Tennessee's 1st Congressional District

Tennessee's 1st Congressional District

Incumbent

Diana Harshbarger

Assumed office: January 3, 2021

Tennessee's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Diana Harshbarger (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

2024

See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Democratic primary)

Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Incumbent Diana Harshbarger defeated Kevin Jenkins, Richard Baker, and Levi Brake in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana Harshbarger (R)	78.1	257,825
		Kevin Jenkins (D)	19.4	64,021
	Submit photo	Richard Baker (Independent)	1.7	5,714
		Levi Brake (Independent)	0.8	2,639

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 330,199
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Wisdom Zerit Teklay (Wisdom People Party)
• Marissa King (Independent)
• Joshua Ray Ashburn (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Kevin Jenkins defeated Bennett Lapides in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Jenkins	67.8	5,179
		Bennett Lapides	32.2	2,460

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,639
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Zachary Stamper (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Incumbent Diana Harshbarger advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana Harshbarger	100.0	52,190

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,190
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2022

See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Incumbent Diana Harshbarger defeated Cameron Parsons, Richard Baker, and Matt Makrom in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana Harshbarger (R)	78.3	147,241
		Cameron Parsons (D)	19.7	37,049
	Submit photo	Richard Baker (Independent)	1.3	2,466
		Matt Makrom (Independent)	0.7	1,247

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 188,003
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Cameron Parsons advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cameron Parsons	100.0	6,099

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,099
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Incumbent Diana Harshbarger advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana Harshbarger	100.0	43,761

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,761
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chuck Miller (R)
• Austin Wyatt (R)

2020

See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Diana Harshbarger defeated Blair Walsingham, Steve Holder, and Josh Berger in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana Harshbarger (R)	74.7	228,181
		Blair Walsingham (D)	22.5	68,617
		Steve Holder (Independent)	2.8	8,621
	Submit photo	Josh Berger (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 305,423
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Blair Walsingham defeated Chris Rowe (Unofficially withdrew) and Larry Smith (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Blair Walsingham	52.7	6,076
		Chris Rowe (Unofficially withdrew)	33.6	3,869
	Submit photo	Larry Smith (Unofficially withdrew)	13.6	1,572
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	3

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,520
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana Harshbarger	19.2	18,074
		Timothy Hill	16.7	15,731
		Rusty Crowe	16.1	15,179
		Josh Gapp	14.2	13,379
	Submit photo	Steve Darden	12.4	11,647
		John Clark	9.4	8,826
		David Hawk	5.0	4,717
		Nichole Williams	3.0	2,803
		Jay Adkins	1.7	1,635
	Submit photo	Carter Quillen	0.9	853
	Submit photo	Richard Baker	0.3	298
		Chad Fleenor (Unofficially withdrew)	0.3	282
		Phil Arlinghaus	0.3	274
	Submit photo	Robert Franklin	0.2	229
	Submit photo	Chuck Miller	0.2	189
		Chance Cansler	0.2	147

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,263
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Cody Williams (R)
• Dan Street (R)
• J. S. Moore (R)
• Todd McKinley (R)
• Dustin Decal (R)

2018

See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 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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2016

See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Phil Roe (R) defeated Alan Bohms (D) and Robert Franklin (Independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Roe defeated Clint Tribble in the Republican primary on August 4, 2016.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Phil Roe Incumbent	78.4%	198,293
	Democratic	Alan Bohms	15.4%	39,024
	Independent	Robert Franklin	6.2%	15,702
	N/A	Write-in	0%	6
Total Votes				253,025
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

U.S. House, Tennessee District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Phil Roe Incumbent	82.2%	35,350
Clint Tribble	17.8%	7,673
Total Votes		43,023
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

2014

See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Tennessee held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Phil Roe (R) defeated Michael Salyer (L), Robert Smith (G) and Robert Franklin (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Phil Roe Incumbent	82.8%	115,495
	Libertarian	Michael Salyer	3%	4,145
	Independent	Robert Franklin	7.1%	9,905
	Green	Robert Smith	7.1%	9,869
Total Votes				139,414
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.

2012

See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of Tennessee held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Phil Roe won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 1 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Alan Woodruff	19.9%	47,663
	Republican	Phil Roe Incumbent	76%	182,252
	Green	Robert N Smith	1.2%	2,872
	Independent	Karen Brackett	2%	4,837
	Independent	Michael Salyer	0.9%	2,048
Total Votes				239,672
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Phil Roe won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael Edward Clark (D) and Kermit E. Steck (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 1 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Phil Roe incumbent	80.8%	123,006
	Democratic	Michael Edward Clark	17.1%	26,045
	Independent	Kermit E. Steck	2%	3,110
Total Votes				152,161

2008
On November 4, 2008, Phil Roe won election to the United States House. He defeated Rob Russell (D), Joel Goodman (I), James W. Reeves (I) and Thomas "T.K." Owens (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 1 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Phil Roe	71.8%	168,343
	Democratic	Rob Russell	24.5%	57,525
	Independent	Joel Goodman	1.7%	3,988
	Independent	James W. Reeves	1.1%	2,544
	Independent	Thomas "T.K." Owens	0.8%	1,981
Total Votes				234,381

2006
On November 7, 2006, David Davis won election to the United States House. He defeated Rick Trent (D), Robert N. Smith (I), James W. Reeves (I), Michael Peavler (I) and Mahmood (Michael) Sabri (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 1 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	David Davis	61.1%	108,336
	Democratic	Rick Trent	37%	65,538
	Independent	Robert N. Smith	0.6%	1,024
	Independent	James W. Reeves	0.6%	1,003
	Independent	Michael Peavler	0.5%	966
	Independent	Mahmood (Michael) Sabri	0.2%	411
Total Votes				177,278

2004
On November 2, 2004, William L. Jenkins won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Graham Leonard (D), Ralph J. Ball (I) and Michael Peavler (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 1 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	William L. Jenkins incumbent	73.9%	172,543
	Democratic	Graham Leonard	24.1%	56,361
	Independent	Ralph J. Ball	1.3%	3,061
	Independent	Michael Peavler	0.7%	1,595
Total Votes				233,560

2002
On November 5, 2002, William L. Jenkins won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 1 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	William L. Jenkins incumbent	98.8%	127,300
	N/A	Write-in	1.2%	1,586
Total Votes				128,886

2000
On November 7, 2000, William L. Jenkins won re-election to the United States House. He ran unopposed in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 1 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	William L. Jenkins incumbent	100%	157,828
	N/A	Write-in	0%	20
Total Votes				157,848

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.

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2010-2011

This is the 1st 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. Tennessee did not lose or gain any seats in the redistricting process.

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+29. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 29 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 1st the 3rd 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+30. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 30 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 1st the 3rd 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) 76.3%-22.0%.

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+30. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 30 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 1st the 3rd 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 22.0% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 76.3%.

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+28. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 28 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 1st Congressional District the sixth 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 0.95. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.95 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Tennessee
• Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
• Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
• Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 1

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)