Delegation At A Glance (District Map)
• Total House seats: 9
• 109th Congress: 5 D, 4 R
• 110th Congress: 5 D, 4 R

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TN-01


District Profile: The 1st takes in the far northeastern end of Tennessee, a district so heavily Republican that it has not elected a Democrat to the House for more than 100 years. Full Profile
2006 Results: David Davis (R) defeated Rick Trent (D) by 61-37%

David Davis (R) Davis, a state representative, was nominated with 22% in a 13-way primary. Contact: 423-773-8861 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site

Rick Trent (D) Trent, a Morristown City councilman, was nominated with 40% in a four-way primary. Contact: 423-307-1269 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

TN-02


District Profile: It is heavily Republican and has not elected a Democratic congressman since the Civil War. Full Profile
2006 Results: John Duncan (R) defeated John Greene (D) by 78-22%

John Duncan (R) Elected in 1988; Seeking 10th full term; Duncan was nominated with 87% in a two-way primary. Contact: 865-637-0251 • Official Web site • Almanac biography

John Greene (D) Greene, a warehouse worker, was nominated with 54% in a two-way primary. Contact: Not available • DCCC profile

TN-03


District Profile: Politically, this area was split historically, with Chattanooga Democratic and the mountain counties Republican; today, however, it is solidly GOP. Full Profile
2006 Results: Zach Wamp (R) defeated Brent Benedict (D) by 66-34%.

Zach Wamp (R) Elected in 1994; Seeking seventh term; Wamp was nominated with 87% in a four-way primary. Contact: 423-510-9267 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Brent Benedict (D) Benedict, a computer programmer, was nominated with 51% in a two-way primary. Contact: 423-933-2749 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

TN-04


District Profile: The 4th reaches almost to Virginia in the northeast and almost to Mississippi in the southwest. It ranks as the fourth most rural district in the nation. Full Profile
2006 Results: Lincoln Davis (D) defeated Ken Martin (R) by 66-34%

Lincoln Davis (D) Elected in 2002; Seeking third term; Davis was nominated with 86% in a three-way primary. Contact: 202-546-4254 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Kenneth Martin (R) Martin, a historian, was nominated with 41% in a three-way primary. Contact: Not available • Campaign Web site

TN-05


District Profile: The district is reliably Democratic in statewide elections. It elects rather liberal Democrats to Congress -- after all, the 5th was home to the first Democratic president. Full Profile
2006 Results: Jim Cooper (D) defeated Thomas Kovach (R) by 69-28%

Jim Cooper (D) Elected in 2002; Seeking third term; Cooper was nominated with 92% in a two-way primary. Contact: 615-255-4546 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Thomas Kovach (R) Kovach, a paralegal, ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available • Campaign Web site

TN-06


District Profile: Many new voters here are Republicans, but Democrats who controlled redistricting in 2002 were determined to stop the advance by removing rapidly growing GOP suburbs. Full Profile
2006 Results: Bart Gordon (D) defeated David R. Davis (R) by 67-31%

Bart Gordon (D) Elected in 1984; Seeking 12th term; Gordon was nominated with 92% in a two-way primary. Contact: 615-898-1992 • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

David R. Davis (R) Davis ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available

TN-07


District Profile: Redistricting added Republican Williamson County, making the 7th nearly as solidly Republican as the 1st District in faraway East Tennessee. Full Profile
2006 Results: Marsha Blackburn (R) defeated Bill Morrison (D) by 66-32%

Marsha Blackburn (R) Elected in 2002; Seeking third term; Blackburn ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 615-376-2324 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Bill Morrison (D) Morrison, a teacher, was nominated with 60% in a two-way primary. Contact: Not available • Campaign Web site

TN-08


District Profile: Rural Carroll County is something of a bellwether in Tennessee politics, voting 56 percent for George W. Bush in 2004. Full Profile
2006 Results: John Tanner (D) defeated John Farmer (R) by 73-27%

John Tanner (D) Elected in 1988; Seeking 10th term; Tanner ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 703-931-0678 • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

John Farmer (R) Farmer, an engineer, was nominated with 79% in a two-way primary. Contact: 901-848-9194 • Campaign Web site

TN-09


District Profile: Redistricting in 2002 reduced the black percentage from 66 percent to 60 percent, but the 9th remains the strongest Democratic district in the state. Full Profile
2006 Results: Steve Cohen (D) defeated Jake Ford (I) and Mark White (R) by 60% to 22% and 18%, respectively

Steve Cohen (D) Cohen, a state senator, was nominated with 31% in a 15-way primary. Contact: 901-272-0277 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • DCCC profile

Mark White (R) White, a businessman, was nominated with 63 percent in a five-way primary. Contact: 901-353-1001 • Campaign Web site