Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett (R)	65.9	172,856
		Renee Hoyos (D)	33.1	86,668
	Submit photo	Greg Samples (Independent)	0.4	967
		Jeffrey Grunau (Independent)	0.3	657
		Marc Whitmire (Independent)	0.2	637
	Submit photo	Keith LaTorre (Independent)	0.1	349

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Elections in Tennessee, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
• Early voting: Oct. 17 - Nov. 1
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6

• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Voter ID: Photo ID required
• Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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2020 → ← 2016
Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: April 5, 2018
Primary: August 2, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent: John Duncan, Jr. (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: Varies by county Voting in Tennessee
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+20 Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018
See also
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All U.S. congressional districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Tennessee, held elections in 2018.

Heading into the election the incumbent was John Duncan, Jr. (R), who was first elected in 1988. On July 31, 2017, Duncan announced that he would not seek re-election in 2018.

Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District is located in the northeastern portion of the state and includes Blount, Claiborne, Grainger, Knox, and Loudon counties as well as portions of Campbell and Jefferson counties.

This page covered the general election in this race. Click here to read more about the Democratic Party primary election. Click here to read more about the Republican Party primary election.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett (R)	65.9	172,856
		Renee Hoyos (D)	33.1	86,668
	Submit photo	Greg Samples (Independent)	0.4	967
		Jeffrey Grunau (Independent)	0.3	657
		Marc Whitmire (Independent)	0.2	637
	Submit photo	Keith LaTorre (Independent)	0.1	349

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Renee Hoyos defeated Joshua Williams and Joseph Schenkenfelder in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Renee Hoyos	72.4	22,220
		Joshua Williams	23.1	7,077
		Joseph Schenkenfelder	4.5	1,383

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,680
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett	48.2	47,875
		Jimmy Matlock	36.1	35,855
	Submit photo	Ashley Nickloes	11.0	10,961
		Jason Emert	2.3	2,305
		Hank Hamblin	0.9	855
		Vito Sagliano	0.8	844
		C. David Stansberry	0.7	657

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 99,352
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brad Fullington (R)

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+20, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District the 34th 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 0.91. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.91 points toward that party.

Campaign contributions

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Renee Hoyos	Democratic Party	$351,595	$347,366	$4,219	As of December 31, 2018
Tim Burchett	Republican Party	$1,094,058	$958,168	$135,890	As of December 31, 2018
Jeffrey Grunau	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Keith LaTorre	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Greg Samples	Independent	$950	$391	$558	As of December 31, 2017
Marc Whitmire	Independent	$4,180	$2,137	$2,044	As of September 30, 2018
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

District history

2016

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent John Duncan, Jr. (R) defeated Stuart Starr (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent in August.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Duncan, Jr. Incumbent	75.6%	212,455
	Democratic	Stuart Starr	24.4%	68,401
Total Votes				280,856
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

