Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

Elections in Tennessee, 2022

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Tennessee's 5th Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
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+9 Cook Political Report: Likely Republican Inside Elections: Likely Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 5th 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.

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

• Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 4 Democratic primary)
• Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2022 (August 4 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

Andy Ogles defeated Heidi Campbell, Derrick Brantley, Daniel Cooper, and Rick Shannon in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Ogles (R)	55.8	123,558
		Heidi Campbell (D)	42.3	93,648
		Derrick Brantley (Independent)	0.9	2,090
		Daniel Cooper (Independent)	0.5	1,132
		Rick Shannon (Independent)	0.4	847

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 221,275
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

Heidi Campbell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Heidi Campbell	100.0	30,830

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,830
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Justicia Rizzo (D)
• Jim Cooper (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Ogles	35.4	21,325
		Beth Harwell	24.9	15,021
		Kurt Winstead	21.1	12,721
		Jeff Beierlein	6.8	4,093
		Robby Starbuck (Write-in)	4.1	2,492
		Natisha Brooks	2.9	1,747
		Geni Batchelor	1.7	1,017
		Timothy Lee	1.4	845
		Stewart Parks	1.0	586
		Tres Wittum	0.7	398

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 60,245
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sarah Grams (R)
• Richie Lee (R)
• Quincy McKnight (R)
• Baxter Lee (R)
• David Vitalli (R)
• Morgan Ortagus (R)

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?

Varies

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. The section below shows responses from candidates in this race who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Derrick Brantley (Independent)

Reign in out of contr housing by limiting institutional overinvestments in areas.

Free up the ability for American energy companies to export so they can afford to drill.

Ensure our water remains clean to be stewards for future generations.

Heidi Campbell (D)

Economic Freedom- large corporations and billionaires need to pay their fair share so that hard working American families have the freedom to build a good life. We need to control government spending and get corporate interests out of the legislative process.

Personal Freedom- Americans deserve the freedom to make their own healthcare decisions, to decide who they want to marry, where they want to worship, and how they want to educate their children without interference or influence from the government.

Cannabis legalization is a matter when — not if. The longer we wait, the more harm we do to families and our economy. It is ridiculous that states, like Tennessee, are spending millions in tax dollars to lock people up for a plant that is legal in places right across our border. We also leave billions of dollars on the table by rejecting a policy more consistent with the rest of the country. When we do legalize, we will create thousands of jobs in rural communities that need new economic opportunities and new small businesses that push our economy forward. It’s also the right thing to do for our patients and people coping with health issues, like our veterans who say medical cannabis helps them live a fuller life with less pain.

Rick Shannon (Independent)

To bring the "United" back to our United States.

We are all Americans. We have to stop letting special interest groups tell us who we are.

Race, religion, sexual orientation, or financial status, doesn't matter when a disaster happens. It shouldn't matter any other time.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Derrick Brantley (Independent)

Ensuring retirees receive the due benefit they have worked hard for their entire lives without inflation eating 50% of their savings.

Heidi Campbell (D)

Fighting inflation

fair taxation fiscal responsibility The economy Education Healthcare Reproductive freedom gun safety Jobs immigration reform Infrastructure Foreign policy commitment to seniors clean energy

Rick Shannon (Independent)

From our border security to our education system, everything is broken. We need to come together to solve every aspect of our broken government and government's overreach. We are a free nation where our freedoms are being stripped without any accountability. We have to have term limits to eliminate career politicians. We cannot have a society that is evolving with politicians that are not. People of the people, not professional politicians.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Derrick Brantley (Independent)

Ensuring we can remain economically self sufficient without the majority of American M2 being controlled by foriegn sources.

