Steven Reynolds (Tennessee)

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Steven Reynolds

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Steven Reynolds (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 4th 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 4

Incumbent Scott DesJarlais defeated Mariah Phillips and Michael Shupe in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott DesJarlais (R)	63.4	147,323
		Mariah Phillips (D)	33.6	78,065
		Michael Shupe (Independent)	3.0	7,056
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	7

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 232,451
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 4

Mariah Phillips defeated Christopher Hale and Steven Reynolds in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 4 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariah Phillips	47.5	15,474
		Christopher Hale	34.7	11,309
		Steven Reynolds	17.8	5,788

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,571
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 4

Incumbent Scott DesJarlais defeated Jack Maddux in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 4 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott DesJarlais	70.0	61,994
		Jack Maddux	30.0	26,580

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,574
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2016

See also: Tennessee's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Scott DesJarlais (R) defeated Steven Reynolds (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. DesJarlais defeated Yomi Faparusi, Erran Persley, and Grant Starrett in the Republican primary on August 4, 2016.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Scott DesJarlais Incumbent	65%	165,796
	Democratic	Steven Reynolds	35%	89,141
Total Votes				254,937
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

U.S. House, Tennessee District 4 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Scott DesJarlais Incumbent	52.1%	24,211
Grant Starrett	43.3%	20,138
Erran Persley	3.5%	1,615
Yomi Faparusi	1.1%	493
Total Votes		46,457
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Reynolds' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Bring Good-Paying Jobs back to the 4th District: Steven has 28 years of international and national experience bringing jobs back to Tennessee workers. A great job provides stability, and security. Steven understands that and will make it his number one priority to bring jobs back to the 4th District. In order to attract more jobs to the district we must invest in our infrastructure, support our small businesses, and create business friendly environments to attract outside investment. We should also promote entrepreneurship in our district and pathways out of poverty. We have to crack down on the outsourcing of our jobs. U.S. trade policy should reflect the best interests of American firms and workers. Stand Up for Our Veterans: We as a campaign are focused on residents in our District who have served our great nation in the US Armed Forces. We strive to build relationships with local veterans in the 4th District. Veterans and their families are an important focus for Steven. We as a community should come together to address their concerns. Steven believes in supporting opportunities for our local veterans and supports local programs that assist our veterans and their families to thrive in their own communities. Protect Social Security and Medicare: With corporations cutting worker pensions, our grandparents and veterans need Social Security more -- not less. Almost 30% of our district receives Social Security income benefits. The American people know that our Social Security system works, and during the economic collapse of 2008 they saw that while their home equity, 401k’s and savings were devastated, Social Security was the one source of retirement security that people could rely on. The hard working people of Tennessee pay into Social Security all of their lives and deserve to retire with security. Women: Steven has been surrounded by strong women his entire life. He knows that women are pillars of our families and communities. In 2015, female full-time workers made only 79 cents for every dollar earned by men, a gender wage gap of 21 percent. Congress should pass legislation to ensure that women get equal pay for equal work to raise wages for working women and families. Financial Reform: Despite the taxpayers picking up the tab for Wall Street’s recovery, everyday Americans on Main Street are still recovering from the effects of the crisis. In spite of efforts for reform, some members of Congress are putting the public interest at risk to deliver a wish list to narrow Wall Street interests.	”
—Steven Reynolds' campaign website, http://www.reynolds2016.com/issues

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Tennessee's 4th Congressional District election, 2018
• Tennessee's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
• Tennessee's 4th 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)