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Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
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| Filing deadline: April 4, 2024 |
| Primary: August 1, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 |
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| Poll times: Varies by county Voting in Tennessee |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 5th Congressional District of Tennessee, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was August 1, 2024. The filing deadline was April 4, 2024. The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.
At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies.[1] As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215.[2] To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.
In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 55.8%-42.3%. 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) 54.5%-43.2%.[3]
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Democratic primary)
- Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Incumbent Andy Ogles defeated Maryam Abolfazli, Jim Larkin, Bob Titley, and Yomi Faparusi in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andy Ogles (R) | 56.9 | 205,075 |
 | Maryam Abolfazli (D)  | 39.5 | 142,387 | |
 | Jim Larkin (Independent) | 2.1 | 7,607 | |
 | Bob Titley (Independent) | 0.8 | 3,065 | |
 | Yomi Faparusi (Independent) | 0.7 | 2,580 | |
| Total votes: 360,714 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Maryam Abolfazli advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maryam Abolfazli | 100.0 | 29,242 |
| Total votes: 29,242 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Arnie Malham (D)
- Kiran Sreepada (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Incumbent Andy Ogles defeated Courtney Johnston in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Ogles | 56.5 | 32,062 |
 | Courtney Johnston | 43.5 | 24,646 | |
| Total votes: 56,708 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Candidate profiles
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: Yes
Political Office:
- U.S. House Tennessee District 5 (Assumed office: 2023)
- Mayor of Maury County, Tennessee (2018–2022)
Biography: Ogles obtained a bachelor's degree from Middle Tennessee State University. After working in the restaurant and real estate industries, Ogles served as chief operating officer of Abolition International, an organization opposed to human trafficking. Ogles later worked with Americans for Prosperity before serving as executive director of the Laffer Center for Supply-Side Economics.
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Sources: Andy Ogles 2024 campaign website, "About," accessed April 23, 2024; Andy Ogles 2024 campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 23, 2024; Andy Ogles 2024 campaign website, "About," accessed April 23, 2024; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "OGLES, Andy," accessed April 23, 2024
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 in 2024.
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Maryam Abolfazli, Maryam Abolfazli is a storyteller, nonprofit leader, mother. She is a native Tennessean, born and raised with the values of family, community, and freedom for all. She built her career as an international economic and political development professional in Eurasia and the Middle East to improve the political and economic realities of marginalized communities. After returning to Tennessee to raise her child, she organized the March 30th Gun Reform Rally with friends, organizations, and neighbors who re-energized a powerful movement for democracy and gun safety in Tennessee and led to the establishment of Rise and Shine TN, a volunteer organization of Tennesseans working to create decisive change in Tennessee. Maryam has spent the last year working with women and mothers who have been advocating for their rights and families in Tennessee. She understands the dire need for change and is committed to usher it in."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 in 2024.
Party: Independent
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Our Government is broken. The Democratic and Republican parties have both become addicted to money, power and partisan gridlock. The system will never change itself, change has to come from the outside, and that can only happen by electing independents to the House of Representatives, who are committed to political reform. I have had a successful career as an entrepreneur, in the entertainment business, commercial real estate, oil & gas, and the non-profit sector. I care about my country and the well being of my fellow citizens. I have watched for 40 years the gradual takeover of Washington by financial and corporate interests and caused our government to neglect its on citizens. There is a widespread belief in this country that we need profound change in Washington. But that change can only come from a movement of people working together with a common vision for that change. I believe the vehicle for that change is the U.S. House of Representatives. That is why I am running as an independent. Currently there are no independents in Congress. If an independent can get elected, it creates a model and a playbook to carry to other districts around the country and begin building a movement for reform."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 in 2024.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Tennessee
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Maryam Abolfazli (D)
Families and kids deserve safety from irresponsible gun violence.
Every family deserves economic opportunity.
Bob Titley (Independent)
I am advocating for a Manhattan Project/Apollo Program level of commitment to scientific research and development and review of new energy and materials technologies.
A fair and balanced economy. For 40 years we have seen American Workers shoved into a corner by the corporate sector and Wall Street. It affects almost every area of policy from tax policy to Healthcare policy.
Our economy is burdened by $35 trillion of debt that prevents us from investing in programs we need for a secure and prosperous future.
The economy has been radically altered by technology. Yet nothing has changed in how we tax that economy.
The wealthy, corporations and Wall Street have used their influence in Washington for the last 40 years. to reduce their tax burden and shift it on the back of American Workers. We need to reverse that trend.
A strong middle class is the backbone of Democracy and the American economy.
Border security is important to Americans. Most politicians address the symptoms rather than the disease.
The disease is the fact that the criminal cartels in Mexico make well over $1 billion a year for the illegal immigrant trade into the U.S. while trafficking Fentanyl that kills over 80,000 Americans a year.
