Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District

Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District

Incumbent

Tim Burchett

Assumed office: January 3, 2019

Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Tim Burchett (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Tennessee representatives represented an average of 768,544 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 708,381 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Democratic primary)

Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett defeated Jane George in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett (R)	69.2	250,002
		Jane George (D)	30.8	111,094

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 361,096
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Jane George advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jane George	100.0	25,910

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,910
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett	100.0	54,617

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,617
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2022

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett defeated Mark Harmon in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett (R)	67.9	141,089
		Mark Harmon (D)	32.1	66,673

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 207,762
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Mark Harmon advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Harmon	100.0	24,879

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,879
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett	100.0	56,880

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,880
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2020

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett defeated Renee Hoyos, Matthew Campbell, Ronald Cornell Jr., and David Dockery in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett (R)	67.6	238,907
		Renee Hoyos (D)	31.1	109,684
		Matthew Campbell (Independent)	1.3	4,592
		Ronald Cornell Jr. (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7
		David Dockery (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	7

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 353,197
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Renee Hoyos defeated Chance Brown in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Renee Hoyos	87.1	30,287
		Chance Brown	12.9	4,479

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,766
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Incumbent Tim Burchett advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett	100.0	78,990

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2018

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett (R)	65.9	172,856
		Renee Hoyos (D)	33.1	86,668
		Greg Samples (Independent)	0.4	967
		Jeffrey Grunau (Independent)	0.3	657
		Marc Whitmire (Independent)	0.2	637
		Keith LaTorre (Independent)	0.1	349

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 262,134
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

Renee Hoyos defeated Joshua Williams and Joseph Schenkenfelder in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Renee Hoyos	72.4	22,220
		Joshua Williams	23.1	7,077
		Joseph Schenkenfelder	4.5	1,383

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,680
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Burchett	48.2	47,875
		Jimmy Matlock	36.1	35,855
		Ashley Nickloes	11.0	10,961
		Jason Emert	2.3	2,305
		Hank Hamblin	0.9	855
		Vito Sagliano	0.8	844
		C. David Stansberry	0.7	657

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 99,352
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Brad Fullington (R)

2016

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent John Duncan, Jr. (R) defeated Stuart Starr (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent in August.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Duncan, Jr. Incumbent	75.6%	212,455
	Democratic	Stuart Starr	24.4%	68,401
Total Votes				280,856
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

2014

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of Tennessee held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent John J. Duncan, Jr. defeated Bob Scott (D), Norris Dryer (G) and Casey Gouge (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John J. Duncan, Jr. Incumbent	72.5%	120,853
	Democratic	Bob Scott	22.6%	37,599
	Green	Norris Dryer	2.4%	4,033
	Independent	Casey Gouge	2.5%	4,222
Total Votes				166,707
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.

2012

See also: Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 2nd Congressional District of Tennessee held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent John J. Duncan, Jr. won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 2 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Troy Goodale	20.6%	54,522
	Republican	John J. Duncan, Jr. Incumbent	74.4%	196,894
	Green	Norris Dryer	2.2%	5,733
	Independent	Brandon Stewart	1.1%	2,974
	Libertarian	Greg Samples	1.7%	4,382
Total Votes				264,505
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, John Duncan, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Dave Hancock (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 2 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Duncan, Jr. incumbent	84.8%	141,796
	Democratic	Dave Hancock	15.2%	25,400
Total Votes				167,196

2008
On November 4, 2008, John Duncan, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bob Scott (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 2 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Duncan, Jr. incumbent	78.1%	227,120
	Democratic	Bob Scott	21.9%	63,639
Total Votes				290,759

2006
On November 7, 2006, John Duncan, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Green (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 2 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Duncan, Jr. incumbent	77.7%	157,095
	Democratic	John Green	22.3%	45,025
Total Votes				202,120

2004
On November 2, 2004, John Duncan, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Green (D) and Charles E. Howard (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 2 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Duncan, Jr. incumbent	79.1%	215,795
	Democratic	John Green	19.1%	52,155
	Independent	Charles E. Howard	1.8%	4,978
Total Votes				272,928

2002
On November 5, 2002, John Duncan, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Green (D), Joshua Williamson (I) and George Njezic (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 2 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Duncan, Jr. incumbent	79%	146,887
	Democratic	John Green	19.9%	37,035
	Independent	Joshua Williamson	0.6%	1,110
	Independent	George Njezic	0.5%	940
	N/A	Write-in	0%	9
Total Votes				185,981

2000
On November 7, 2000, John Duncan, Jr. won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kevin J. Rowland (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 2 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Duncan, Jr. incumbent	89.3%	187,154
	Libertarian	Kevin J. Rowland	10.6%	22,304
	N/A	Write-in	0%	27
Total Votes				209,485

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Tennessee after the 2020 census

On February 6, 2022, Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed new congressional districts into law, approving a proposal passed by both chambers of the Tennessee legislature. On January 18, 2022, the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended a congressional district proposal for consideration by the full Senate in a 7-2 vote along party lines, with all Republicans supporting the proposal and all Democrats opposing it. The Senate approved proposals for congressional and Senate maps in a 26-5 party-line vote on January 20. The House approved the congressional plan in a 70-26 party-line vote on January 24. This map took effect for Tennessee's 2022 congressional elections.

On November 15, 2021, Tennessee Democrats released a congressional district map keeping major cities like Nashville whole and putting Williamson, Rutherford, and Wilson counties in the state's fourth congressional district. The House Select Committee on Redistricting released a proposal on January 12, 2022.

How does redistricting in Tennessee work? In Tennessee, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.

The Tennessee Constitution requires that state Senate districts "preserve counties whole where possible." State statutes mandate that no more than 30 counties may be split across districts. Furthermore, state law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous. There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.

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2010-2011

This is the 2nd Congressional District prior to the 2010 redistricting.

See also: Redistricting in Tennessee after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Tennessee State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census. Tennessee did not lose or gain any seats in the redistricting process.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

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+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 2nd the 59th most Republican district nationally.

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) 63.7%-34.4%.

2022

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+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 2nd the 59th most Republican district nationally.

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 34.4% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 63.7%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District the 34th most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.91. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.91 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Tennessee
• Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
• Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
• Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 2

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)