Scott James (Tennessee)

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Scott James

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Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Scott James (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District. James lost as a write-in in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann defeated Meg Gorman, Amber Hysell, Keith Douglas Sweitzer, and Scott James in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann (R)	67.3	215,571
		Meg Gorman (D)	30.5	97,687
		Amber Hysell (Independent)	1.6	5,043
		Keith Douglas Sweitzer (Independent)	0.6	1,990
	Submit photo	Scott James (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 320,299
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tyler Deniston (Independent)
• Nancy Jackson Baxley (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Meg Gorman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Meg Gorman	100.0	28,578

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,578
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann	100.0	69,890

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,890
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sandy Casey (R)
• Basil Marceaux (R)
• Jim Elkins (R)

Campaign themes

2020

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See also

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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)