2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee


The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee were 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.

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

General election

Candidates

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

General election

Results

District 3

Republican primary

Incumbent Republican Representative Chuck Fleischmann won his primary with 84% of the vote.

Candidates

Democratic primary

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

Candidates

General election

Shekari was endorsed by the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Knoxville News Sentinel. Fleischmann was heavily favored to win re-election.

Results

District 4

Republican primary

incumbent representative Scott DesJarlais 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 won the uncontested Democratic Primary.

Results

Republican primary

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

Candidates

General election

Democrat Jim Cooper is heavily favored to win re-election due to Nashville's partisan composition.

Results

District 6

Republican primary

Candidates

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 and Democrat Tharon Chandler both ran in uncontested primaries.

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

General election

Blackburn dramatically outspent Chandler and easily won re-election.

Results

District 8

Incumbent Republican Stephen Fincher announced he would not run for reelection. David Kustoff won the crowded Republican primary with 27% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

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Democratic primary

Rickey Hobson, a manager at Delta Airlines and Fayette County resident, won the Democratic Primary with 55% of the vote.

Candidates

General election

The 8th District, consisting of Memphis' suburbs and much of rural West Tennessee, is strongly Republican, foreshadowing a likely Kustoff win.

Results

District 9

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

Albertson won the uncontested primary.

General election

Results