We need to declare the criminal cartels terrorist organizations and go after them aggressively, including putting significant foreign policy pressure on the Mexican government.
We need a safe legal guest worker visa program that WE control. Migrants pay cartels $3,000 to $25,000 for illegal entry. Let them pay the U.S. for a legal work permit after a background check and pay an extra 3% guest worker payroll tax.
Maryam Abolfazli (D)
Bob Titley (Independent)
We also have the issue of global warming. Our 2 party system has turned that into a divisive issue. It doesn't have to be. A commitment to scientific research on the level of the Manhattan Project or Apollo program can provide us sustainable energy solutions to insure our future prosperity, and address concerns about global warming.
My particular passions are safe modern nuclear, carbon neutral synthetic liquid fuels and materials to replace plastics and new battery chemical technologies.
Bob Titley (Independent)
Maryam Abolfazli (D)
Bob Titley (Independent)
A Representative is also a translator between their constituents and the government. Governments and corporations like to hide behind shrouds of complex language. It is the Representatives job to insure that the government understands the needs and desires of its People, and that the People understand the functioning of government. The Representative should serve as a translator and educator between the public and the government.
A Representative is one of 435 in the U.S. House. So their power as an individual is limited regardless of party affiliation. In fact, a Congressman aligned with one of the 2 major parties will be bound by the demands of the party leadership. Whereas an independent is not bound by any leadership and can remain more loyal to the desires of their district and can resist extreme moves by either party. A body of independents can be a powerful moderating force in a legislative body.
Lastly, I like to compare a good Representative to Toto, the little terrier in the Wizard of Oz that pulled back the curtain to reveal who the Wizard really was. That is also the roll of the Representative: to keep asking questions and pulling back curtains to reveal the forces that shape policy in Washington.
But personal integrity is the most important quality. Any Representative is thrown into a sea of money and power, and it takes a great deal of personal integrity to resist the temptation and seduction that is constantly there.
Bob Titley (Independent)
Maryam Abolfazli (D)
Bob Titley (Independent)
Bob Titley (Independent)
Maryam Abolfazli (D)
Bob Titley (Independent)
Bob Titley (Independent)
Bob Titley (Independent)
Bob Titley (Independent)
Bob Titley (Independent)
Bob Titley (Independent)
The U.S. House, in my opinion, is the most powerful branch of government and is the primary instrument for change in this country. But because that power is distributed among 435 individuals it is not perceived by the public to be powerful. Instead, the public instinctively looks for a hero in the form of a Presidential candidate to bring the change they seek. I believe this is a mistake.
There was no individual hero that founded our Democracy. It was a movement of people working together, bound by shared values and a durable set of ideas. To reform our country's political system will take the same thing, a movement of people bound by shared values and a durable set of ideas.
Maryam Abolfazli (D)
Bob Titley (Independent)
I think that is a necessary requirement for the Presidency and even for the Senate. But not the House of Representatives. It is the People's House. It should be the tool to mine the collective genius of the American People and so should be accessible to anyone. It is by nature a bit chaotic and unruly, but I see that as a strength rather than a weakness.
There is benefit to having influence that is not shaped by political institutions and prior political experience. It is true that legislative experience is valuable to navigate the existing system, but at least in the House, the system should be reformed to make it more accessible to new and innovative ideas.
We live in a world of very fast moving technologies and changes. We must reform our political culture so that it can respond adequately to the rate of change, otherwise private corporations or other private actors will make decisions unilaterally to fill the void left by governmental paralysis.
Maryam Abolfazli (D)
Bob Titley (Independent)
1) We all know his famous warning about the military industrial complex. Yet today our war budget is equal to the next 7 or 8 nations combined. We have been in endless wars, and yet the last war declared by Congress was WWII. To paraphrase Eisenhower, every dollar spent on weapons of war is not just a dollar wasted, it is the future of our children, the sweat of our workers and the skill of our scientists wasted. Today we can extend that warning to include the Security Industrial Complex: the privatization of the spy business. 2) He also warned us about the unwarranted influence of a scientific and technological elite. Today we live in world dominated by large tech companies like Google, Microsoft and Meta. Their money and influence in Washington inhibits any effective legislation to moderate, manage or limit their influence over our economy, our culture and the minds of our children. 3) He warned us about the dangers of Federal debt, a theft from the future of our children and grand children. Today we have a Federal debt of $35 trillion, 120% of our GDP.
These are the major challenges:
1) Reform election laws and the political system to maintain Representative Democracy. 2) Insure cheap reliable sources of energy and raw materials. 3) Radically adjust our foreign policy philosophy. The idea of the U.S. being the single solitary super power is naive, impossible to achieve, very expensive and very dangerous. We do, in fact, live in a multi-polar world. 4) Reduce the debt.
