Tennessee's 6th Congressional District
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Tennessee's 6th Congressional District
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 3, 2019
Tennessee's 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by John Rose (R).
As of the 2020 Census, Tennessee representatives represented an average of 768,544 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 708,381 residents.
Elections
2024
See also: Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Democratic primary)
Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Republican primary)
General election
Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Kennedy (D)
Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joe Reid (R)
2022
General election
Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lloyd Dunn (D)
Republican primary election
2020
General election
Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steven Hubbard (D)
Republican primary election
2018
General election
Democratic primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stephen Brandon (D)
Republican primary election
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Diane Black (R) defeated David Kent (D) and David Ross (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Black defeated Joe Carr, Tommy Hay, and Donald Strong in the Republican primary, while Kent defeated Flo Matheson to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Diane Black Incumbent |
71.1% | 202,234 | |
| Democratic | David Kent | 21.8% | 61,995 | |
| Independent | David Ross | 7.1% | 20,261 | |
| Total Votes | 284,490 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
David Kent |
67% | 7,551 |
| Flo Matheson | 33% | 3,714 |
| Total Votes | 11,265 | |
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Diane Black Incumbent |
63.7% | 33,215 |
| Joe Carr | 31.9% | 16,665 |
| Donald Strong | 2.6% | 1,354 |
| Tommy Hay | 1.8% | 945 |
| Total Votes | 52,179 | |
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
2014
The 6th Congressional District of Tennessee held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Diane Black (R) defeated Amos Powers (D) and Mike Winton (I) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Diane Black Incumbent |
71.1% | 115,190 | |
| Democratic | Amos Powers | 23% | 37,215 | |
| Independent | Mike Winton | 5.9% | 9,630 | |
| Total Votes | 162,035 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available. |
2012
The 6th Congressional District of Tennessee held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Diane Black won re-election in the district.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Diane Black Incumbent |
76.4% | 184,383 | |
| Green | Pat Riley | 9% | 21,633 | |
| Independent | Scott Beasley | 14.4% | 34,766 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.2% | 459 | |
| Total Votes | 241,241 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Diane Black won election to the United States House. She defeated Brett Carter (R) in the general election.[5]
| U.S. House, Tennessee District 6 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Diane Black |
69.6% | 128,517 | |
| Democratic | Brett Carter | 30.4% | 56,145 | |
| Total Votes | 184,662 |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Bart Gordon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Chris Baker (I) in the general election.[6]
| U.S. House, Tennessee District 6 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bart Gordon incumbent |
74.4% | 194,264 | |
| Independent | Chris Baker | 25.6% | 66,764 | |
| Total Votes | 261,028 |
2006
On November 7, 2006, Bart Gordon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David R. Davis (R), Robert L. Garrison (I) and Norman R. Saliba (I) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House, Tennessee District 6 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bart Gordon incumbent |
67.1% | 129,069 | |
| Republican | David R. Davis | 31.4% | 60,392 | |
| Independent | Robert L. Garrison | 1.1% | 2,035 | |
| Independent | Norman R. Saliba | 0.5% | 884 | |
| Total Votes | 192,380 |
2004
On November 2, 2004, Bart Gordon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Nick Demas (R), J. Patrick Lyons (I) and Norman R. Saliba (I) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, Tennessee District 6 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bart Gordon incumbent |
64.2% | 167,448 | |
| Republican | Nick Demas | 33.6% | 87,523 | |
| Independent | J. Patrick Lyons | 1.5% | 3,869 | |
| Independent | Norman R. Saliba | 0.7% | 1,802 | |
| Total Votes | 260,642 |
2002
On November 5, 2002, Bart Gordon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert L. Garrison (R) and J. Patrick Lyons (I) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. House, Tennessee District 6 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bart Gordon incumbent |
65.9% | 117,119 | |
| Republican | Robert L. Garrison | 32.3% | 57,397 | |
| Independent | J. Patrick Lyons | 1.7% | 3,065 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 47 | |
| Total Votes | 177,628 |
2000
On November 7, 2000, Bart Gordon won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Charles (R) and Jim Coffer (L) in the general election.[10]
| U.S. House, Tennessee District 6 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bart Gordon incumbent |
62.1% | 168,861 | |
| Republican | David Charles | 35.7% | 97,169 | |
| Libertarian | Jim Coffer | 1.7% | 4,685 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.4% | 1,184 | |
| Total Votes | 271,899 |
District map
Redistricting
2020-2021
On February 6, 2022, Gov. Bill Lee (R) signed new congressional districts into law, approving a proposal passed by both chambers of the Tennessee legislature.[11] On January 18, 2022, the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended a congressional district proposal for consideration by the full Senate in a 7-2 vote along party lines, with all Republicans supporting the proposal and all Democrats opposing it.[12] The Senate approved proposals for congressional and Senate maps in a 26-5 party-line vote on January 20.[13] The House approved the congressional plan in a 70-26 party-line vote on January 24.[14] This map took effect for Tennessee's 2022 congressional elections.
On November 15, 2021, Tennessee Democrats released a congressional district map keeping major cities like Nashville whole and putting Williamson, Rutherford, and Wilson counties in the state's fourth congressional district.[15] The House Select Committee on Redistricting released a proposal on January 12, 2022.[16]
How does redistricting in Tennessee work? In Tennessee, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[17]
The Tennessee Constitution requires that state Senate districts "preserve counties whole where possible." State statutes mandate that no more than 30 counties may be split across districts. Furthermore, state law requires that state legislative districts be contiguous. There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[17]
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2010-2011
In 2011, the Tennessee State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
2024
Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 6th the 63rd most Republican district nationally.[18]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 63.6%-34.5%.[19]
2022
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 6th the 64th most Republican district nationally.[20]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 34.5% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 63.6%.[21]
2018
Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+24. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 24 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Tennessee's 6th Congressional District the 20th most Republican nationally.[22]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.98. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.98 points toward that party.[23]
See also
- Redistricting in Tennessee
- Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
- Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Tennessee House Primaries Results," August 4, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Tennessee"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ The Tennessean, "Gov. Bill Lee signs redistricting bills dividing Davidson County into three congressional districts," February 7, 2022
- ↑ Washington Examiner, "Tennessee redistricting maps sent to full Senate for vote," January 19, 2022
- ↑ The Tennessean, "Tennessee senators approve new congressional, Senate districts; House to vote Monday," January 20, 2022
- ↑ The Tennessean, "Tennessee House Republicans approve redistricting plan to divide Davidson County into three congressional districts," January 24, 2022
- ↑ The Tennessee Journal, "Dems submit congressional redistricting plan," November 15, 2021
- ↑ Washington Examiner, "Proposed Tennessee congressional map splits Davidson County three ways," January 13, 2022
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 All About Redistricting, "Tennessee," accessed May 5, 2015
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
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