Tennessee's 7th Congressional District election, 2022

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Tennessee's 7th Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: April 7, 2022
Primary: August 4, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: Varies by county
Voting in Tennessee
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): R+10
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
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Federal and state primary competitiveness
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All U.S. House districts, including the 7th Congressional District of Tennessee, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 4, 2022. The filing deadline was April 7, 2022.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.

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 41.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 56.4%.[1]

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

Incumbent Mark Green defeated Odessa Kelly and Steven Hooper in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Green
Mark Green (R)
 
60.0
 
108,421
Image of Odessa Kelly
Odessa Kelly (D)
 
38.1
 
68,973
Steven Hooper (Independent)
 
1.9
 
3,428

Total votes: 180,822
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

Odessa Kelly advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Odessa Kelly
Odessa Kelly
 
100.0
 
24,854

Total votes: 24,854
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

Incumbent Mark Green advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Green
Mark Green
 
100.0
 
48,968

Total votes: 48,968
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Tennessee

Election information in Tennessee: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 1, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 1, 2022
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: N/A
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 19, 2022 to Nov. 3, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A


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Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report Close of books Filing deadline
Year-end 2021 12/31/2021 1/31/2022
April quarterly 3/31/2022 4/15/2022
July quarterly 6/30/2022 7/15/2022
October quarterly 9/30/2022 10/15/2022
Pre-general 10/19/2022 10/27/2022
Post-general 11/28/2022 12/08/2022
Year-end 2022 12/31/2022 1/31/2023


Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Mark Green Republican Party $1,763,092 $1,913,673 $123,625 As of December 31, 2022
Odessa Kelly Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Steven Hooper Independent $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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.

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 7th Congressional District election, 2022
Race trackerRace ratings
November 8, 2022November 1, 2022October 25, 2022October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe 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 requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Tennessee in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Tennessee, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Tennessee U.S. House All candidates 25 N/A 4/7/2022 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 before and after redistricting.
  • Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Tennessee District 7
until January 2, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Tennessee District 7
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Tennessee after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[8] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[9]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Tennessee
District 2022 district Political predecessor district
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Tennessee's 1st 22.0% 76.3% 22.1% 76.2%
Tennessee's 2nd 34.4% 63.7% 34.5% 63.6%
Tennessee's 3rd 33.1% 65.0% 32.9% 65.3%
Tennessee's 4th 30.2% 67.9% 30.7% 67.5%
Tennessee's 5th 43.2% 54.5% 60.3% 36.7%
Tennessee's 6th 34.5% 63.6% 25.6% 72.7%
Tennessee's 7th 41.3% 56.4% 31.3% 66.9%
Tennessee's 8th 30.6% 67.9% 33.2% 65.4%
Tennessee's 9th 73.3% 25.1% 78.5% 19.8%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Tennessee.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Tennessee in 2022. Information below was calculated on July 11, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Thirty-six candidates filed to run for Tennessee's nine U.S. House districts, including 13 Democrats and 23 Republicans. That's four candidates per district, less than the five candidates per district in 2020 and the 5.4 in 2018.

This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Tennessee was apportioned nine districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census. The 36 candidates who ran this year were the fewest candidates who filed to run for Tennessee's U.S. House seats since 2012, when 36 candidates ran as well. Forty-five candidates ran in 2020, 49 in 2018, 48 in 2016, and 39 in 2014.

One district — the 5th — was open. That was down from two open seats in 2020, 2018 and 2016. There were no open seats in 2014 or 2012. Rep. Jim Cooper (D), who represented the 5th district, didn't file for re-election. Ten candidates — one Democrat and nine Republicans — ran to replace Cooper, the most candidates who ran for a seat this year.

There were eight contested primaries this year — four Democratic and four Republican. That was the same number as in 2020 and five fewer than in 2018, when there were 13 contested primaries. There were ten contested primaries in 2016, 11 in 2014, and ten in 2012.

