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|state = Tennessee
|state = Tennessee
|district number = 2
|district number = 2
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|image name = Tennessee US Congressional District 2 (since 2013).tif
|image width = 400
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|image caption = Tennessee's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013
|image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
|representative = [[Tim Burchett]]
|representative = [[Tim Burchett]]
|party = Republican
|party = Republican
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|percent urban = 74.15
|percent urban = 74.15
|percent rural = 25.85
|percent rural = 25.85
|population = 758,519<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=47&cd=02|title=My Congressional District|first=US Census Bureau|last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP)|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>
|population = 806,407<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=47&cd=02|title=My Congressional District|first=US Census Bureau|last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP)|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>
|population year = 2019
|population year = 2023
|median income = $57,777<ref name="auto"/>
|median income = $70,762<ref name="auto"/>
|percent white = 86.4
| percent white = 82.1
|percent hispanic = 3.7
| percent hispanic = 5.4
|percent black = 6.3
| percent black = 5.8
|percent asian = 1.5
| percent asian = 1.8
|percent more than one race = 1.7
| percent more than one race = 4.2
|percent other race = 0.4
| percent other race = 0.6
|percent blue collar =
|percent blue collar =
|percent white collar =
|percent white collar =
|percent gray collar =
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|cpvi = R+18<ref name=Cook>{{cite web|url=https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/pvi/introducing-2021-cook-political-report-partisan-voter-index|title=Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index
|cpvi = R+18<ref name=Cook>{{Cite web|title=2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2022-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2023-01-10|website=Cook Political Report|date=July 12, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
|publisher=The Cook Political Report|date=April 15, 2021|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref>
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The '''2nd congressional district of Tennessee''' is a congressional district in [[East Tennessee]]. It has been represented by Republican [[Tim Burchett]] since January 2019.
The '''2nd congressional district of Tennessee''' is a congressional district in [[East Tennessee]]. It has been represented by Republican [[Tim Burchett]] since January 2019. Although the district has taken many forms over the years, it has been centered on Knoxville since 1853. During the [[American Civil War]] era, the area was represented in Congress by [[Horace Maynard]]. Maynard switched parties many times but was pro-U.S. and did not resign from Congress when Tennessee [[Secession|seceded]]. Maynard entered Congress in 1857 (four years before the outbreak of the war) but did not leave entirely until 1875 (ten years after the war ended).


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In the 1964 election, the district chose Knoxville mayor [[John Duncan, Sr.]] Duncan served for 23 years before he died in the summer of 1988. Following Duncan's death, the district elected his son, [[Jimmy Duncan (politician)|Jimmy]]. The younger Duncan served for over thirty years from late 1988 until his successor was sworn in early January 2019. Upon Jimmy Duncan's retirement, the district chose outgoing [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox County]] mayor [[Tim Burchett]], who has served since January 2019.
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==Current boundaries==
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The district is located in East Tennessee and borders [[Kentucky]] to the north and [[North Carolina]] to the south.


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The few Democratic pockets in the district are located in Knoxville, which has elected Democratic mayors consecutively since 2011, and sends Democratic legislators to the Tennessee General Assembly. However, they are no match for the overwhelming Republican bent of the rest of Knox County and the more suburban and rural areas. For example, Blount, Jefferson, and Grainger Counties are among the few counties in the country to have never supported a Democrat for president since the Civil War.
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It currently covers all of [[Blount County, Tennessee|Blount]], [[Claiborne County, Tennessee|Claiborne]], [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger]], [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox]], and [[Loudon County, Tennessee|Loudon]] counties, along with a sliver of [[Campbell County, Tennessee|Campbell County]] and a large portion of [[Jefferson County, Tennessee|Jefferson County]].


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This district traditionally gives its members of Congress very long tenures in Washington, electing some of the few truly senior Southern Republican members before the 1950s. Since 1909, only seven people (not counting caretakers) have represented the district – [[Richard W. Austin]], [[J. Will Taylor]], [[John Jennings Jr.]], [[Howard Baker Sr.]], [[John Duncan Sr.]], [[Jimmy Duncan (politician)|Jimmy Duncan]], and Burchett. All six of Burchett's predecessors have served at least ten years in Congress, with Taylor and the Duncans holding the seat for at least twenty years.
==Characteristics==
The district is based in Knoxville, and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area.
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The area is known for being the home of the flagship campus for the [[University of Tennessee]], hosting the [[1982 World's Fair]], and for being the headquarters for the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]], [[Ruby Tuesday (restaurant)|Ruby Tuesday]], and [[Pilot Flying J]].


