 3
• District 4
• Democratic primary 4
• Republican primary 4
• Predictions 4
• Results 4
• District 5
• Democratic primary 5
• Republican primary 5
• Predictions 5
• Results 5
• District 6
• Democratic primary 6
• Republican primary 6
• Predictions 6
• Results 6
• District 7
• Democratic primary 7
• Republican primary 7
• Predictions 7
• Results 7
• District 8
• Democratic primary 8
• Republican primary 8
• Predictions 8
• Results 8
• District 9
• Democratic primary 9
• Republican primary 9
• Predictions 9
• Results 9
• See also
• References

Tennessee was one of four states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2004, the other states being Colorado, Connecticut, and New Mexico.

Overview

District 1

2004 Tennessee's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Jenkins Alan Woodruff Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 172,543 56,361 Percentage 73.88% 24.13%

County results Jenkins:     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Jenkins Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bill Jenkins Republican

Tennessee’s 1st congressional district covered northeast Tennessee, including all of Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties and parts of Jefferson County and Sevier County. It has been represented by Republican Bill Jenkins.

District 2

2004 Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Jimmy Duncan John Greene Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 215,795 52,155 Percentage 79.07% 19.11%

County results Duncan:     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Jimmy Duncan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jimmy Duncan Republican

Tennessee’s 2nd congressional district lies in the east-central part of the state, based in Knoxville, and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. It has been represented by Republican Jimmy Duncan since November 1988. He ran against Democrat Bob Scott. No Democrat has held this seat since 1855.

District 3

2004 Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Zach Wamp John Greene Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 166,154 84,295 Percentage 64.74% 32.85%

County results Wamp:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Zach Wamp Republican Elected U.S. Representative Zach Wamp Republican

Tennessee’s 3rd congressional district, which stretches from the Chattanooga metropolitan area in southern Tennessee to Claiborne County in northern Tennessee, is strongly conservative and has been represented by Republican Congressman Zach Wamp since his initial 1994 election.

District 4

2004 Tennessee's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Lincoln Davis Janice Bowling Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 138.459 109,993 Percentage 54.80% 43.54%

County results Davis:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Bowling:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Lincoln Davis Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Lincoln Davis Democratic

This district lies in Middle and East Tennessee and includes all of Bledsoe, Campbell, Coffee, Cumberland, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marion, Maury, Moore, Morgan, Pickett, Scott, Sequatchie, Van Buren, Warren, and White Counties, as well as portions of Hickman, Roane, and Williamson counties. It has been represented by Democrat Lincoln Davis since 2003.

District 5

2004 Tennessee's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Cooper Scott Knapp Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 168,970 74,978 Percentage 69.26% 30.73%

County results Cooper:     50–60%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Cooper Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jim Cooper Democratic

Tennessee’s 5th congressional district was centered on Nashville and included portions of the surrounding area. The district was anchored by the majority of Nashville–Davidson County, making Nashville its largest city and primary population center. In addition to Nashville, the district extended into parts of Cheatham County and Wilson County. This included communities such as Ashland City, Pleasant View, and Pegram in Cheatham County, as well as most of Lebanon, as well as Mount Juliet, and Green Hill in Wilson County. ^[7]

District 6

2004 Tennessee's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Bart Gordon Nick Demas Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 167,448 87,523 Percentage 64.24% 33.58%

County results Gordon:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Bart Gordon Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bart Gordon Democratic

Tennessee’s 6th congressional district lied in Middle Tennessee, including all of Bedford, Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Marshall, Overton, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, and Trousdale Counties, as well as a portion of Wilson County. It had been represented by Democrat Bart Gordon since 1985.

District 7

2004 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Marsha Blackburn Party Republican Popular vote 232,404 Percentage 100.00%

County results Blackburn:     >90%

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

Tennessee’s 7th congressional district stretched from portions of Shelby County in West Tennessee through parts of Middle Tennessee which included the majority of Williamson County and a part of southern suburban Nashville and northward to include Clarksville in Montgomery County, resulting in an unusually long and narrow configuration that combined distant suburban and rural areas into a single congressional district. ^[8]

District 8

2004 Tennessee's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee John Tanner James L. Hart Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 173,623 59,853 Percentage 74.34% 25.63%

County results Tanner:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election John S. Tanner Democratic Elected U.S. Representative John S. Tanner Democratic

Tennessee’s 8th congressional district, a Republican-leaning district, rooted in the northwestern portion of the state, had been represented by moderate Democratic Congressman John Tanner since 1989.

Republican nominee James L. Hart, a white supremacist and segregationist activist, ^[9] faced controversy. ^[10] As the only candidate on the primary ballot (facing only a write-in campaign), he won the Republican nomination, despite listing an out-of-state address in candidate filings. The state Republican Party disavowed his candidacy, describing his views on race as "abhorrent and outrageous" and urging "all Republicans and Tennesseans to reject the candidacy of James Hart wholly and unequivocally." ^[11] Hart lost to incumbent Democrat John Tanner, receiving 25.6% of the vote.

District 9

2004 Tennessee's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Harold Ford Jr. Ruben M. Fort Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 190,648 41,578 Percentage 82.04% 17.89%

County results Ford:     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Harold Ford Jr. Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Harold Ford Jr. Democratic

Tennessee’s 9th congressional district, based exclusively within the city of Memphis, has the distinction of being the state's most liberal district, the only district contained within one county, and Tennessee's only African-American majority district. Incumbent Democratic Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. had represented this district since his initial 1996 election.

See also

• 2004 United States presidential election in Tennessee
• 2004 Tennessee elections
• 2004 United States elections

References