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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout66.32% Increase[1] 15.92 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 5 4
Seats won 5 4
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,031,959 1,160,821
Percentage 46.51% 52.32%
Swing Increase 0.20% Increase 1.94%

     Democratic hold
     Republican hold

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.

Following the 2004 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 5-4 Democratic majority.[2][3]

Overview

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United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2004[4]
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).

Popular vote
Republican
52.32%
Democratic
46.51%
Other
1.17%
House seats
Democratic
55.56%
Republican
44.44%

By district

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District Incumbent Party First

elected

Result Candidates
Tennessee 1 William L. Jenkins Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Jr. Republican 1998 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 Zach Wamp Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 4 Lincoln Davis Democratic 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 Jim Cooper Democratic 1982

1994 (retired) 2002

Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 6 Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 7 Marsha Blackburn Republican 2002 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 8 John Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Harold Ford Jr. Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.

District 1

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Tennessee's 1st congressional district election, 2004
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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Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election, 2004
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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Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election, 2004
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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Tennessee's 4th congressional district election, 2004
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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Tennessee's 5th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
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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Tennessee's 6th congressional district election, 2004
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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Tennessee's 7th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marsha Blackburn (inc.) 232,404 100.00%
Total votes 232,404 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

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Tennessee's 8th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
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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Tennessee's 9th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2004". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 2, 2004. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "CNN.com Election 2004". www.cnn.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Election of 2004 – Congressional Election Results". Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2024.