# 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee was held on November 6, 2018, 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 the gubernatorial election.
Following the 2018 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 7-2 Republican majority.
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## Overview
### Statewide

| Party | Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– |
| | Republican | 1,279,655 | 59.25% | 7 | 7 | |
| | Democratic | 846,450 | 39.19% | 2 | 2 | |
| | Independents | 33,720 | 1.56% | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | Totals | 2,159,825 | 100.00% | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Popular vote
Republican
59.25%
Democratic
39.19%
Other
1.56% :
House seats
Republican
77.78%
Democratic
22.22% :

### By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee by district:
| District | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 172,835 | 77.06% | 47,138 | 21.02% | 4,309 | 1.92% | 224,282 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 172,856 | 65.94% | 86,668 | 33.06% | 2,610 | 1.00% | 262,134 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 156,512 | 63.68% | 84,731 | 34.48% | 4,522 | 1.84% | 245,765 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 147,323 | 63.38% | 78,065 | 33.58% | 7,063 | 3.04% | 232,451 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 5 | 84,317 | 32.15% | 177,923 | 67.85% | 8 | 0.00% | 262,248 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 6 | 172,810 | 69.47% | 70,370 | 28.29% | 5,560 | 2.24% | 248,740 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 7 | 170,071 | 66.86% | 81,661 | 32.10% | 2,652 | 1.04% | 254,384 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 8 | 168,030 | 67.66% | 74,755 | 30.10% | 5,560 | 2.24% | 248,345 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 9 | 34,901 | 19.23% | 145,139 | 79.98% | 1,436 | 0.79% | 181,476 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| Total | 1,279,655 | 59.25% | 846,450 | 39.19% | 33,720 | 1.56% | 2,159,825 | 100.0% | |

## District 1

The 1st district covers the northeastern corner of the states and is anchored by the Tri-Cities area including the cities of Greeneville, Johnson City, and Kingsport. Incumbent Republican Phil Roe, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 78% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+28.

### Republican primary

Roe had initially promised to serve only five terms when first elected in 2008, but announced in February 2018 that he would run again that November.

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Phil Roe, incumbent U.S. representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Mickie Lou Banyas, Navy veteran
* James Brooks
* Todd McKinley, writer and political commentator

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Phil Roe (incumbent) | 71,531 | 73.7 |
| | Republican | Todd McKinley | 16,173 | 16.7 |
| | Republican | James Brooks | 5,053 | 5.2 |
| | Republican | Mickie Lou Banyas | 4,250 | 4.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,007 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Marty Olsen, professor

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Marty Olsen | 13,275 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,275 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Tennessee's 1st congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Phil Roe (incumbent) | 172,835 | 77.1 |
| | Democratic | Marty Olsen | 47,138 | 21.0 |
| | Independent | Michael Salyer | 4,309 | 1.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 224,282 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 2

The 2nd district is located in northeastern Tennessee and is centered around Knoxville and its surrounding suburbs; other cities include Jefferson City and Tazewell. Incumbent Republican John Duncan, who had represented the district since 1988, did not run for re-election. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+20.

### Republican primary

On July 31, 2017, Duncan announced that he would not run for re-election in 2018, wishing to instead spend more time with his family.

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Tim Burchett, Knox County Mayor

##### Eliminated in primary

* Jason Emert, vice president for business development at First Choice Medical and candidate for state representative in 2014
* Hank Hamblin
* Jimmy Matlock, state representative
* Ashley Nickloes, U.S. Air Force reservist
* Vito Sagliano
* C. David Stransberry

##### Withdrawn

* Brad Fullington

##### Declined

* Jim Berrong, Blount County sheriff
* John Duncan, incumbent U.S. representative
* Ryan Haynes, former Tennessee Republican Party chair and former state representative
* Doug Overbey, state senator
* Jason Zachary, state representative and candidate for this 2016

#### Endorsements

U.S. senators
* Ted Cruz, U.S. senator from Texas and presidential candidate in 2016
U.S. representatives
* Jimmy Duncan, incumbent U.S. representative
* Mark Meadows, House Freedom Caucus chairman
Organizations
* Winning with Women
* With Honor
Newspapers
* Knoxville News Sentinel

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Burchett | 47,914 | 48.2 |
| | Republican | Jimmy Matlock | 35,845 | 36.1 |
| | Republican | Sarah Ashley Nickloes | 10,955 | 11.0 |
| | Republican | Jason Emert | 2,274 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | Hank Hamblin | 855 | 0.9 |
| | Republican | Vito Sagliano | 844 | 0.8 |
| | Republican | C. David Stansberry | 656 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,343 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Renee Hoyos, executive director of the Tennessee Clean Water Network

##### Eliminated in primary

* Joseph Schenkenfelder
* Joshua Williams, psychologist

##### Declined

* Madeline Rogero, mayor of Knoxville

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Renee Hoyos | 22,203 | 72.4 |
| | Democratic | Joshua Williams | 7,076 | 23.1 |
| | Democratic | Joseph Schenkenfelder | 1,382 | 4.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,661 | 100.0 |

### Independents

Declared
* Greg Samples (Libertarian)
* Marc Whitmire

### General election
#### Results

Burchett defeated Hoyos to become only the seventh person (not including caretakers) to represent this district since 1909.
Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tim Burchett | 172,856 | 65.9 |
| | Democratic | Renee Hoyos | 86,668 | 33.1 |
| | Independent | Greg Samples | 967 | 0.4 |
| | Independent | Jeffrey Grunau | 657 | 0.3 |
| | Independent | Marc Whitmire | 637 | 0.2 |
| | Independent | Keith LaTorre | 349 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 262,134 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |