James Brooks (Tennessee)

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James Brooks

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 2, 2018

James Brooks (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on August 2, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Incumbent Phil Roe defeated Marty Olsen and Michael Salyer in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Roe (R)	77.1	172,835
		Marty Olsen (D)	21.0	47,138
		Michael Salyer (Independent)	1.9	4,309

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 224,282
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Marty Olsen advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marty Olsen	100.0	13,313

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,313
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Incumbent Phil Roe defeated Todd McKinley, James Brooks, and Mickie Lou Banyas in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Phil Roe	73.7	71,556
		Todd McKinley	16.7	16,175
	Submit photo	James Brooks	5.2	5,058
	Submit photo	Mickie Lou Banyas	4.4	4,253

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,042
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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
• Tennessee's 1st Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Tennessee's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Marsha Blackburn (R)

Bill Hagerty (R)

Representatives

District 1

Diana Harshbarger (R)

District 2

Tim Burchett (R)

District 3

Charles Fleischmann (R)

District 4

Scott DesJarlais (R)

District 5

Andy Ogles (R)

District 6

John Rose (R)

District 7

Vacant

District 8

David Kustoff (R)

District 9

Steve Cohen (D)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (1)

Vacancies (1)