The 2004 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 2, 2004, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.
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All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 66.32%  [1] 15.92 pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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  Democratic hold Republican hold
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Following the 2004 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 5-4 Democratic majority.[2][3]
Overview
edit| United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2004[4] | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | /– | |
| Democratic | 1,031,959 | 46.51% | 5 | — | |
| Republican | 1,160,821 | 52.32% | 4 | — | |
| Independents | 25,686 | 1.16% | 0 | — | |
| Totals | 2,218,738 | 100.00% | 9 | — | |
(There was 272 Write-in votes that were added to the statewide total number of votes).
By district
edit| District | Incumbent | Party | First
elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee 1 | William L. Jenkins | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 2 | Jimmy Duncan Jr. | Republican | 1998 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 3 | Zach Wamp | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 4 | Lincoln Davis | Democratic | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 5 | Jim Cooper | Democratic | 1982
1994 (retired) 2002 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 6 | Bart Gordon | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 7 | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 2002 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 8 | John Tanner | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 9 | Harold Ford Jr. | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District 1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William L. Jenkins (inc.) | 172,543 | 73.88% | |
| Democratic | Graham Leonard | 56,361 | 24.13% | |
| Independent | Ralph J. Ball | 3,061 | 1.31% | |
| Independent | Michael Peavler | 1,595 | 0.68% | |
| Total votes | 233,560 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jimmy Duncan Jr. (inc.) | 215,795 | 79.07% | |
| Democratic | John Greene | 52,155 | 19.11% | |
| Independent | Charles E. Howard | 4,978 | 1.82% | |
| Total votes | 272,928 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Zach Wamp (inc.) | 166,154 | 64.74% | |
| Democratic | John Wolfe | 84,295 | 32.85% | |
| Independent | June Griffin | 3,018 | 1.18% | |
| Independent | Doug Vandagriff | 1,696 | 0.66% | |
| Independent | Jean Howard-Hill | 1,473 | 0.57% | |
| Total votes | 256,636 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lincoln Davis (inc.) | 138,459 | 54.80% | |
| Republican | Janice Bowling | 109,993 | 43.54% | |
| Independent | Ken Martin | 4,194 | 1.66% | |
| Total votes | 252,646 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jim Cooper (inc.) | 168,970 | 69.26% | |
| Republican | Scott Knapp | 74,978 | 30.73% | |
| Write-In | Thomas F. Kovach | 15 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 243,963 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 6
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bart Gordon (inc.) | 167,448 | 64.24% | |
| Republican | Nick Demas | 87,523 | 33.58% | |
| Independent | J. Patrick Lyons | 3,869 | 1.48% | |
| Independent | Norman R. Saliba | 1,802 | 0.69% | |
| Total votes | 260,642 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 7
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Marsha Blackburn (inc.) | 232,404 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 232,404 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | John Tanner (inc.) | 173,623 | 74.34% | |
| Republican | James L. Hart | 59,853 | 25.63% | |
| Write-In | Dennis Bertrand | 91 | 0.04% | |
| Total votes | 233,567 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Harold Ford Jr. (inc.) | 190,648 | 82.04% | |
| Republican | Ruben M. Fort | 41,578 | 17.89% | |
| Write-In | Jim Maynard | 166 | 0.07% | |
| Total votes | 232,392 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2004". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 2, 2004. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ "CNN.com Election 2004". www.cnn.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "The Election of 2004 – Congressional Election Results". Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2024.