Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District

Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District

Incumbent

Charles J. Fleischmann

Assumed office: January 3, 2011

Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Charles J. Fleischmann (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Tennessee representatives represented an average of 768,544 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 708,381 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on August 6, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Derek Hawn (D) is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Derek Hawn

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 6, 2026.

		Candidate
		Charles J. Fleischmann

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See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann (R) defeated Jack Allen (D), Stephen King (Independent), and Jean Howard-Hill (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann (R)	67.5	236,519
		Jack Allen (D)	29.4	102,841
		Stephen King (Independent)	1.7	5,848
		Jean Howard-Hill (Independent)	1.5	5,120

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 350,328
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Jack Allen (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jack Allen	100.0	17,918

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,918
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann	100.0	44,990

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,990
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See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann (R) defeated Meg Gorman (D), Rick Tyler (Independent), and Thomas Rumba (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann (R)	68.4	136,639
		Meg Gorman (D)	30.2	60,334
		Rick Tyler (Independent)	0.9	1,736
	Submit photo	Thomas Rumba (Independent)	0.6	1,121

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 199,830
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Meg Gorman (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Meg Gorman	100.0	22,208

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,208
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matt Adams (D)
• Nathaniel Doss (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann (R) defeated Sandy Casey (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann	79.3	52,073
	Submit photo	Sandy Casey	20.7	13,609

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,682
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jack Ferrell (R)
• Kenny Morgan (R)

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann (R) defeated Meg Gorman (D), Amber Hysell (Independent), Keith Douglas Sweitzer (Independent), and Scott James (Independent) 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

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

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Meg Gorman (D) 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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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann (R) 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)
• Jim Elkins (R)
• Basil Marceaux (R)

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann (R) defeated Danielle Mitchell (D) and Rick Tyler (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann (R)	63.7	156,512
		Danielle Mitchell (D)	34.5	84,731
		Rick Tyler (Independent)	1.8	4,522

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 245,765
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Danielle Mitchell (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Danielle Mitchell	100.0	30,927

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3

Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann (R) defeated Jeremy Massengale (R), William Spurlock Sr. (R), and Harold Shevlin (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 3 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles J. Fleischmann	79.4	67,830
		Jeremy Massengale	12.0	10,219
	Submit photo	William Spurlock Sr.	6.3	5,359
		Harold Shevlin	2.4	2,055

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 85,463
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Charles Fleischmann (R) defeated Melody Shekari (D) and independent candidates Topher Kersting, Cassandra Mitchell, and Rick Tyler in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fleischmann defeated Allan Levene and Geoffery Suhmer Smith in the Republican primary, while Shekari defeated Michael Friedman and George Ryan Love to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles Fleischmann Incumbent	66.4%	176,613
	Democratic	Melody Shekari	28.8%	76,727
	Independent	Rick Tyler	1.9%	5,098
	Independent	Cassandra Mitchell	1.9%	5,075
	Independent	Topher Kersting	0.9%	2,493
Total Votes				266,006
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Melody Shekari	53.9%	8,660
Michael Friedman	33.2%	5,329
George Ryan Love	12.9%	2,070
Total Votes		16,059
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Charles Fleischmann Incumbent	83.9%	31,964
Geoffery Suhmer Smith	8.1%	3,076
Allan Levene	8%	3,059
Total Votes		38,099
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

2014

See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann (R) Mary Headrick (D) and Cassandra Mitchell (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles J. Fleischmann Incumbent	62.4%	97,319
	Democratic	Mary Headrick	34.6%	53,963
	Independent	Cassandra Mitchell	3.1%	4,768
Total Votes				156,050
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

2012

See also: Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Tennessee held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Charles J. Fleischmann won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mary Headrick	35.5%	91,094
	Republican	Charles J. Fleischmann Incumbent	61.5%	157,830
	Independent	Matthew Deniston	3.1%	7,905
Total Votes				256,829
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Chuck Fleischmann won election to the United States House. He defeated John Wolfe (D) and Savas T. Kyriakidis (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Chuck Fleischmann	59.6%	92,032
	Democratic	John Wolfe	29.4%	45,387
	Independent	Savas T. Kyriakidis	11.1%	17,077
Total Votes				154,496

2008
On November 4, 2008, Zach Wamp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Doug Vandagriff (D), Jean Howard-Hill (I), Ed Choate (I) and June Griffin (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Zach Wamp incumbent	69.4%	184,964
	Democratic	Doug Vandagriff	27.4%	73,059
	Independent	Jean Howard-Hill	1.8%	4,848
	Independent	Ed Choate	1.4%	3,750
	Write-in	June Griffin	0%	7
Total Votes				266,628

2006
On November 7, 2006, Zach Wamp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Brent Benedict (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Zach Wamp incumbent	65.7%	130,791
	Democratic	Brent Benedict	34.3%	68,324
Total Votes				199,115

2004
On November 2, 2004, Zach Wamp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Wolfe (D), June Griffin (I), Doug Vandagriff (I) and Jean Howard-Hill (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Zach Wamp incumbent	64.7%	166,154
	Democratic	John Wolfe	32.8%	84,295
	Independent	June Griffin	1.2%	3,018
	Independent	Doug Vandagriff	0.7%	1,696
	Independent	Jean Howard-Hill	0.6%	1,473
Total Votes				256,636

2002
On November 5, 2002, Zach Wamp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Wolfe (D), William C. Bolen (I) and Timothy A. Sevier (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Zach Wamp incumbent	64.5%	112,254
	Democratic	John Wolfe	33.8%	58,824
	Independent	William C. Bolen	1%	1,743
	Independent	Timothy A. Sevier	0.5%	947
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	153
Total Votes				173,921

2000
On November 7, 2000, Zach Wamp won re-election to the United States House. He defeated William L. Callaway (D) and Trudy Austin (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 3 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Zach Wamp incumbent	63.9%	139,840
	Democratic	William L. Callaway	34.6%	75,785
	Libertarian	Trudy Austin	1.5%	3,235
	N/A	Write-in	0%	80
Total Votes				218,940

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Tennessee after the 2020 census

On February 6, 2022, Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed new congressional districts into law, approving a proposal passed by both chambers of the Tennessee legislature. On January 18, 2022, the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended a congressional district proposal for consideration by the full Senate in a 7-2 vote along party lines, with all Republicans supporting the proposal and all Democrats opposing it. The Senate approved proposals for congressional and Senate maps in a 26-5 party-line vote on January 20. The House approved the congressional plan in a 70-26 party-line vote on January 24. This map took effect for Tennessee's 2022 congressional elections.

On November 15, 2021, Tennessee Democrats released a congressional district map keeping major cities like Nashville whole and putting Williamson, Rutherford, and Wilson counties in the state's fourth congressional district. The House Select Committee on Redistricting released a proposal on January 12, 2022.

How does redistricting in Tennessee work? In Tennessee, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.

The Tennessee Constitution requires that state Senate districts "preserve counties whole where possible." State statutes mandate that no more than 30 counties may be split across districts. Furthermore, state law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous. There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 3rd Congressional District prior to the 2010 redistricting.

See also: Redistricting in Tennessee after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Tennessee State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 3rd the 51st most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 3rd the 50th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 65.0%-33.1%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 3rd the 49th most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 33.1% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 65.0%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District the 54th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.01. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.01 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Tennessee
• Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026
• Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
• Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
• Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 3

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

Matt Van Epps (R)

District 8

David Kustoff (R)

District 9

Steve Cohen (D)

Republican Party (10)

Democratic Party (1)