James Hart (Tennessee)

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Last election

November 5, 2024

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James Hart (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Hart also ran for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 76. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

U.S. House

See also: Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2024

Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Democratic primary)

Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Incumbent David Kustoff defeated Sarah Freeman and James Hart in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Kustoff
David Kustoff (R)
 
72.7
 
235,357
Image of Sarah Freeman
Sarah Freeman (D) Candidate Connection
 
25.2
 
81,595
Image of James Hart
James Hart (Independent)
 
2.1
 
6,675

Total votes: 323,627
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Sarah Freeman defeated Brenda Woods, Lynnette Williams, Leonard Perkins, and Lawrence Pivnick in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sarah Freeman
Sarah Freeman Candidate Connection
 
33.7
 
5,552
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Brenda Woods
 
27.8
 
4,580
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Lynnette Williams
 
17.5
 
2,887
Image of Leonard Perkins
Leonard Perkins Candidate Connection
 
13.1
 
2,160
Image of Lawrence Pivnick
Lawrence Pivnick Candidate Connection
 
7.8
 
1,279

Total votes: 16,458
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Incumbent David Kustoff advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Kustoff
David Kustoff
 
100.0
 
55,809

Total votes: 55,809
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State House

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Tandy Darby defeated James Hart in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tandy Darby
Tandy Darby (R)
 
84.4
 
21,357
Image of James Hart
James Hart (Independent)
 
15.6
 
3,942

Total votes: 25,299
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Tandy Darby advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 on August 1, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tandy Darby
Tandy Darby
 
100.0
 
6,338

Total votes: 6,338
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2022

U.S. House

See also: Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Incumbent David Kustoff defeated Lynnette Williams, James Hart, and Ronnie Henley in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Kustoff
David Kustoff (R)
 
74.0
 
155,602
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Lynnette Williams (D)
 
24.3
 
51,102
Image of James Hart
James Hart (Independent)
 
1.2
 
2,541
Image of Ronnie Henley
Ronnie Henley (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
1,070

Total votes: 210,315
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Lynnette Williams defeated Tim McDonald in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Lynnette Williams
 
63.3
 
15,819
Image of Tim McDonald
Tim McDonald Candidate Connection
 
36.7
 
9,187

Total votes: 25,006
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Incumbent David Kustoff defeated Bob Hendry, Danny Bridger Jr., and Dean Clouse in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Kustoff
David Kustoff
 
83.7
 
69,538
Image of Bob Hendry
Bob Hendry Candidate Connection
 
8.4
 
6,990
Image of Danny Bridger Jr.
Danny Bridger Jr. Candidate Connection
 
5.1
 
4,233
Image of Dean Clouse
Dean Clouse Candidate Connection
 
2.8
 
2,291

Total votes: 83,052
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State House

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Tandy Darby defeated James Hart and Kevin West in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tandy Darby
Tandy Darby (R)
 
82.9
 
13,271
Image of James Hart
James Hart (Independent)
 
11.4
 
1,829
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Kevin West (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
5.7
 
914

Total votes: 16,014
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76

Incumbent Tandy Darby advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tandy Darby
Tandy Darby
 
100.0
 
6,465

Total votes: 6,465
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2020

U.S. House

See also: Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2020

Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Incumbent David Kustoff defeated Erika Stotts Pearson, James Hart, and Jon Dillard in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Kustoff
David Kustoff (R)
 
68.5
 
227,216
Image of Erika Stotts Pearson
Erika Stotts Pearson (D)
 
29.5
 
97,890
Image of James Hart
James Hart (Independent)
 
1.1
 
3,763
Image of Jon Dillard
Jon Dillard (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
2,984

Total votes: 331,853
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Erika Stotts Pearson defeated Savannah Williamson, Lawrence Pivnick, and Hollis Skinner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erika Stotts Pearson
Erika Stotts Pearson
 
51.1
 
14,510
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Savannah Williamson
 
20.4
 
5,788
Image of Lawrence Pivnick
Lawrence Pivnick
 
16.5
 
4,685
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Hollis Skinner
 
11.9
 
3,389

Total votes: 28,372
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Incumbent David Kustoff advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Kustoff
David Kustoff
 
100.0
 
70,677

Total votes: 70,677
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State House

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75

Incumbent Bruce Griffey defeated James Hart in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bruce Griffey
Bruce Griffey (R)
 
81.3
 
20,140
Image of James Hart
James Hart (Independent)
 
18.7
 
4,626

Total votes: 24,766
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75

Incumbent Bruce Griffey advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bruce Griffey
Bruce Griffey
 
100.0
 
7,154

Total votes: 7,154
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2018

U.S House

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Incumbent David Kustoff defeated Erika Stotts Pearson and James Hart in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Kustoff
David Kustoff (R)
 
67.7
 
168,030
Image of Erika Stotts Pearson
Erika Stotts Pearson (D)
 
30.1
 
74,755
Image of James Hart
James Hart (Independent)
 
2.2
 
5,560

Total votes: 248,345
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Erika Stotts Pearson defeated John Boatner Jr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erika Stotts Pearson
Erika Stotts Pearson
 
50.4
 
17,137
Image of John Boatner Jr.
John Boatner Jr.
 
49.6
 
16,847

Total votes: 33,984
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8

Incumbent David Kustoff defeated George Flinn Jr. and Colleen Owens in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Kustoff
David Kustoff
 
56.0
 
57,741
Image of George Flinn Jr.
George Flinn Jr.
 
