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2012 US House elections in Tennessee
Tennessee elected 9 members of the House in 2012: Democrats won 2 seats and Republicans 7.
The closest was the 4th district, decided by 11.5 points: Scott Desjarlais (Republican) beat Eric Stewart (Democrat), 55.8% to 44.2%, a margin of 11.5 points and 26,546 votes.
In the House vote by county, Republicans led in 89 of the 95 counties and Democrats in 6. The largest, Shelby, cast 358,793 votes and went to the Democrat by 21.4 points. The closest was Van Buren, where 22 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Every district
| District | Democrat | Votes | Republican | Votes | Others | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Woodruff | 47,663 (19.9%) | David P. Roe | 182,252 (76.0%) | 9,757 | R+56.2 |
| 2 | Troy Christopher Goodale | 54,522 (20.6%) | John J. Duncan, Jr. | 196,894 (74.4%) | 13,089 | R+53.8 |
| 3 | Mary M. Headrick | 91,094 (35.5%) | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | 157,830 (61.4%) | 7,985 | R+26.0 |
| 4 | Eric Stewart | 102,022 (44.2%) | Scott Desjarlais | 128,568 (55.8%) | R+11.5 | |
| 5 | Jim Cooper | 171,621 (65.2%) | Brad Staats | 86,240 (32.8%) | 5,234 | D+32.5 |
| 6 | none | Diane Black | 184,383 (76.4%) | 56,858 | R+76.4 | |
| 7 | Credo Amouzouvik | 61,679 (24.0%) | Marsha Blackburn | 182,730 (71.0%) | 12,897 | R+47.1 |
| 8 | Timothy D. Dixon | 79,490 (28.4%) | Stephen Lee Fincher | 190,923 (68.3%) | 9,009 | R+39.9 |
| 9 | Steve Cohen | 188,422 (75.1%) | George S. Flinn, Jr. | 59,742 (23.8%) | 2,823 | D+51.3 |
The House vote in every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 215,056 59.9% | 138,233 38.5% | 5,504 | 358,793 | D+21.4 |
| Davidson | 158,405 67.2% | 72,617 30.8% | 4,711 | 235,733 | D+36.4 |
| Knox | 38,006 22.9% | 119,039 71.7% | 8,887 | 165,932 | R+48.8 |
| Hamilton | 55,744 40.9% | 76,350 56.0% | 4,141 | 136,235 | R+15.1 |
| Williamson | 17,199 18.4% | 71,938 77.0% | 4,265 | 93,402 | R+58.6 |
| Rutherford | 42,314 47.1% | 47,432 52.9% | 89,746 | R+5.7 | |
| Sumner | 0 0.0% | 45,552 78.1% | 12,740 | 58,292 | R+78.1 |
| Sullivan | 11,864 20.6% | 43,862 76.1% | 1,884 | 57,610 | R+55.5 |
| Montgomery | 16,020 32.2% | 31,327 62.9% | 2,438 | 49,785 | R+30.7 |
| Wilson | 0 0.0% | 35,659 75.5% | 11,588 | 47,247 | R+75.5 |
| Blount | 7,506 15.9% | 37,557 79.7% | 2,081 | 47,144 | R+63.7 |
| Washington | 10,635 23.7% | 32,406 72.1% | 1,883 | 44,924 | R+48.5 |
| Madison | 15,002 39.5% | 21,664 57.0% | 1,326 | 37,992 | R+17.5 |
| Sevier | 5,802 18.1% | 24,609 76.9% | 1,599 | 32,010 | R+58.8 |
| Bradley | 9,269 29.8% | 21,497 69.2% | 306 | 31,072 | R+39.4 |
| Maury | 11,806 40.3% | 17,154 58.5% | 342 | 29,302 | R+18.3 |