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==Current boundaries==
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The 2nd is similar in character to the neighboring [[Tennessee's 1st congressional district|1st]], and has long been one of the [[Safe seat|safest districts]] in the nation for the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]]. No Democrat has represented the district since 1855, and Republicans have held the district continuously since 1859—the longest time any party has held any district. The Democrats waged some competitive races in the district during the 1930s. However, they have not put up a substantive candidate in the district since 1964, and have only managed 40 percent of the vote twice since then.
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The district is located in East Tennessee and borders [[Kentucky]] and [[Virginia]] to the north and [[North Carolina]] to the south.


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It covers all of [[Blount County, Tennessee|Blount]], [[Claiborne County, Tennessee|Claiborne]], [[Grainger County, Tennessee|Grainger]], [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox]], [[Loudon County, Tennessee|Loudon]] and [[Union County, Tennessee|Union]] counties, along with the northern half of [[Campbell County, Tennessee|Campbell County]] and a sliver of [[Jefferson County, Tennessee|Jefferson County]].
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Most of its residents supported the Union over the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] during the [[American Civil War]]; it was one of four districts whose congressmen did not resign when Tennessee seceded from the Union in 1861. The area's residents immediately identified with the Republicans after hostilities ceased. Much of that sentiment was derived from the region's economic base of small-scale farming, with little or no use for [[slavery]]; thus, voters were mostly indifferent or hostile to the concerns of [[plantation]] owners and other landed interests farther west in the state, who aligned themselves with the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]]. This loyalty has persisted through good times and bad ever since, despite the vast ideological changes in both political parties since that time.


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==History==
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The few Democratic pockets in the district are located in Knoxville, which occasionally elects Democratic mayors and occasionally sends Democrats to the state legislature. However, they are no match for the overwhelming Republican bent of the rest of Knox County, as well as the more suburban and rural areas. For example, Blount and Grainger counties are among the few counties in the country to have never supported a Democrat for president.
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The district is based in Knoxville and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. The area is known for being the home of the flagship campus for the [[University of Tennessee]], hosting the [[1982 World's Fair]], and for being the headquarters for the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]], [[Ruby Tuesday (restaurant)|Ruby Tuesday]], and [[Pilot Flying J]].

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The 2nd is similar in character to the neighboring [[Tennessee's 1st congressional district|1st]]. It has long been one of the [[Safe seat|safest districts]] in the nation for the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]]. No Democrat has represented the district since 1855, and Republicans have held the district continuously since 1867 — the longest time any party has retained any district. The Democrats waged some competitive races in the district during the 1930s. However, they have not put up a substantive candidate since 1964 and have only managed 40 percent of the vote twice since then.


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Most of its residents supported the United States over the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] during the [[American Civil War]]; it was one of four districts whose members of Congress did not resign when Tennessee declared secession from the United States in 1861. The area's residents immediately identified with the Republicans after hostilities ceased. Much of that sentiment was derived from the region's economic base of small-scale farming, with little or no use for [[slavery]]; thus, voters were mostly indifferent or hostile to the concerns of [[plantation]] owners and other landed interests farther west in the state, who aligned themselves with the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]]. This loyalty has persisted through good times and bad ever since, despite the vast ideological changes in both political parties since that time.
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This district traditionally gives its congressmen very long tenures in Washington, electing some of the few truly senior Southern Republican congressmen before the 1950s. Since 1909, only seven people (not counting caretakers) have represented the district–[[Richard W. Austin]], [[J. Will Taylor]], [[John Jennings Jr.]], [[Howard Baker Sr.]], [[John Duncan Sr.]], [[Jimmy Duncan (politician)|Jimmy Duncan]], and Burchett. All six of Burchett's predecessors have served at least ten years in Congress, with Taylor and the Duncans holding the seat for at least twenty years.


== Election results from presidential races ==
== Election results from statewide races ==
'''Results under old lines (2013-2023)'''
{| class=wikitable
{| class=wikitable
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! Year
! Year
! Office
! Office
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| align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald Trump]] 63% - [[Joe Biden]] 34.5%
| align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald Trump]] 63% - [[Joe Biden]] 34.5%
|}
|}
'''Results under new lines (2023–2033)'''

{| class="wikitable"
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==History==
!Year
Although the district has taken many forms over the years, it has been centered on Knoxville since 1853.
!Office

!Result
During the Civil War era, the area was represented in Congress by [[Horace Maynard]]. Maynard switched parties many times, but was pro-Union, and did not resign from Congress when Tennessee [[Secession|seceded]]. Maynard entered Congress in 1857 (four years before the outbreak of the Civil War), but did not leave entirely until 1875 (ten years after the Civil War ended).
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For a short period in the 1870s, the area was represented by [[Jacob M. Thornburgh]]. For the [[44th United States Congress]], Thornburgh was the only Republican in the Tennessee delegation.
|[[2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee|President]]

| align="left" {{party shading/Republican}} |[[Donald Trump]] 66.24% - [[Kamala Harris]] 32.38%
Following Thornburgh's retirement, the district chose former Union colonel [[Leonidas C. Houk]], who served until his death in 1891, upon which he was succeeded by his son [[John C. Houk|John]].
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In late 1893, John faced a primary challenge from [[Henry R. Gibson]]. Gibson was chosen following this narrow and divisive primary, then went on to serve in Congress for ten years.

Gibson did not seek re-election in 1904 and was succeeded by [[Nathan W. Hale]], who served only two terms.

Similar in character to the Houk/Gibson primary in 1893, Hale faced a divisive primary with eventual winner [[Richard W. Austin]] in 1908.

Ten years later, Austin himself was defeated for the Republican nomination, being edged out by former state Republican chairman [[J. Will Taylor]]. Taylor managed to serve for twenty years until his death in 1939.

In a special election to fill the vacancy left by Taylor's death, the district elected former judge [[John Jennings (American politician)|John Jennings, Jr.]] Jennings' tenure nearly perfectly coincided with the 1940s decade.

In 1950, Jennings was defeated in primary by former district attorney [[Howard Baker, Sr.]] Baker served for thirteen years until his death in 1964, where he was succeeded by his widow [[Irene Baker|Irene]] who did not seek re-election.

In the 1964 election, the district chose Knoxville mayor [[John Duncan, Sr.]] Duncan served for 23 years before his death in summer 1988.

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Following Duncan's death, the district elected his son, [[Jimmy Duncan (politician)|Jimmy]]. The younger Duncan served for just over thirty years from late 1988 until his successor was sworn in early January 2019.

Upon Jimmy Duncan's retirement, the district chose outgoing [[Knox County, Tennessee|Knox County]] mayor [[Tim Burchett]], who has served since January 2019.


== List of members representing the district ==
== List of members representing the district ==
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=6 | District created March 4, 1805
| colspan=6 | District established March 4, 1805


