The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Tennessee, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were held on August 2, 2012.
These elections were the first under Tennessee's new congressional map after redistricting was completed by the state government. Following the 2012 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 7-2 Republican majority.
Overview
By district
District 1
The redrawn 1st district will represent Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties, and parts of Jefferson County. The most populous city in the district is Johnson City, and the district will continue to be anchored by the Tri-Cities area. Republican Phil Roe, who has represented the 1st district since 2009, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Phil Roe, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Alan Woodruff, attorney
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 2
The redrawn 2nd district will represent Blount, Claiborne, Grainger, Knox, and Loudon counties, and parts of Campbell and Jefferson counties. The most populous city in the district is Knoxville; as before, the district is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. Republican Jimmy Duncan who has represented the 2nd district since 1988 ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Jimmy Duncan, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Nick Ciparro, musician and full-time student
Joseph Leinweber, Jr., U.S. Air Force
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Troy Goodale, professor of Political Science at Tusculum College
Primary results
General election
Results
District 3
The redrawn 3rd district will represent Anderson, Hamilton, McMinn, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Roane, Scott, and Union counties, and parts of Bradley and Campbell counties. The most populous city in the district is Chattanooga. Republican Chuck Fleischmann, who has represented the 3rd district since January 2011, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Chuck Fleischmann, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
Ron Bhalla, businessman; Scottie Mayfield, president of Mayfield Dairy; Weston Wamp, founder of a public relations firm and son of former U.S. Representative Zach Wamp
Withdrawn
Jean Howard-Hill, former professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and candidate for this seat in 2008 and 2010
Declined
J.B. Bennett, attorney
Savas Kyriakidis, businessman, Command Judge in the U.S. Army and independent candidate for this seat in 2010 Robin Smith, health care consultant and former chair of the Tennessee Republican Party and candidate for this seat in 2010 Tres Wittum, a policy and research analyst for state senator Bo Watson
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Mary Headrick, emergency room and acute care physician
Eliminated in primary
Bill Taylor, businessman,
Declined
Brenda Freeman Short, candidate for this seat in 2010
Primary results
Independents
Candidates
Matthew Deniston, Army Veteran and former Ranger
Withdrawn
Topher Kersting, web designer
Declined
Savas Kyriakidis, businessman, Command Judge in the U.S. Army and independent candidate for this seat in 2010
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 4
The redrawn 4th district represented Bedford, Bledsoe, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln, Marion, Marshall, Meigs, Moore, Rhea, Rutherford, Sequatchie, and Warren counties, and parts of Bradley, Maury, and Van Buren counties. The most populous city in the district was Murfreesboro, which had previously anchored the 6th District. Republican Scott DesJarlais who had represented the 4th district since January 2011 ran for re-election.