5) Enact a policy revolution in Healthcare.
Maryam Abolfazli (D)
Bob Titley (Independent)
Maryam Abolfazli (D)
Bob Titley (Independent)
I think to fully embrace term limits, it would require fully reforming our elections and system of government.
I would like to see a system where teams of people circulate through a Representative's chair but continue as acting or advising staff. If I am electing it is my intention to limit myself to 1 or 2 terms. I will commit to hiring the majority of my staff from my district, and attempt to identify a suitable replacement from that staff that I can endorse to replace me at the end of my term. If they are elected, I would agree to continue working on their staff or as an advisor to maintain continuity in advancing key legislative issues. IF a district could ever execute a plan like that (which requires a high level of personal integrity by all participants) , 3 terms (6 years) in the House of Representatives would be a reasonable term limit.
On another front, I absolutely endorse the idea of term limits on the Supreme Court. It is the most deeply politicized, yet unaccountable branch of government, that has unfortunately strayed even beyond legislating into the arena of altering the very architecture of government enshrined in our Constitution.
Bob Titley (Independent)
Bob Titley (Independent)
The story of struggles to find affordable housing, the struggle to find affordable childcare, the struggle with inflation and the cost of living. The chronic anxiety over healthcare costs. The idea that The American Dream has slowly slipped away. America's health is in decline, our children suffer more depression and anxiety than any generation before. We spend more per capita on pharmaceuticals than any other nation, and yet we have worse health outcomes. We are losing large numbers of our young people to the Opioid crisis. Young people don't see the value of education just to be burdened by a life of college debt, and they don't see a future in work because we have had 40 years of government policy failing to reward work and shipping American jobs overseas to benefit corporations with lower labor costs and less environmental regulations.
This is all a result of 40 years of serving Corporate boardrooms and Wall Street rather than serving the American People.
THAT is the story of America today. We must take steps to reform our political system and make it more responsive to the needs and the future of the American People. If we don't our nation will become even more divided, and we will experience even more political instability than we already have.
Maryam Abolfazli (D)
Bob Titley (Independent)
Bob Titley (Independent)
1)Raising corporate tax rates to the level they were at from 1955-1975 2) Discovering innovative new forms of taxation that do not impact working Americans:
- giant tech companies make fortunes mining your
personal data...we should institute a micro-tax to tax
data.
- The majority of stock market transactions occur by
computer algorithm often to support high speed
trading. A micro-tax should be instituted on these
types of financial transactions.
- Even though we still import a significant amount of
oil, because of coal and natural gas, we are a net
energy exporter. When we export energy we are
exporting our economic future. We should place a
tariff on energy exports to help fund research in
new energy technologies.
- We are not prepared for the electricity demands
placed on us by the growth of data centers and AI as
well as electrification of the vehicle fleet. This will
require significant investments in new generation
facilities and grid buildout. We should tax electricity
consumption of data centers to help fund those
investments.
Bob Titley (Independent)
Bob Titley (Independent)
Maryam Abolfazli (D)
Bob Titley (Independent)
The same is true of government. A lack of transparency and accountability creates a culture of corruption. The Pentagon budget and our incredibly wasteful military spending is the prime example of the results of a deficit of transparency and accountability.
The government administers the public's tax dollars. Just basic principles of ethical behavior requires complete transparency and accountability. We live in a highly complex world. The idea of less government and less bureaucracy is appealing, but some level of bureaucracy is inevitable in managing such a complex world. It is the Legislatures responsibility that the systems and rules managing those bureaucracies incorporate accountability and transparency and prevent the worst abuses associated with bureaucracies.
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Ogles | Republican Party | $986,221 | $1,049,024 | $61,921 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Maryam Abolfazli | Democratic Party | $428,528 | $428,528 | $0 | As of December 22, 2024 |
| Courtney Johnston | Republican Party | $985,729 | $966,142 | $19,587 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Yomi Faparusi | Independent | $32,066 | $32,066 | $0 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Jim Larkin | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Bob Titley | Independent | $89,636 | $98,899 | $-9,263 | As of December 31, 2024 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. 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." |
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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.[4]
- 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.[5][6][7]
| Race ratings: Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 5, 2024 | October 29, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Tennessee in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Tennessee, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Tennessee | U.S. House | All candidates | 25 | N/A | 4/4/2024 | Source |
District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Tennessee.
| Tennessee U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024 | ||||||||||||||
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| Office | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries | ||||
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% | 3 | 33.3% | ||||
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 44.4% | 3 | 37.5% | ||||
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 44.4% | 3 | 42.9% | ||||
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 72.2% | 5 | 71.4% | ||||
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 55.6% | 5 | 71.4% | ||||
| 2014 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 61.1% | 8 | 88.9% | ||||
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Tennessee in 2024. Information below was calculated on May 2, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Thirty-one candidates ran for Tennessee’s nine U.S. House districts, including 19 Democrats and 12 Republicans. That’s 3.4 candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were 4.0 candidates per district in 2022, 5.0 candidates per district in 2020, and 5.4 in 2018.