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:George W Campbell cph.3a00320.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[George W. Campbell]]'''
| align=left | [[File:George W Campbell cph.3a00320.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[George W. Campbell]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1805 –<br />March 3, 1809
| nowrap | March 4, 1805 –<br />March 3, 1809
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Robert-weakley-tennessee.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Robert Weakley]]'''
| align=left | [[File:Robert-weakley-tennessee.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Robert Weakley]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1809 –<br />March 3, 1811
| nowrap | March 4, 1809 –<br />March 3, 1811
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:John Sevier.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John Sevier]]'''
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:John Sevier.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John Sevier]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1811 –<br />September 24, 1815
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1811 –<br />September 24, 1815
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[William Grainger Blount|William G. Blount]]'''
| align=left | '''[[William Grainger Blount|William G. Blount]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | December 8, 1815 –<br />March 3, 1819
| nowrap | December 8, 1815 –<br />March 3, 1819
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:John Alexander Cocke.jpg|100px]]<br /> '''[[John Alexander Cocke|John A. Cocke]]'''
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:John Alexander Cocke.jpg|100px]]<br /> '''[[John Alexander Cocke|John A. Cocke]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Rutledge, Tennessee|Rutledge]])}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]{{Efn|Supported the Jackson faction in the [[1824 United States presidential election]]}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]{{Efn|Supported the Jackson faction in the [[1824 United States presidential election]]}}
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1819 –<br />March 3, 1825
| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1819 –<br />March 3, 1825
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Pryor Lea]]'''
| align=left | '''[[Pryor Lea]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1827 –<br />March 3, 1831
| nowrap | March 4, 1827 –<br />March 3, 1831
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Thomas Dickens Arnold|Thomas D. Arnold]]'''
| align=left | '''[[Thomas Dickens Arnold|Thomas D. Arnold]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Campbell Station, Tennessee|Campbell Station]])}}
| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | [[National Republican Party (United States)|Anti-Jacksonian]]
| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | [[National Republican Party (United States)|Anti-Jacksonian]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1831 –<br />March 3, 1833
| nowrap | March 4, 1831 –<br />March 3, 1833
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | '''[[Samuel Bunch]]'''
| rowspan=2 align=left | '''[[Samuel Bunch]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Rutledge, Tennessee|Rutledge]])}}
| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1833 –<br />March 3, 1835
| nowrap | March 4, 1833 –<br />March 3, 1835
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Abraham McClellan (Tennessee politician)|Abraham McClellan]]'''
| align=left | '''[[Abraham McClellan (Tennessee politician)|Abraham McClellan]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Blountville, Tennessee|Blountville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1837 –<br />March 3, 1843
| nowrap | March 4, 1837 –<br />March 3, 1843
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[William Tandy Senter|William T. Senter]]'''
| align=left | '''[[William Tandy Senter|William T. Senter]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Hamblen County, Tennessee|Panther Springs]])}}
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[United States Whig Party|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[United States Whig Party|Whig]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1843 –<br />March 3, 1845
| nowrap | March 4, 1843 –<br />March 3, 1845
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[William Michael Cocke|William M. Cocke]]'''
| align=left | '''[[William Michael Cocke|William M. Cocke]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Rutledge, Tennessee|Rutledge]])}}
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[United States Whig Party|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[United States Whig Party|Whig]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1845 –<br />March 3, 1849
| nowrap | March 4, 1845 –<br />March 3, 1849
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Albert Galiton Watkins|Albert G. Watkins]]'''
| align=left | '''[[Albert Galiton Watkins|Albert G. Watkins]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Hamblen County, Tennessee|Panther Springs]])}}
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[United States Whig Party|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[United States Whig Party|Whig]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1849 –<br />March 3, 1853
| nowrap | March 4, 1849 –<br />March 3, 1853
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[William Montgomery Churchwell|William M. Churchwell]]'''
| align=left | [[File:William M. Churchwell - 34th TN.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William Montgomery Churchwell|William M. Churchwell]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1853 –<br />March 3, 1855
| nowrap | March 4, 1853 –<br />March 3, 1855
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[William Henry Sneed|William H. Sneed]]'''
| align=left | '''[[William Henry Sneed|William H. Sneed]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Know Nothing}} | [[Know Nothing]]
| {{Party shading/Know Nothing}} | [[Know Nothing]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1855 –<br />March 3, 1857
| nowrap | March 4, 1855 –<br />March 3, 1857
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Horace Maynard - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Horace Maynard]]'''
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:Horace Maynard - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Horace Maynard]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Know Nothing}} | [[Know Nothing]]
| {{Party shading/Know Nothing}} | [[Know Nothing]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1857 –<br />March 3, 1859
| nowrap | March 4, 1857 –<br />March 3, 1859
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| {{Party shading/Unionist}} | [[Unionist Party (United States)|Unionist]]
| {{Party shading/Unionist}} | [[Unionist politician (American Civil War)|Union]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1861 –<br />March 3, 1863
| nowrap | March 4, 1861 –<br />March 3, 1863


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| colspan=2 | ''District inactive''
| nowrap | March 4, 1863 –<br />July 24, 1866
| nowrap | March 4, 1863 –<br />July 24, 1866
| {{USCongressOrdinal|38|39}}
| {{USCongressOrdinal|38|39}}
| ''[[American Civil War|Civil War]]''
| colspan=2 | ''[[American Civil War|Civil War]] and [[Reconstruction era|Reconstruction]]''
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| rowspan=3 | '''1863–1873'''<br />{{Data missing|date=March 2020}}


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Horace Maynard - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Horace Maynard]]'''
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Horace Maynard - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Horace Maynard]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Unionist}} | [[Unionist Party (United States)|Unconditional Unionist]]
| {{Party shading/Unconditional Unionist}} | [[Unconditional Union Party|Unconditional Union]]
| nowrap | July 24, 1866 –<br />March 3, 1867
| nowrap | July 24, 1866 –<br />March 3, 1867
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|39|42}}
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|39|42}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1865 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1865]].<br />[[1867 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1867]].<br />[[1868 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1868]].<br />[[1870 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1870]].<br />Redistricted to the {{ushr|TN|AL|C}}.
| rowspan=2 | [[1865 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1865]].<br />[[1867 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1867]].<br />[[1868 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1868]].<br />[[1870 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1870]].<br />Redistricted to the {{ushr|TN|AL|C}}.
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| rowspan=2 | '''1866–1873'''<br />{{Data missing|date=March 2020}}


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh|Jacob M. Thornburgh]]'''
| align=left | [[File:Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh|Jacob M. Thornburgh]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1873 –<br />March 3, 1879
| nowrap | March 4, 1873 –<br />March 3, 1879
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:Leonidas-houk-us1.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Leonidas C. Houk]]'''
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:Leonidas-houk-us1.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Leonidas C. Houk]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1879 –<br />May 25, 1891
| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1879 –<br />May 25, 1891
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:John-chiles-houk-tn.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John C. Houk]]'''
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:John-chiles-houk-tn.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John C. Houk]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=2; nowrap | December 7, 1891 –<br />March 3, 1895
| rowspan=2; nowrap | December 7, 1891 –<br />March 3, 1895
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:HenryRGibson.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Henry R. Gibson]]'''
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:HenryRGibson.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Henry R. Gibson]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1895 –<br />March 3, 1905
| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1895 –<br />March 3, 1905
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:NathanWHale.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Nathan W. Hale]]'''
| align=left | [[File:NathanWHale.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Nathan W. Hale]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1905 –<br />March 3, 1909
| nowrap | March 4, 1905 –<br />March 3, 1909
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:Richard-wilson-austin.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Richard W. Austin]]'''
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:Richard-wilson-austin.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Richard W. Austin]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1909 –<br />March 3, 1919
| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1909 –<br />March 3, 1919
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3; align=left | [[File:JWillTaylor.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[J. Will Taylor]]'''
| rowspan=3; align=left | [[File:JWillTaylor.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[J. Will Taylor]]'''<br>{{Small|([[LaFollette, Tennessee|LaFollette]])}}
| rowspan=3; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3; nowrap | March 4, 1919 –<br />November 14, 1939
| rowspan=3; nowrap | March 4, 1919 –<br />November 14, 1939
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|
|
|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:JohnJenningsTN.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John Jennings Jr.]]'''
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:JohnJenningsTN.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John Jennings Jr.]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=2; nowrap | December 30, 1939 –<br />January 3, 1951
| rowspan=2; nowrap | December 30, 1939 –<br />January 3, 1951
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3; align=left | [[File:Howard Baker, Sr..jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Howard Baker Sr.|Howard H. Baker]]'''
| rowspan=3; align=left | [[File:Howard Baker, Sr..jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Howard Baker Sr.|Howard H. Baker]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| rowspan=3; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3; {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3; nowrap | January 3, 1951 –<br />January 7, 1964
| rowspan=3; nowrap | January 3, 1951 –<br />January 7, 1964
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|
|
|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:IreneBaker.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Irene Baker]]'''
| align=left | [[File:IreneBaker.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Irene Baker]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 10, 1964 –<br />January 3, 1965
| nowrap | March 10, 1964 –<br />January 3, 1965
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:John J. Duncan, Sr.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John Duncan Sr.|John J. Duncan]]'''
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:John-duncan-sr.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John Duncan Sr.]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | January 3, 1965 –<br />June 21, 1988
| rowspan=3 nowrap | January 3, 1965 –<br />June 21, 1988
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | June 21, 1988 –<br />November 7, 1988
| nowrap | June 21, 1988 –<br />November 8, 1988
| {{USCongressOrdinal|100}}
| {{USCongressOrdinal|100}}
|
|
|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=4 align=left | [[File:Rep John J. Duncan Jr Official Portrait (cropped).png|100px]]<br />'''[[Jimmy Duncan (politician)|John J. Duncan Jr.]]'''
| rowspan=4 align=left | [[File:Rep John J. Duncan Jr Official Portrait (cropped).png|100px]]<br />'''[[Jimmy Duncan (politician)|Jimmy Duncan]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=4 nowrap | November 8, 1988 –<br />January 3, 2019
| rowspan=4 nowrap | November 8, 1988 –<br />January 3, 2019
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|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| '''1993–2013'''<br />{{data missing|date=February 2020}}
| '''1993–2003'''<br />{{data missing|date=February 2020}}


