The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the state of Tennessee, one from each of the state's nine congressional districts.
During the general elections, the Republicans flipped Tennessee's 4th, 6th, and 8th congressional districts, which changed Tennessee's House delegation from a 5-4 Democratic majority to a 7-2 Republican majority.
This district covers northeast Tennessee, including all of Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties and parts of Jefferson County and Sevier County. It had been represented by Republican Phil Roe since 2009.
The winner of the GOP primary was all but assured of representing the district in Congress as this is one of the safest seats for the GOP; it had held the seat continuously since 1881 and, since prior to the Civil War, the GOP or its predecessors had held the seat for all but four years.
This district lies in the east central part of the state, based in Knoxville and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. It had been represented by Republican Jimmy Duncan since November, 1988. The winner of the GOP primary was all but assured of representing the district in Congress as this was one of the safest seats for the GOP (even safer than the neighboring First District); the GOP or its predecessors had held the seat continuously since prior to the Civil War.
Democratic incumbent Lincoln Davis ran for re-election, challenged by Republican nominee Scott DesJarlais, a physician in Jasper, and Independents Paul H. Curtis (PVS), James Gray (campaign site, PVS), Richard S. Johnson (PVS), and Gerald York (campaign site, PVS).
Davis had represented the district since 2003. He turned down a run for governor, deciding to run for re-election instead.[9]
This district lies in Middle and East Tennessee.
Scott DesJarlais (R) won the election.
Democratic incumbent John S. Tanner, who had represented the district since 1989, announced his retirement in December 2009 leaving the eighth district open.[9]Steve Fincher was the Republican nominee,[12] and State Senator Roy Herron was the Democratic nominee.[13] Also on the ballot are Tea Party candidate Donn Janes (campaign site, PVS), who earlier dropped out of the Republican primary, and Independent Mark J. Rawles (campaign site, PVS).[14]
This district covers roughly the northwestern part of the state.
Stephen Fincher (R) won the election.
This district lies in southwestern Tennessee, located entirely within Shelby County and including most of the city of Memphis. It had been represented by Democrat Steve Cohen since 2007. The Republicans nominated Charlotte Bergmann, who owns a Memphis-based marketing firm, Effective PMP, LLC.
Steve Cohen (D) won re-election.
↑ 4.04.14.2"DemUSHouseCounty"(PDF). State of Tennessee, August 5, 2010, Democratic Primary. Tennessee Secretary of State. August 5, 2010. Archived(PDF) from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
↑ 5.05.15.2"RepUSHouseCounty"(PDF). State of Tennessee, August 5, 2010, Republican Primary. Tennessee Secretary of State. August 5, 2010. Archived(PDF) from the original on January 24, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
↑ 6.06.16.26.36.46.56.66.76.8"USHCounty"(PDF). State of Tennessee, November 2, 2010, State General. Tennessee Secretary of State. November 2, 2010. Archived(PDF) from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
↑"USHCounty"(PDF). State of Tennessee, November 2, 2010, State General. Tennessee Secretary of State. November 2, 2010. Archived(PDF) from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
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