Rick Shannon (Independent)

The biggest challenge will be, to come back together as Americans and stop letting interest groups separate us.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Rick Shannon (Independent)

There should be term limits on all politicians.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Rick Shannon (Independent)

While personal views are an individual's driving force, one must sometimes compromise for the benefit of all.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. 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. 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
Heidi Campbell	Democratic Party	$1,089,821	$1,084,278	$5,543	As of December 31, 2022
Geni Batchelor	Republican Party	$21,439	$18,847	$2,592	As of September 30, 2022
Jeff Beierlein	Republican Party	$202,153	$202,153	$0	As of December 31, 2022
Natisha Brooks	Republican Party	$111,259	$39,651	$20,816	As of December 31, 2022
Beth Harwell	Republican Party	$1,072,826	$1,072,826	$0	As of December 31, 2022
Timothy Lee	Republican Party	$49,456	$38,371	$11,085	As of July 15, 2022
Andy Ogles	Republican Party	$1,281,921	$882,750	$399,171	As of December 31, 2022
Stewart Parks	Republican Party	$11,252	$11,252	$0	As of September 30, 2022
Robby Starbuck	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Kurt Winstead	Republican Party	$2,244,789	$2,241,629	$3,160	As of December 31, 2022
Tres Wittum	Republican Party	$77,986	$77,986	$0	As of August 31, 2022
Derrick Brantley	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Daniel Cooper	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Rick Shannon	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.
• 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.

Race ratings: Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely 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
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 5
until January 2, 2023

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Tennessee District 5
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. This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Tennessee
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
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.

Tennessee U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2022
Office	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2022	9	9	1	36	18	4	4	44.4%	3	37.5%
2020	9	9	2	45	18	6	2	44.4%	3	42.9%
2018	9	9	2	49	18	6	7	72.2%	5	71.4%
2016	9	9	2	48	18	4	6	55.6%	5	71.4%
2014	9	9	0	39	18	3	8	61.1%	8	88.9%

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+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 5th the 157th most Republican district nationally.

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 5th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
43.2%	54.5%

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.

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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%
Two or more	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	Bill Lee
Secretary of State	Tre Hargett
Attorney General	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
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
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 5th Congressional District election, 2020

Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Natisha Brooks and Trevor Killian Murphy in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Cooper (D)	100.0	252,155
		Natisha Brooks (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	13
		Trevor Killian Murphy (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 252,169
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Craig Wildenradt (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Keeda Haynes and Joshua Rawlings in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Cooper	57.1	50,752
		Keeda Haynes	39.9	35,472
		Joshua Rawlings	3.0	2,681

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,905
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joshua Moran (D)
• Justin Bautista-Jones (D)
• Meredith Mattlin (D)

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Elijah Adcox (R)
• Anthony Adcox (R)

2018

See also: Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Jody Ball in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Cooper (D)	67.8	177,923
		Jody Ball (R)	32.2	84,317
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 262,248
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

Incumbent Jim Cooper advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Cooper	100.0	70,480

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,480
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5

Jody Ball defeated Glen Dean in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jody Ball	55.8	20,321
		Glen Dean	44.2	16,107

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,428
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chaz Allison (R)

2016

See also: Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Jim Cooper (D) defeated Stacy Ries Snyder (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cooper faced no primary opposition, while Snyder defeated Jody Ball and John Smith in the Republican primary. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Cooper Incumbent	62.6%	171,111
	Republican	Stacy Ries Snyder	37.4%	102,433
Total Votes				273,544
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

U.S. House, Tennessee District 5 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Stacy Ries Snyder	50.8%	7,666
John Smith	28.5%	4,295
Jody Ball	20.7%	3,124
Total Votes		15,085
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

2014

See also: Tennessee's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

Incumbent Jim Cooper won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. He defeated Bob Ries and independent Paul Deakin in the general election.

U.S. House, Tennessee District 5 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jim Cooper Incumbent	62.3%	95,635
	Republican	Bob Ries	35.8%	54,939
	Independent	Paul Deakin	2%	3,032
Total Votes				153,606
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 5 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bob Ries	37.8%	11,384
Chris Carter	29.8%	8,975
John Smith	17.6%	5,306
Ronnie Holden	14.7%	4,419
Total Votes		30,084
Source: Results via Associated Press

Democratic-held U.S. House district that Trump won

See also: U.S. House districts represented by a Democrat in 2022 and won by Donald Trump in 2020

This is one of 13 U.S. House districts Democrats were defending that Donald Trump (R) won in 2020. The map below highlights those districts. Hover over or click a district to see information such as the incumbent and the presidential vote counts.

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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)