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| rowspan=2 | '''2013–present'''<br />[[File:Tennessee US Congressional District 2 (since 2013).tif|300px]]
| rowspan=2 | '''2013–2023'''<br />[[File:Tennessee US Congressional District 2 (since 2013).tif|300px]]


|- style="height:3em"
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Rep. Tim Burchett official photo, 116th congress.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Tim Burchett]]'''
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Rep. Tim Burchett official photo, 116th congress.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Tim Burchett]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 2019 –<br />present
| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 2019 –<br />present
| {{USCongressOrdinal|116|present}}
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|116|present}}
| [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 2018]].<br />[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2020]]
| rowspan=2 | [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 2018]].<br />[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2020]].<br />[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2022]].<br />[[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 2|Re-elected in 2024]].


|- style="height:3em"
| '''2023–present'''<br />[[File:Tennessee's 2nd congressional district (since 2023).svg|300px|center]]
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=== 2014 ===
=== 2014 ===
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Jimmy Duncan (politician)|John J. Duncan, Jr.]] (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=120,833|percentage=72.5}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Jimmy Duncan (politician)|John J. Duncan, Jr.]] (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=120,833|percentage=72.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Bob Scott|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=37,612|percentage=22.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Bob Scott|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=37,612|percentage=22.6}}
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=== 2016 ===
=== 2016 ===
{{Election box begin no change|title=Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2016}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Jimmy Duncan (U.S. politician)|John J. Duncan, Jr.]] (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=212,455|percentage=75.6}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Jimmy Duncan (U.S. politician)|John J. Duncan, Jr.]] (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=212,455|percentage=75.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Stuart Starr|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=68,401|percentage=24.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Stuart Starr|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=68,401|percentage=24.4}}
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{{Election box total no change|votes=353,197|percentage=100.0}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=353,197|percentage=100.0}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}
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=== 2022 ===
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Tim Burchett]] (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 141,089
| percentage = 67.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Mark Harmon
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 66,673
| percentage = 32.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 207,762
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
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Latest revision as of 06:14, 8 December 2024

Tennessee's 2nd congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 74.15% urban[1]
  • 25.85% rural
Population (2023)806,407[2]
Median household
income		$70,762[2]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+18[3]

The 2nd congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in East Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Tim Burchett since January 2019. Although the district has taken many forms over the years, it has been centered on Knoxville since 1853. During the American Civil War era, the area was represented in Congress by Horace Maynard. Maynard switched parties many times but was pro-U.S. and did not resign from Congress when Tennessee seceded. Maynard entered Congress in 1857 (four years before the outbreak of the war) but did not leave entirely until 1875 (ten years after the war ended).

In the 1964 election, the district chose Knoxville mayor John Duncan, Sr. Duncan served for 23 years before he died in the summer of 1988. Following Duncan's death, the district elected his son, Jimmy. The younger Duncan served for over thirty years from late 1988 until his successor was sworn in early January 2019. Upon Jimmy Duncan's retirement, the district chose outgoing Knox County mayor Tim Burchett, who has served since January 2019.

The few Democratic pockets in the district are located in Knoxville, which has elected Democratic mayors consecutively since 2011, and sends Democratic legislators to the Tennessee General Assembly. However, they are no match for the overwhelming Republican bent of the rest of Knox County and the more suburban and rural areas. For example, Blount, Jefferson, and Grainger Counties are among the few counties in the country to have never supported a Democrat for president since the Civil War.

This district traditionally gives its members of Congress very long tenures in Washington, electing some of the few truly senior Southern Republican members before the 1950s. Since 1909, only seven people (not counting caretakers) have represented the district – Richard W. Austin, J. Will Taylor, John Jennings Jr., Howard Baker Sr., John Duncan Sr., Jimmy Duncan, and Burchett. All six of Burchett's predecessors have served at least ten years in Congress, with Taylor and the Duncans holding the seat for at least twenty years.