| Anderson | 9,261 33.3% | 17,650 63.5% | 878 | 27,789 | R+30.2 |
| Greene | 4,167 18.4% | 17,599 77.6% | 922 | 22,688 | R+59.2 |
| Robertson | 0 0.0% | 17,304 77.6% | 5,001 | 22,305 | R+77.6 |
| Putnam | 0 0.0% | 16,339 74.2% | 5,683 | 22,022 | R+74.2 |
| Loudon | 3,361 15.7% | 17,132 80.1% | 882 | 21,375 | R+64.4 |
| Tipton | 5,044 24.1% | 15,206 72.5% | 718 | 20,968 | R+48.5 |
| Cumberland | 0 0.0% | 16,149 77.6% | 4,669 | 20,818 | R+77.6 |
| Roane | 6,084 30.5% | 13,224 66.4% | 610 | 19,918 | R+35.8 |
| Hawkins | 3,903 20.4% | 14,498 75.9% | 688 | 19,089 | R+55.5 |
| Carter | 3,060 16.4% | 14,704 78.8% | 891 | 18,655 | R+62.4 |
| Hamblen | 3,632 20.3% | 13,595 76.1% | 631 | 17,858 | R+55.8 |
| Gibson | 4,572 26.5% | 12,121 70.2% | 570 | 17,263 | R+43.7 |
| Coffee | 0 0.0% | 12,659 74.0% | 4,443 | 17,102 | R+74.0 |
| McMinn | 4,558 27.0% | 11,822 70.0% | 499 | 16,879 | R+43.0 |
| Dickson | 8,267 49.5% | 8,124 48.7% | 299 | 16,690 | D+0.9 |
| Fayette | 4,719 28.5% | 11,344 68.4% | 517 | 16,580 | R+40.0 |
| Jefferson | 2,825 18.0% | 12,149 77.6% | 684 | 15,658 | R+59.5 |
| Monroe | 4,528 28.9% | 10,613 67.8% | 509 | 15,650 | R+38.9 |
| Franklin | 7,251 48.0% | 7,859 52.0% | 15,110 | R+4.0 | |
| Cheatham | 4,949 34.4% | 8,363 58.1% | 1,089 | 14,401 | R+23.7 |
| Dyer | 2,746 21.7% | 9,545 75.4% | 367 | 12,658 | R+53.7 |
| Bedford | 4,839 40.0% | 7,250 60.0% | 12,089 | R+19.9 | |
| Lawrence | 2,505 21.2% | 8,601 72.7% | 724 | 11,830 | R+51.5 |
| Weakley | 3,357 28.6% | 7,982 68.0% | 400 | 11,739 | R+39.4 |
| Warren | 6,412 55.6% | 5,117 44.4% | 11,529 | D+11.2 | |
| Obion | 3,172 27.9% | 7,794 68.5% | 416 | 11,382 | R+40.6 |
| Henry | 3,311 29.6% | 6,874 61.4% | 1,004 | 11,189 | R+31.8 |
| Campbell | 3,130 28.7% | 7,353 67.5% | 405 | 10,888 | R+38.8 |
| Lincoln | 3,249 30.5% | 7,396 69.5% | 10,645 | R+39.0 | |
| Carroll | 2,866 28.3% | 6,888 68.1% | 365 | 10,119 | R+39.7 |
| Marion | 4,247 42.4% | 5,760 57.6% | 10,007 | R+15.1 | |
| Cocke | 1,649 16.5% | 7,897 79.2% | 430 | 9,976 | R+62.6 |
| Hardin | 1,810 18.3% | 7,703 77.7% | 399 | 9,912 | R+59.5 |
| Henderson | 1,677 17.9% | 7,238 77.1% | 473 | 9,388 | R+59.2 |
| Claiborne | 1,766 18.9% | 7,219 77.3% | 354 | 9,339 | R+58.4 |
| Rhea | 3,545 38.3% | 5,711 61.7% | 9,256 | R+23.4 | |
| McNairy | 1,956 21.2% | 6,888 74.5% | 398 | 9,242 | R+53.4 |
| Marshall | 4,299 46.8% | 4,891 53.2% | 9,190 | R+6.4 | |
| Giles | 2,361 26.2% | 6,176 68.6% | 463 | 9,000 | R+42.4 |
| Hardeman | 3,442 38.7% | 5,027 56.5% | 426 | 8,895 | R+17.8 |
| White | 0 0.0% | 5,946 73.3% | 2,161 | 8,107 | R+73.3 |
| Lauderdale | 2,723 35.5% | 4,730 61.7% | 211 | 7,664 | R+26.2 |
| Haywood | 3,595 50.9% | 3,229 45.7% | 239 | 7,063 | D+5.2 |
| Hickman | 1,682 24.0% | 4,762 67.9% | 567 | 7,011 | R+43.9 |
