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| House: 435 seats | Senate: 33 seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOP | Dems | Total | GOP | Dems | Total | |
| Confirmed primary challenges | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Possible primary challenges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Open seats* | 16 | 21 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 102 |
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Contents
2012 election
Race status [edit race status]
Incumbent Stephen Fincher Incumbent running? Yes Primary challenge? No primary challenge for incumbent. Cook Political Report Partisan Voting Index Non-competitive seat Cook Political Report Race Classification Non-competitive seat Candidates [edit candidate list]
Links to names in blue have existing profiles, red links need someone to start one.Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Stephen Fincher Republican Confirmed candidate FEC Source July 31, 2011 Roy Herron Democratic Out of race Media Story Source January 28, 2012 2010 Candidate James Hart Independent Confirmed candidate FEC Source July 31, 2011 2010 Republican Primary Candidate John Bradley Democratic Out - lost primary AP Source September 3, 2012 Timothy Dixon Democratic Confirmed candidate TN SOS Source April 7, 2012 Christa Stoscheck Democratic Out - lost primary AP Source September 3, 2012 Annette Justice Republican Out - lost primary AP Source September 3, 2012 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results [edit election results]
2012 primary winners 2012 general election winner Stephen Fincher, Timothy Dixon TBD
2010 election
Candidates
Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note James Hart Republican Out TN SOS Source October 8, 2010 Did Not File Donn James Other Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source January 17, 2010 Craig Steinfels Republican Out Campaign Website Source July 27, 2010 Did Not File Stephen Fincher Republican Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source November 22, 2009 George Flinn Republican Out Campaign Website Source October 24, 2010 Lost Primary Ron Kirkland Republican Out TN SOS Source October 24, 2010 Lost Primary Roy Herron Democratic Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source December 24, 2009 Luther Mercer Democratic Out TN SOS Source October 24, 2010 Did Not File Kimberlee Smith Democratic Out TN SOS Source October 1, 2010 Lost Primary Ben Watts Republican Out TN SOS Source October 1, 2010 Lost Primary Randy Smith Republican Out TN SOS Source October 1, 2010 Lost Primary (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2010 primary election winners 2010 general election winner Roy Herron, Stephen Fincher Stephen Fincher
2008 election
Incumbent: John Tanner
CandidatesName Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note John Tanner Democratic Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 8, 2009 Unopposed (source needed) March 8, 2009 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2008 primary election winners 2008 general election winner John Tanner John Tanner 2008 Presidential election results
Republican Democratic 2000 48% George W. Bush 51% Al Gore 2004 53% George W. Bush 47% John Kerry 2008 56% John McCain 43% Barack Obama
Articles and resources
See also
- Index for all the Tennessee congressional districts and candidates.
- The full House 2012 elections report.
- The RaceTracker homepage.
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