John Boatner Jr.

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John Boatner Jr.

Democratic Party

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Last election

August 2, 2018

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John Boatner Jr. (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic 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 8

Incumbent David Kustoff defeated Erika Stotts Pearson and James Hart in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Kustoff (R)	67.7	168,030
		Erika Stotts Pearson (D)	30.1	74,755
		James Hart (Independent)	2.2	5,560

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 248,345
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Erika Stotts Pearson defeated John Boatner Jr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erika Stotts Pearson	50.4	17,137
		John Boatner Jr.	49.6	16,847

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,984
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Incumbent David Kustoff defeated George Flinn Jr. and Colleen Owens in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Kustoff	56.0	57,741
		George Flinn Jr.	39.7	40,903
		Colleen Owens	4.3	4,460

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,104
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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2018
• Tennessee's 8th 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)