Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)
- Primary date: Aug. 6
- Primary type: Open
- Registration deadline(s): July 7
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Early voting starts: July 17
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Aug. 6 (received)
- Voter ID: Photo ID
- Poll times: Varies by locality
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| Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 2, 2020 |
| Primary: August 6, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent: Jim Cooper (Democratic) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: Varies by county Voting in Tennessee |
| Race ratings |
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2020 |
| See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th • 7th • 8th • 9th Tennessee elections, 2020 U.S. Congress elections, 2020 U.S. Senate elections, 2020 U.S. House elections, 2020 |
A Republican Party primary took place on August 6, 2020, in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate would run in the district's general election on November 3, 2020.
This election was canceled.
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Heading into the election, the incumbent was Jim Cooper (Democrat), who was first elected in 2002.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Tennessee utilizes a closed primary process; a voter must either be registered with a political party or must declare his or affiliation with the party at the polls on primary election day in order to vote in that party's primary.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
This page focuses on Tennessee's 5th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)
- Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Tennessee made no changes to its primary election.
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Candidates and election results
The Republican Party primary was canceled. No candidates qualified for this race.
Campaign finance
The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[2]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[3][4][5]
| Race ratings: Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 | |||||||||
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| The Cook Political Report | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season. | |||||||||
See also
- Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)
- Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
- United States House elections in Tennessee, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in Tennessee, 2020 (August 6 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LexisNexis, "Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-7-115," accessed July 16, 2025
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