The number of candidates who ran for the U.S. House in Tennessee in 2024 is also lower than any other year this decade.
No seats were open in 2024, meaning all incumbents ran for re-election. The last time all incumbents ran for re-election in Tennessee was in 2014.
Six candidates—five Democrats and one Republican—ran for the 8th Congressional District, the most candidates who ran for a seat in Tennessee in 2024.
Six primaries—four Democratic and two Republican—were contested in 2024, the fewest this decade. There were eight contested primaries in 2022, eight in 2020, 13 in 2018, 10 in 2016, and 11 in 2014.
Three incumbents—one Democrat and two Republicans—were in contested primaries in 2024. That’s the same as the previous two election cycles.
Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all eight districts, meaning no seats were guaranteed to either party.Partisan Voter Index
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+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 5th the 159th most Republican district nationally.[8]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in Tennessee's 5th based on 2024 district lines | ||||
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Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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| 43.2% | 54.5% | |||
Inside Elections Baselines
- See also: Inside Elections
Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district.[9] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.
| Inside Elections Baseline for 2024 | ||||
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| Democratic Baseline
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Republican Baseline
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Difference | ||
| 41.4 | 55.9 | R+14.4 | ||
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Tennessee, 2020
Tennessee presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 15 Democratic wins
- 16 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | R | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Tennessee's congressional delegation as of May 2024.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Tennessee | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 9 | 11 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Tennessee's top three state executive offices as of May 2024.
| State executive officials in Tennessee, May 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Bill Lee
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| Secretary of State | Tre Hargett
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| Attorney General | Jonathan Skrmetti
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State legislature
Tennessee State Senate
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 6 | |
| Republican Party | 27 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | |
Tennessee House of Representatives
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 24 | |
| Republican Party | 75 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | |
Trifecta control
The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.
Tennessee Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| 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 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Andy Ogles defeated Heidi Campbell, Derrick Brantley, Daniel Cooper, and Rick Shannon in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Ogles (R) | 55.8 | 123,558 |
 | Heidi Campbell (D) | 42.3 | 93,648 | |
 | Derrick Brantley (Independent) | 0.9 | 2,090 | |
| Daniel Cooper (Independent) | 0.5 | 1,132 | ||
 | Rick Shannon (Independent) | 0.4 | 847 | |
| Total votes: 221,275 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Heidi Campbell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Campbell | 100.0 | 30,830 |
| Total votes: 30,830 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Justicia Rizzo (D)
- Jim Cooper (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Ogles | 35.4 | 21,325 |
 | Beth Harwell | 24.9 | 15,021 | |
| Kurt Winstead | 21.1 | 12,721 | ||
 | Jeff Beierlein | 6.8 | 4,093 | |
 | Robby Starbuck (Write-in) | 4.1 | 2,492 | |
 | Natisha Brooks | 2.9 | 1,747 | |
 | Geni Batchelor | 1.7 | 1,017 | |
| Timothy Lee | 1.4 | 845 | ||
 | Stewart Parks | 1.0 | 586 | |
 | Tres Wittum | 0.7 | 398 | |
| Total votes: 60,245 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sarah Grams (R)
- Richie Lee (R)
- Quincy McKnight (R)
- Baxter Lee (R)
- David Vitalli (R)
- Morgan Ortagus (R)
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Natisha Brooks and Trevor Killian Murphy in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Cooper (D) | 100.0 | 252,155 |
| Natisha Brooks (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 13 | |
| Trevor Killian Murphy (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 252,169 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Craig Wildenradt (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Keeda Haynes and Joshua Rawlings in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Cooper | 57.1 | 50,752 |
 | Keeda Haynes | 39.9 | 35,472 | |
 | Joshua Rawlings | 3.0 | 2,681 | |
| Total votes: 88,905 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joshua Moran (D)
- Justin Bautista-Jones (D)
- Meredith Page (D)
Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Elijah Adcox (R)
- Anthony Adcox (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Jody Ball in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Cooper (D) | 67.8 | 177,923 |
 | Jody Ball (R) | 32.2 | 84,317 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 262,248 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Incumbent Jim Cooper advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Cooper | 100.0 | 70,480 |
| Total votes: 70,480 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Jody Ball defeated Glen Dean in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 2, 2018.
| Total votes: 36,428 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chaz Allison (R)
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ A majority in the U.S. House when there are no vacancies is 218 seats.
- ↑ These figures include the seat of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned on Nov. 13, 2024, after winning re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Inside Elections, "Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District," December 8, 2023
