U.S. House of Representatives

Hi there. Here are the voter guides for each congressional district in Tennessee. We have nine. Click on a district number to jump straight to yours.

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District 1


Karen Sherry Brackett

  • Party: None (independent)
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Phil Roe

Michael D. Salyer

  • Party: None (independent)
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Alan Woodruff

  • Party: Democratic
  • Bio: Attorney, Author
  • Political experience: Libertarian and then Green Party candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in New Mexico’s 1st District in 2010
  • Website: www.alanwoodruff.com


District 2


Nick Ciparro

  • Bio: Scientific research, Chemical Engineering/Material Science
  • Social media: Facebook

Paul Joseph Coker

  • Party: None (independent)
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Jimmy Duncan

Troy Christopher Goodale

  • Party: Democratic
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Joseph Leinweber Jr.

  • Party: Republican
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Greg Samples

Brandon Stewart

  • Party: None (independent)
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District 3


Ron Bhalla

  • Party: Republican
  • Bio: Real Estate Investor

Matthew Deniston

Chuck Fleischmann

Mary Headrick

Zack Hiatt — did not qualify
Jean Howard-Hill — did not qualify
Topher Kersting — announced on Twitter that he was dropping out for personal reasons
C. Barry Kidwell — did not qualify
Scottie Mayfield

  • Party: Republican
  • Bio: Businessman
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Bill Taylor

  • Party: Democratic
  • Bio: Business owner

Weston Wamp


District 4


Scott DesJarlais

Shannon Kelley

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Eric Stewart


District 5


Jim Cooper

Justin Jones

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Bob Ries

  • Party: Republican
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“Big John” Smith

Brad Staats

  • Party: Republican
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Tracy Tarum

  • Party: Republican
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District 6


Robert Scott Beasley

  • Party: None (independent)
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Diane Black

Lou Ann Zelenik

  • Party: Republican
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District 7


William Akin

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Credo Amouzouvik

  • Party: Democratic
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Jack Arnold

Marsha Blackburn

Lenny Ladner

Christopher S. Martin

  • Party: Democratic
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Mary Taylor-Shelby Wright

District 8


Wes Bradley

  • Party: Democratic
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Timothy D. Dixon

  • Party: Democratic
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Stephen Fincher

James L. Hart

Annette Justice

  • Party: Republican
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Mark Rawles

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Christa Stoscheck

  • Party: Democratic
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District 9


Herbert A. Bass

  • Party: None (independent)
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Charlotte Bergmann

Steve Cohen

George S. Flinn Jr.

  • Party: Republican
  • Bio: Physician
  • Past political experience: Shelby County Commission
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Tomeka Hart

  • Party: Democratic
  • Bio: Educator, Community activist
  • Past political experience: Memphis City Schools Board of Commissioners, 2004-present
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Gregory M. Joiner

  • Party: None (independent)
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Thomas Long
Ernest Lunati

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Brian L. Saulsberry

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Wilson Stooksberry

Primary Elections

August 2, 2012

General Election

November 6, 2012
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