Five incumbents — all Republicans — didn't face primary challengers. Republican and Democratic candidates filed to run in all nine districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party this year.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

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

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+10. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 7th the 145th most Republican district nationally.[10]

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 7th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
41.3% 56.4%

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
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


Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Tennessee and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Tennessee
Tennessee United States
Population 6,346,105 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 41,237 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 77.6% 72.5%
Black/African American 16.8% 12.7%
Asian 1.8% 5.5%
Native American 0.3% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 1.4% 4.9%
Multiple 2.2% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 5.4% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 87.5% 88%
College graduation rate 27.3% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $53,320 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 15.2% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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.


State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Tennessee's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Tennessee, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 2 2
Republican 2 7 9
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 9 11

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Tennessee's top three state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Tennessee, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Bill Lee
Secretary of State Republican Party Tre Hargett
Attorney General Republican Party Jonathan Skrmetti

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Tennessee General Assembly as of November 2022.

Tennessee State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 6
     Republican Party 27
     Vacancies 0
Total 33

Tennessee House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 23
     Republican Party 75
     Independent 0
     Vacancies 1
Total 99

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Tennessee was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Tennessee Party Control: 1992-2022
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twelve 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
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
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
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

District history

2020

See also: Tennessee's 7th Congressional District election, 2020

Tennessee's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Tennessee's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

Incumbent Mark Green defeated Kiran Sreepada, Ronald Brown, and Scott Vieira in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Green
Mark Green (R)
 
69.9
 
245,188
Image of Kiran Sreepada
Kiran Sreepada (D) Candidate Connection
 
27.3
 
95,839
Image of Ronald Brown
Ronald Brown (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
2.2
 
7,603
Image of Scott Vieira
Scott Vieira (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
2,005

Total votes: 350,635
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

Kiran Sreepada advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kiran Sreepada
Kiran Sreepada Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
23,390

Total votes: 23,390
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

Incumbent Mark Green advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Green
Mark Green
 
100.0
 
73,540

Total votes: 73,540
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2018

See also: Tennessee's 7th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

Mark Green defeated Justin Kanew, Lenny Ladner, and Brent Legendre in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Green
Mark Green (R)
 
66.9
 
170,071
Image of Justin Kanew
Justin Kanew (D)
 
32.1
 
81,661
Lenny Ladner (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
1,582
Image of Brent Legendre
Brent Legendre (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
1,070

Total votes: 254,384
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

Justin Kanew defeated Matt Reel in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Justin Kanew
Justin Kanew
 
62.1
 
21,315
Matt Reel
 
37.9
 
13,006

Total votes: 34,321
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7

Mark Green advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 7 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Green
Mark Green
 
100.0
 
83,314

Total votes: 83,314
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2016

See also: Tennessee's 7th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Marsha Blackburn (R) defeated Tharon Chandler (D) and Leonard Ladner (Independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate in the race faced a primary opponent in August.[11][12][13]

U.S. House, Tennessee District 7 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMarsha Blackburn Incumbent 72.2% 200,407
     Democratic Tharon Chandler 23.5% 65,226
     Independent Leonard Ladner 4.3% 11,880
Total Votes 277,513
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

Primary candidates:[14]

Democratic

Tharon Chandler[11] Approveda

Republican

Marsha Blackburn - Incumbent[11] Approveda

Third Party/Other

Leonard Ladner (Independent)[11] Approveda

2014

See also: Tennessee's 7th Congressional District elections, 2014

Incumbent Marsha Blackburn won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. She defeated Dan Cramer and Lenny Ladner in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 7 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMarsha Blackburn Incumbent 70% 110,498
     Democratic Dan Cramer 26.8% 42,260
     Independent Lenny Ladner 3.2% 5,092
Total Votes 157,850
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.
U.S. House, Tennessee District 7 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Cramer 81% 20,261
Credo Amouzouvik 19% 4,750
Total Votes 25,011
Source: Results via Associated Press
U.S. House, Tennessee District 7 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMarsha Blackburn Incumbent 84.2% 64,969
Jacob Brimm 15.8% 12,199
Total Votes 77,168
Source: Results via Associated Press


See also

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Footnotes

  1. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  2. Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  3. Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  4. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  5. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  6. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  7. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  8. Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
  9. Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
  10. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
  12. Politico, "Tennessee House Primaries Results," August 4, 2016
  13. CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
  14. Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.


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