Current boundaries

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The district is located in East Tennessee and borders Kentucky and Virginia to the north and North Carolina to the south.

It covers all of Blount, Claiborne, Grainger, Knox, Loudon and Union counties, along with the northern half of Campbell County and a sliver of Jefferson County.

History

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The district is based in Knoxville and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. The area is known for being the home of the flagship campus for the University of Tennessee, hosting the 1982 World's Fair, and for being the headquarters for the Tennessee Valley Authority, Ruby Tuesday, and Pilot Flying J.

The 2nd is similar in character to the neighboring 1st. It has long been one of the safest districts in the nation for the Republican Party. No Democrat has represented the district since 1855, and Republicans have held the district continuously since 1867 — the longest time any party has retained any district. The Democrats waged some competitive races in the district during the 1930s. However, they have not put up a substantive candidate since 1964 and have only managed 40 percent of the vote twice since then.

Most of its residents supported the United States over the Confederacy during the American Civil War; it was one of four districts whose members of Congress did not resign when Tennessee declared secession from the United States in 1861. The area's residents immediately identified with the Republicans after hostilities ceased. Much of that sentiment was derived from the region's economic base of small-scale farming, with little or no use for slavery; thus, voters were mostly indifferent or hostile to the concerns of plantation owners and other landed interests farther west in the state, who aligned themselves with the Democratic Party. This loyalty has persisted through good times and bad ever since, despite the vast ideological changes in both political parties since that time.

Election results from statewide races

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Results under old lines (2013-2023)

Year Office Result
2000 President George W. Bush 59% - Al Gore 39%
2004 President George W. Bush 64% - John Kerry 35%
2008 President John McCain 64% - Barack Obama 34.5%
2012 President Mitt Romney 67.3% - Barack Obama 31%
2016 President Donald Trump 65% - Hillary Clinton 29.7%
2020 President Donald Trump 63% - Joe Biden 34.5%

Results under new lines (2023–2033)

Year Office Result
2024 President Donald Trump 66.24% - Kamala Harris 32.38%

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history District location
District established March 4, 1805

George W. Campbell
(Nashville) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1809 		9th
10th 		Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1805.
Re-elected in 1807.
Retired to become judge of the Tennessee Supreme Court. 		1805–1813
"Hamilton district"

Robert Weakley
(Nashville) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811 		11th Elected in 1809.
Retired.

John Sevier
(Knoxville) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –
September 24, 1815 		12th
13th
14th 		Elected in 1811.
Re-elected in 1813.
Re-elected in 1815.
Died.
1813–1823
[data missing]
Vacant September 24, 1815 –
December 8, 1815 		14th
William G. Blount
(Knoxville) 		Democratic-Republican December 8, 1815 –
March 3, 1819 		14th
15th 		Elected to finish Sevier's term.
Re-elected in 1817.
Retired.

John A. Cocke
(Rutledge) 		Democratic-Republican[a] March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1825 		16th
17th
18th
19th 		Elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Retired.
1823–1833
[data missing]
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
Pryor Lea
(Knoxville) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1831 		20th
21st 		Elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Lost re-election.
Thomas D. Arnold
(Campbell Station) 		Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833 		22nd Elected in 1831.
Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election.
Samuel Bunch
(Rutledge) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835 		23rd
24th 		Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Lost re-election. 		1833–1843
[data missing]
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
Abraham McClellan
(Blountville) 		Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843 		25th
26th
27th 		Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.
William T. Senter
(Panther Springs) 		Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845 		28th Elected in 1842.
Retired. 		1843–1853
[data missing]
William M. Cocke
(Rutledge) 		Whig March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849 		29th
30th 		Elected in 1845.
Re-elected in 1847.
Lost re-election as a Democrat.
Albert G. Watkins
(Panther Springs) 		Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853 		31st
32nd 		Elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election.

William M. Churchwell
(Knoxville) 		Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855 		33rd Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1853.
Retired. 		1853–1863
[data missing]
William H. Sneed
(Knoxville) 		Know Nothing March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857 		34th Elected in 1855.
Retired.