39.7
 
40,903
Image of Colleen Owens
Colleen Owens
 
4.3
 
4,460

Total votes: 103,104
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State House

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75

Bruce Griffey defeated Richard Carl and James Hart in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bruce Griffey
Bruce Griffey (R)
 
69.7
 
14,030
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Richard Carl (D)
 
24.6
 
4,950
Image of James Hart
James Hart (Independent)
 
5.7
 
1,144

Total votes: 20,124
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75

Richard Carl advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Richard Carl
 
100.0
 
2,871

Total votes: 2,871
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75

Bruce Griffey defeated incumbent Tim Wirgau in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bruce Griffey
Bruce Griffey
 
58.4
 
6,380
Image of Tim Wirgau
Tim Wirgau
 
41.6
 
4,547

Total votes: 10,927
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2016

State House

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.

Incumbent Tim Wirgau defeated Daniel Powell and James Hart in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 general election.[1][2]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 75 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tim Wirgau Incumbent 65.84% 14,816
     Democratic Daniel Powell 25.64% 5,771
     Independent James Hart 8.52% 1,917
Total Votes 22,504
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


Daniel Powell ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 75 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Daniel Powell  (unopposed)


Incumbent Tim Wirgau defeated James F. Poe in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 Republican primary.[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 75 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tim Wirgau Incumbent 59.55% 3,606
     Republican James F. Poe 40.45% 2,449
Total Votes 6,055

U.S House

See also: Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Stephen Lee Fincher did not seek re-election to his seat in 2016. Twenty-one candidates filed in the race to replace him. David Kustoff (R) defeated Rickey Hobson (D), and independents Shelia Godwin, James Hart, Adrian Montague, Mark Rawles, and Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hobson defeated Gregory Alan Frye in the Democratic primary, while Kustoff defeated 12 other candidates in the Republican primary. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.[5][6][7]

U.S. House, Tennessee District 8 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Kustoff 68.8% 194,386
     Democratic Rickey Hobson 25.1% 70,925
     Independent Shelia Godwin 2.3% 6,442
     Independent James Hart 1.4% 4,057
     Independent Adrian Montague 0.9% 2,497
     Independent Mark Rawles 0.9% 2,445
     Independent Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane 0.7% 1,981
Total Votes 282,733
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


U.S. House, Tennessee District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRickey Hobson 54.8% 7,774
Gregory Frye 45.2% 6,413
Total Votes 14,187
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


U.S. House, Tennessee District 8 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Kustoff 27.4% 16,889
George Flinn Jr. 23.1% 14,200
Mark Luttrell 17.7% 10,878
Brian Kelsey 12.9% 7,942
Brad Greer 11.1% 6,819
Tom Leatherwood 4.3% 2,620
Hunter Baker 1.6% 1,014
Ken Atkins 0.7% 410
Raymond Honeycutt 0.4% 231
George Howell 0.3% 211
David Wharton 0.2% 131
David Bault 0.2% 109
David Maldonado 0.1% 76
Total Votes 61,530
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

2014

See also: Tennessee's 8th Congressional District elections, 2014

Hart ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 8th District. He was defeated by incumbent Stephen Lee Fincher (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[8]

Election results

U.S. House, Tennessee District 8 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Lee Fincher Incumbent 70.8% 122,205
     Democratic Wes Bradley 24.6% 42,403
     Constitution Mark Rawles 2.6% 4,450
     Independent James Hart 2% 3,446
Total Votes 172,504
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Charles Cooper was defeated by Randy Patton in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Tim Wirgau was unopposed in the Republican primary. James Hart ran as an independent candidate. Wirgau defeated Patton and Hart in the general election.[9][10]

Tennessee House of Representatives District 75, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTim Wirgau Incumbent 62.2% 8,719
     Democratic Randy Patton 33% 4,628
     Independent James Hart 4.8% 673
Total Votes 14,020


Tennessee House of Representatives, District 75 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Patton 62.5% 3,075
Charles Cooper 37.5% 1,846
Total Votes 4,921

2012

U.S. House

See also: Tennessee's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012

Hart was defeated by incumbent Stephen Lee Fincher in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Tennessee's 8th District.[11] Hart ran as an Independent.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 8 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Timothy Dixon 28.4% 79,490
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Lee Fincher Incumbent 68.3% 190,923
     Independent James Hart 2.2% 6,139
     Independent Mark Rawles 1% 2,870
Total Votes 279,422
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Tennessee House

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hart ran in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75. Hart was defeated by incumbent Tim Wirgau (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 75, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTim Wirgau Incumbent 56.3% 13,065
     Democratic Steve Wright 39.5% 9,161
     Independent James Hart 4.2% 968
Total Votes 23,194

Campaign themes

2024

U.S. House

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State House

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2022

U.S. House

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State House

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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James Hart campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Tennessee House of Representatives District 76Lost general$934 $0
2024* U.S. House Tennessee District 8Lost general$595 $1,259
2022Tennessee House of Representatives District 76Lost general$1,801 $117
2022U.S. House Tennessee District 8Lost general$5,489 $4,386
2020Tennessee House of Representatives District 75Lost general$8,394 N/A**
2020U.S. House Tennessee District 8Lost general$338 $310
2018Tennessee House of Representatives District 75Lost general$12,490 N/A**
2018U.S. House Tennessee District 8Lost general$101 $311
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes


Current members of the Tennessee House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Cameron Sexton
Majority Leader:William Lamberth
Minority Leader:Karen Camper
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
Tim Hicks (R)
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
Tim Rudd (R)
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
Ed Butler (R)
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
Pat Marsh (R)
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
District 71
District 72
District 73
District 74
Jay Reedy (R)
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79
District 80
District 81
District 82
District 83
District 84
Joe Towns (D)
District 85
District 86
District 87
District 88
District 89
District 90
District 91
District 92
District 93
District 94
Ron Gant (R)
District 95
District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99
Republican Party (75)
Democratic Party (24)