2014

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Incumbent John J. Duncan, Jr. won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. He defeated Bob Scott (D), Green Party candidate Norris Dryer and independent Casey Gouge in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John J. Duncan, Jr. Incumbent	72.5%	120,853
	Democratic	Bob Scott	22.6%	37,599
	Green	Norris Dryer	2.4%	4,033
	Independent	Casey Gouge	2.5%	4,222
Total Votes				166,707
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 95 Tennessee counties—1 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Hardeman County, Tennessee	7.92%	5.91%	6.18%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Tennessee with 60.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 34.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Tennessee cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Tennessee supported Democratic candidates for president and Republican candidates equally. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Tennessee. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns show the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns show the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 20 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 50.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 22 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 46.5 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 79 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 77 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 43.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	26.48%	71.78%	R+45.3	19.62%	76.53%	R+56.9	R
2	25.47%	72.94%	R+47.5	22.34%	73.09%	R+50.8	R
3	23.44%	74.89%	R+51.5	15.82%	81.34%	R+65.5	R
4	24.92%	73.37%	R+48.5	17.60%	79.09%	R+61.5	R
5	26.22%	72.04%	R+45.8	18.39%	78.32%	R+59.9	R
6	27.88%	70.48%	R+42.6	24.82%	70.87%	R+46.1	R
7	32.16%	65.69%	R+33.5	28.10%	67.14%	R+39	R
8	25.60%	72.64%	R+47	22.13%	73.51%	R+51.4	R
9	25.47%	72.83%	R+47.4	16.67%	80.51%	R+63.8	R
10	26.13%	72.49%	R+46.4	19.78%	76.98%	R+57.2	R
11	24.31%	73.99%	R+49.7	16.57%	80.41%	R+63.8	R
12	21.96%	76.64%	R+54.7	18.10%	78.27%	R+60.2	R
13	46.29%	51.08%	R+4.8	46.53%	46.55%	R+0	R
14	27.16%	71.40%	R+44.2	31.73%	62.39%	R+30.7	R
15	64.97%	32.36%	D+32.6	63.19%	30.19%	D+33	D
16	26.02%	72.27%	R+46.3	25.79%	69.20%	R+43.4	R
17	23.13%	75.42%	R+52.3	17.26%	79.08%	R+61.8	R
18	37.12%	60.80%	R+23.7	40.01%	52.84%	R+12.8	R
19	24.61%	73.61%	R+49	20.94%	74.82%	R+53.9	R
20	26.93%	71.34%	R+44.4	24.49%	70.69%	R+46.2	R
21	25.45%	73.18%	R+47.7	21.22%	75.52%	R+54.3	R
22	23.71%	74.79%	R+51.1	16.46%	80.41%	R+64	R
23	25.15%	73.42%	R+48.3	17.86%	79.49%	R+61.6	R
24	24.40%	74.21%	R+49.8	21.09%	74.46%	R+53.4	R
25	26.28%	72.36%	R+46.1	20.11%	77.28%	R+57.2	R
26	34.03%	64.08%	R+30.1	31.79%	62.75%	R+31	R
27	34.43%	63.74%	R+29.3	31.70%	62.61%	R+30.9	R
28	80.31%	18.45%	D+61.9	77.92%	17.79%	D+60.1	D
29	33.45%	64.95%	R+31.5	29.81%	65.70%	R+35.9	R
30	37.06%	61.14%	R+24.1	34.33%	60.41%	R+26.1	R
31	27.30%	71.02%	R+43.7	18.77%	78.05%	R+59.3	R
32	26.67%	71.68%	R+45	21.60%	74.28%	R+52.7	R
33	35.25%	62.79%	R+27.5	31.54%	63.16%	R+31.6	R
