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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 Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
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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:
- Tennessee's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 4 Republican primary)
- Tennessee's 7th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 4 Democratic primary)
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Green (R) | 60.0 | 108,421 |
 | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Green | 100.0 | 48,968 |
| Total votes: 48,968 | |||
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Tennessee
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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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 | ||
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| 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 |
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| 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*** |
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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." |
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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 7th Congressional District election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe 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 | ||||||
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| 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
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Tennessee District 7
starting January 3, 2023
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Effect of redistricting
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 | ||||
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| District | 2022 district | Political predecessor district | ||
Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| 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
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
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 | ||||
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| Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| 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 |
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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 |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Tennessee and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Tennessee | ||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |
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| 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
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Tennessee General Assembly as of November 2022.
Tennessee State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 6 | |
| Republican Party | 27 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | |
Tennessee House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| 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
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 |
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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 |
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Green (R) | 69.9 | 245,188 |
 | Kiran Sreepada (D) | 27.3 | 95,839 | |
 | Ronald Brown (Independent) | 2.2 | 7,603 | |
 | Scott Vieira (Independent) | 0.6 | 2,005 | |
| Total votes: 350,635 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Benjamin Estes (Reform Party)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Kiran Sreepada | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Green | 100.0 | 73,540 |
| Total votes: 73,540 | |||
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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 | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Green (R) | 66.9 | 170,071 |
 | Justin Kanew (D) | 32.1 | 81,661 | |
| Lenny Ladner (Independent) | 0.6 | 1,582 | ||
 | Brent Legendre (Independent) | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Green | 100.0 | 83,314 |
| Total votes: 83,314 | |||
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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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Marsha 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 | ||||
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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.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Marsha 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 | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Daniel Cramer |
81% | 20,261 | ||
| Credo Amouzouvik | 19% | 4,750 | ||
| Total Votes | 25,011 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Marsha Blackburn Incumbent |
84.2% | 64,969 | ||
| Jacob Brimm | 15.8% | 12,199 | ||
| Total Votes | 77,168 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press |
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 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
- ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
- ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Politico, "Tennessee House Primaries Results," August 4, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
