Joshua Ray Ashburn

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Joshua Ray Ashburn

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Joshua Ray Ashburn (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 1st Congressional District. Ashburn was disqualified from the general election scheduled on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Tennessee's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

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

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

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Incumbent Diana Harshbarger defeated Kevin Jenkins, Richard Baker, Levi Brake, and Wisdom Zerit Teklay in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana Harshbarger (R)	78.1	257,530
		Kevin Jenkins (D)	19.4	63,949
		Richard Baker (Independent)	1.7	5,707
		Levi Brake (Independent)	0.8	2,634
		Wisdom Zerit Teklay (Wisdom People Party) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marissa King (Independent)
• Joshua Ray Ashburn (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Kevin Jenkins defeated Bennett Lapides in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Jenkins	67.8	5,179
		Bennett Lapides	32.2	2,460

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,639
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Zachary Stamper (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1

Incumbent Diana Harshbarger advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 1 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana Harshbarger	100.0	52,190

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Footnotes

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Tennessee's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Marsha Blackburn (R)

Bill Hagerty (R)

Representatives

District 1

Diana Harshbarger (R)

District 2

Tim Burchett (R)

District 3

Charles Fleischmann (R)

District 4

Scott DesJarlais (R)

District 5

Andy Ogles (R)

District 6

John Rose (R)

District 7

Mark Green (R)

District 8

David Kustoff (R)

District 9

Steve Cohen (D)

Republican Party (10)

Democratic Party (1)