Horace Maynard
(Knoxville) 		Know Nothing March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859 		35th
36th
37th 		Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Re-elected in 1861.
Could not seek re-election, as state was under Confederate occupation.
Opposition March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861
Union March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863
District inactive March 4, 1863 –
July 24, 1866 		38th
39th 		Civil War and Reconstruction

Horace Maynard
(Knoxville) 		Unconditional Union July 24, 1866 –
March 3, 1867 		39th
40th
41st
42nd 		Elected in 1865.
Re-elected in 1867.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Redistricted to the at-large district. 		1866–1873
[data missing]
Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1873

Jacob M. Thornburgh
(Knoxville) 		Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879 		43rd
44th
45th 		Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired. 		1873–1883
[data missing]

Leonidas C. Houk
(Knoxville) 		Republican March 4, 1879 –
May 25, 1891 		46th
47th
48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd 		Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Died.
1883–1893
[data missing]
Vacant May 25, 1891 –
December 7, 1891 		52nd

John C. Houk
(Knoxville) 		Republican December 7, 1891 –
March 3, 1895 		52nd
53rd 		Elected to finish his father's term.
Re-elected in 1892.
Lost renomination and lost re-election as an Independent Republican.
1893–1903
[data missing]

Henry R. Gibson
(Knoxville) 		Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1905 		54th
55th
56th
57th
58th 		Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Retired.
1903–1913
[data missing]

Nathan W. Hale
(Knoxville) 		Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1909 		59th
60th 		Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.

Richard W. Austin
(Knoxville) 		Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1919 		61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th 		Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost renomination and lost re-election as an Independent.
1913–1923
[data missing]

J. Will Taylor
(LaFollette) 		Republican March 4, 1919 –
November 14, 1939 		66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th 		Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Died.
1923–1933
[data missing]
1933–1943
[data missing]
Vacant November 14, 1939 –
December 30, 1939 		76th

John Jennings Jr.
(Knoxville) 		Republican December 30, 1939 –
January 3, 1951 		76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st 		Elected to finish Taylor's term.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Lost renomination.
1943–1953
[data missing]

Howard H. Baker
(Knoxville) 		Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 7, 1964 		82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th 		Elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Died.
1953–1963
[data missing]
1963–1973
[data missing]
Vacant January 7, 1964 –
March 10, 1964 		88th

Irene Baker
(Knoxville) 		Republican March 10, 1964 –
January 3, 1965 		Elected to finish her husband's term.
Retired.

John Duncan Sr.
(Knoxville) 		Republican January 3, 1965 –
June 21, 1988 		89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th 		Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Died.
1973–1983
[data missing]
1983–1993
[data missing]
Vacant June 21, 1988 –
November 8, 1988 		100th

Jimmy Duncan
(Knoxville) 		Republican November 8, 1988 –
January 3, 2019 		100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th 		Elected to finish his father's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Retired.
1993–2003
[data missing]
2003–2013
2013–2023

Tim Burchett
(Knoxville) 		Republican January 3, 2019 –
present 		116th
117th
118th
119th 		Elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present

Recent election results

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2012

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Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Duncan, Jr. (incumbent) 196,894 74.4
Democratic Troy Goodale 54,522 20.6
Green Norris Dryer 5,733 2.2
Libertarian Greg Samples 4,382 1.7
Independent Brandon Stewart 2,974 1.1
Total votes 264,505 100
Republican hold

2014

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Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Duncan, Jr. (incumbent) 120,833 72.5
Democratic Bob Scott 37,612 22.6
Green Norris Dryer 4,033 2.4
Independent Casey Adam Gouge 4,223 2.5
Total votes 166,701 100.0
Republican hold

2016

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Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John J. Duncan, Jr. (incumbent) 212,455 75.6
Democratic Stuart Starr 68,401 24.4
Total votes 280,856 100.0
Republican hold

2018

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Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2018[6]
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 262,134 100.0
Republican hold

2020

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Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2020[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Burchett (incumbent) 238,907 67.6
Democratic Renee Hoyos 109,684 31.1
Independent Matthew Campbell 4,592 1.3
Write-in 14 0.0
Total votes 353,197 100.0
Republican hold

2022

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Tennessee's 2nd congressional district, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tim Burchett (incumbent) 141,089 67.9
Democratic Mark Harmon 66,673 32.0
Total votes 207,762 100.0
Republican hold

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election

References

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  1. ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based)". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  3. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "November 4, 2014 General Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of Tennessee. December 3, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "November 2016 US House Results by County" (PDF). Secretary of State of Tennessee. December 13, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  7. ^ State of Tennessee General Election Results, November 3, 2020, Results By Office (PDF) (Report). Secretary of State of Tennessee. December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

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