34	33.18%	65.32%	R+32.1	31.29%	63.52%	R+32.2	R
35	23.70%	74.95%	R+51.3	15.89%	81.43%	R+65.5	R
36	26.89%	71.70%	R+44.8	18.57%	78.26%	R+59.7	R
37	38.33%	59.99%	R+21.7	36.08%	58.84%	R+22.8	R
38	24.89%	73.79%	R+48.9	16.00%	81.84%	R+65.8	R
39	33.22%	65.17%	R+32	24.43%	72.61%	R+48.2	R
40	31.85%	66.76%	R+34.9	23.97%	72.67%	R+48.7	R
41	32.24%	66.34%	R+34.1	20.31%	77.25%	R+56.9	D
42	30.46%	67.77%	R+37.3	25.64%	70.08%	R+44.4	R
43	35.21%	62.96%	R+27.8	22.37%	74.65%	R+52.3	R
44	31.04%	67.73%	R+36.7	26.55%	69.59%	R+43	R
45	26.81%	71.94%	R+45.1	25.43%	70.33%	R+44.9	R
46	31.50%	67.04%	R+35.5	25.22%	70.47%	R+45.3	R
47	30.99%	67.13%	R+36.1	23.89%	72.27%	R+48.4	R
48	36.74%	61.61%	R+24.9	33.92%	60.93%	R+27	R
49	39.71%	58.68%	R+19	37.26%	57.65%	R+20.4	R
50	41.70%	56.68%	R+15	44.24%	50.66%	R+6.4	D
51	66.01%	31.55%	D+34.5	67.37%	26.85%	D+40.5	D
52	67.26%	31.18%	D+36.1	67.30%	27.78%	D+39.5	D
53	51.53%	46.59%	D+4.9	54.11%	38.90%	D+15.2	D
54	83.83%	15.06%	D+68.8	81.44%	15.31%	D+66.1	D
55	56.64%	40.99%	D+15.7	62.66%	30.37%	D+32.3	D
56	37.97%	60.61%	R+22.6	47.22%	46.82%	D+0.4	R
57	27.13%	71.48%	R+44.4	24.99%	70.38%	R+45.4	R
58	86.45%	11.94%	D+74.5	82.52%	12.58%	D+69.9	D
59	70.87%	27.77%	D+43.1	70.12%	26.06%	D+44.1	D
60	42.92%	55.47%	R+12.6	44.82%	49.40%	R+4.6	D
61	25.02%	73.85%	R+48.8	31.20%	63.62%	R+32.4	R
62	29.19%	69.47%	R+40.3	22.37%	74.69%	R+52.3	R
63	24.83%	73.95%	R+49.1	28.09%	66.72%	R+38.6	R
64	31.94%	66.63%	R+34.7	25.56%	70.79%	R+45.2	R
65	29.11%	69.35%	R+40.2	29.72%	64.68%	R+35	R
66	31.53%	67.11%	R+35.6	24.53%	71.72%	R+47.2	R
67	54.58%	43.95%	D+10.6	47.83%	45.50%	D+2.3	D
68	35.78%	62.76%	R+27	31.26%	63.72%	R+32.5	R
69	40.73%	57.62%	R+16.9	29.72%	66.98%	R+37.3	R
70	31.22%	67.54%	R+36.3	22.18%	75.41%	R+53.2	R
71	24.67%	73.66%	R+49	15.60%	81.73%	R+66.1	R
72	27.58%	70.95%	R+43.4	18.81%	78.70%	R+59.9	R
73	32.43%	66.66%	R+34.2	30.38%	66.96%	R+36.6	R
74	44.75%	53.51%	R+8.8	32.44%	62.91%	R+30.5	R
75	35.99%	62.32%	R+26.3	23.49%	73.77%	R+50.3	R
76	31.38%	67.25%	R+35.9	24.03%	73.21%	R+49.2	R
77	26.95%	71.89%	R+44.9	19.93%	77.87%	R+57.9	R
78	31.74%	66.52%	R+34.8	24.60%	71.32%	R+46.7	R
79	32.57%	66.24%	R+33.7	25.73%	71.87%	R+46.1	R
80	65.84%	33.40%	D+32.4	59.47%	38.32%	D+21.2	D
81	29.62%	69.23%	R+39.6	24.73%	72.28%	R+47.6	R
82	47.11%	52.21%	R+5.1	39.75%	58.51%	R+18.8	D
83	35.52%	63.50%	R+28	42.62%	53.17%	R+10.6	R
84	88.19%	11.41%	D+76.8	87.27%	10.83%	D+76.4	D
85	86.69%	12.90%	D+73.8	86.70%	11.57%	D+75.1	D
86	76.09%	23.16%	D+52.9	72.98%	24.31%	D+48.7	D
87	86.77%	12.68%	D+74.1	86.66%	11.18%	D+75.5	D
88	76.07%	23.17%	D+52.9	75.43%	21.94%	D+53.5	D
89	29.02%	69.00%	R+40	30.19%	63.68%	R+33.5	R
90	82.88%	15.83%	D+67.1	82.77%	13.27%	D+69.5	D
91	89.73%	9.60%	D+80.1	86.97%	10.77%	D+76.2	D
92	32.45%	65.92%	R+33.5	23.60%	73.36%	R+49.8	R
93	78.51%	20.54%	D+58	76.41%	20.35%	D+56.1	D
94	31.77%	67.08%	R+35.3	26.34%	71.15%	R+44.8	R
95	23.35%	75.79%	R+52.4	28.51%	67.82%	R+39.3	R
96	43.76%	55.37%	R+11.6	50.57%	45.95%	D+4.6	D
97	37.56%	61.31%	R+23.8	41.60%	54.17%	R+12.6	R
98	81.57%	17.71%	D+63.9	80.24%	17.34%	D+62.9	D
99	28.53%	70.51%	R+42	29.33%	67.14%	R+37.8	R
Total	39.08%	59.48%	R+20.4	34.91%	61.06%	R+26.2	-
Source: Daily Kos