| Grainger | 1,152 17.3% | 5,241 78.6% | 275 | 6,668 | R+61.3 |
| Unicoi | 1,247 19.3% | 4,829 74.8% | 376 | 6,452 | R+55.5 |
| Humphreys | 2,028 32.3% | 3,762 60.0% | 484 | 6,274 | R+27.6 |
| Chester | 1,046 17.4% | 4,642 77.3% | 321 | 6,009 | R+59.8 |
| Macon | 0 0.0% | 4,802 81.2% | 1,113 | 5,915 | R+81.2 |
| Morgan | 1,777 30.1% | 3,938 66.7% | 190 | 5,905 | R+36.6 |
| Polk | 1,964 33.5% | 3,722 63.5% | 179 | 5,865 | R+30.0 |
| Smith | 0 0.0% | 4,317 75.3% | 1,415 | 5,732 | R+75.3 |
| Benton | 1,790 31.4% | 3,610 63.3% | 304 | 5,704 | R+31.9 |
| Overton | 0 0.0% | 4,360 76.5% | 1,337 | 5,697 | R+76.5 |
| Johnson | 926 16.7% | 4,363 78.9% | 241 | 5,530 | R+62.2 |
| Fentress | 0 0.0% | 4,289 79.8% | 1,084 | 5,373 | R+79.8 |
| Scott | 1,465 28.1% | 3,559 68.3% | 189 | 5,213 | R+40.2 |
| Crockett | 1,012 19.8% | 3,981 78.0% | 114 | 5,107 | R+58.1 |
| Union | 1,327 26.7% | 3,496 70.3% | 147 | 4,970 | R+43.6 |
| DeKalb | 0 0.0% | 3,747 75.9% | 1,187 | 4,934 | R+75.9 |
| Wayne | 716 14.9% | 3,939 81.8% | 159 | 4,814 | R+67.0 |
| Sequatchie | 1,941 42.9% | 2,579 57.1% | 4,520 | R+14.1 | |
| Stewart | 1,337 29.8% | 2,880 64.3% | 265 | 4,482 | R+34.4 |
| Lewis | 923 21.4% | 3,023 70.1% | 366 | 4,312 | R+48.7 |
| Bledsoe | 1,752 42.4% | 2,382 57.6% | 4,134 | R+15.2 | |
| Cannon | 0 0.0% | 3,095 76.8% | 935 | 4,030 | R+76.8 |
| Decatur | 954 24.2% | 2,807 71.2% | 183 | 3,944 | R+47.0 |
| Grundy | 2,130 54.8% | 1,759 45.2% | 3,889 | D+9.5 | |
| Meigs | 1,464 44.4% | 1,836 55.6% | 3,300 | R+11.3 | |
| Jackson | 0 0.0% | 2,301 71.5% | 916 | 3,217 | R+71.5 |
| Houston | 1,048 38.2% | 1,538 56.0% | 158 | 2,744 | R+17.9 |
| Moore | 884 36.3% | 1,549 63.7% | 2,433 | R+27.3 | |
| Clay | 0 0.0% | 1,649 73.5% | 595 | 2,244 | R+73.5 |
| Perry | 509 23.3% | 1,507 69.1% | 164 | 2,180 | R+45.8 |
| Trousdale | 0 0.0% | 1,583 73.4% | 573 | 2,156 | R+73.4 |
| Pickett | 0 0.0% | 1,643 76.9% | 493 | 2,136 | R+76.9 |
| Van Buren | 955 47.9% | 977 49.0% | 60 | 1,992 | R+1.1 |
| Lake | 725 39.0% | 1,056 56.8% | 79 | 1,860 | R+17.8 |
| Hancock | 293 15.9% | 1,474 80.2% | 70 | 1,837 | R+64.3 |
Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Tennessee in every House election we hold
| Year | Seats | House vote |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D 1, R 8 | R+31.0 |
| 2022 | D 1, R 8 | R+30.3 |
| 2020 | D 2, R 7 | R+20.4 |
| 2018 | D 2, R 7 | R+20.1 |
| 2016 | D 2, R 7 | R+28.4 |
| 2014 | D 2, R 7 | R+29.2 |
| 2012 | D 2, R 7 | R+25.1 |
| 2010 | D 2, R 7 | R+26.5 |
| 2008 | D 5, R 4 | D+9.5 |
| 2006 | D 5, R 4 | D+3.6 |
| 2004 | D 5, R 4 | R+5.8 |
| 2002 | D 5, R 4 | R+4.1 |
| 2000 | D 4, R 5 | R+9.3 |
| 1998 | D 4, R 5 | R+6.3 |
| 1996 | D 4, R 5 | R+1.8 |
| 1994 | D 4, R 5 | R+11.4 |
| 1992 | D 6, R 3 | D+8.4 |
| 1990 | D 6, R 3 | D+11.3 |