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Tennessee heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

• Following the 2016 elections, Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats in Tennessee.
• Republicans held seven of nine U.S. House seats in Tennessee.

State executives

• As of September 2018, Republicans held four 10 state executive positions. The remaining six were officially nonpartisan.
• The governor of Tennessee was Republican Bill Haslam. The state held elections for governor on November 6, 2018.

State legislature

• Republicans controlled both chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly. They had a 25-69 majority in the state House and a 4-26 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

See also: State government trifectas

• Tennessee was under a Republican trifecta, meaning Republicans had control of the state government.

2018 elections

See also: Tennessee elections, 2018

Tennessee held elections for the following positions in 2018:

• 1 U.S. Senate seat
• All 9 U.S. House seats
• Governor
• 18 of 33 state Senate seats
• All 99 state House seats
• State legislative special elections
• Local judges
• School boards
• Municipal elections
• 1 local ballot measure

Demographics

Demographic data for Tennessee
	Tennessee	U.S.
Total population:	6,595,056	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	41,235	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	77.8%	73.6%
Black/African American:	16.8%	12.6%
Asian:	1.6%	5.1%
Native American:	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	4.9%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	85.5%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	24.9%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$45,219	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	21.4%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Tennessee. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Tennessee's three largest cities were Nashville-Davidson (pop. est. 667,885), Memphis (pop. est. 652,236), and Knoxville (pop. est. 187,347).

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Tennessee from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Tennessee Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections

Election results (President of the United States), Tennessee 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Donald Trump	60.7%	Hillary Clinton	34.7%	26.0%
2012	Mitt Romney	59.5%	Barack Obama	39.1%	20.4%
2008	John McCain	56.9%	Barack Obama	41.8%	15.1%
2004	George W. Bush	56.8%	John Kerry	42.5%	14.3%
2000	George W. Bush	51.2%	Al Gore	47.3%	3.9%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2014

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Tennessee from 2000 to 2014. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Tennessee 2000-2014
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Lamar Alexander	61.9%	Gordon Ball	31.9%	30.0%
2012	Bob Corker	64.9%	Mark Clayton	30.4%	34.5%
2008	Lamar Alexander	65.1%	Bob Tuke	31.6%	33.5%
2006	Bob Corker	50.7%	Harold Ford, Jr.	48.0%	2.7%
2002	Lamar Alexander	54.3%	Bob Clement	44.3%	10.0%
2000	Bill Frist	65.1%	Jeff Clark	32.2%	32.9%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Tennessee.

Election results (Governor), Tennessee 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Bill Haslam	70.3%	Charles Brown	22.8%	47.5%
2010	Bill Haslam	65.0%	Mike McWherter	33.1%	31.9%
2006	Phil Bredesen	68.6%	Jim Bryson	29.7%	38.9%
2002	Phil Bredesen	50.7%	Van Hilleary	47.6%	3.1%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Tennessee in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Tennessee 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	7	77.8%	2	22.2%	R+5
2014	7	77.8%	2	22.2%	R+5
2012	7	77.8%	2	22.2%	R+5
2010	4	44.4%	5	55.6%	D+1
2008	4	44.4%	5	55.6%	D+1
2006	4	44.4%	5	55.6%	D+1
2004	4	44.4%	5	55.6%	D+1
2002	5	55.6%	4	44.4%	R+1
2000	5	55.6%	4	44.4%	R+1

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Tennessee Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
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Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
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See also

• Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election (August 2, 2018 Democratic primary)
• Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election (August 2, 2018 Republican primary)
• United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2018
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2018

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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)