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{{Short description|U.S. House district for Tennessee}} |
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[[Image:TN07 109.gif|thumb|300px|right|The current boundaries of Tennessee's 7th District]] |
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'''The 7th Congressional District of Tennessee''' is a congressional district located in the middle and southwestern parts of the state, connecting suburbs of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] and [[Nashville]]. It is the state's wealthiest district in terms of [[per capita income]], as well as the third-largest in area. |
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{{Infobox U.S. congressional district |
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| state = Tennessee |
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| district number = 7 |
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| image name = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=Tennessee's 7th congressional district (2023–).map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|frame-latitude=35.8|frame-longitude=-87.6|zoom=7|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=[[File:Tennessee's 7th congressional district (since 2023).svg|150px]]}} |
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| image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 |
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| representative = [[Mark Green (Tennessee politician)|Mark Green]] |
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| party = Republican |
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| residence = Clarksville |
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| distribution ref = <ref>{{Cite web |last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP) |first=US Census Bureau |title=My Congressional District |url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=47&cd=07 |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.census.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref> |
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| percent urban = |
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| population = 813,590<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT1Y2022.B03002?q=B03002&g=500XX00US4707|title=B03002: 2023 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates - Congressional District 7 (118th Congress), Tennessee|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> |
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| population year = 2023 |
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| median income = $74,881<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=47&cd=07|title=My Congressional District|first=US Census Bureau|last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP)|website=www.census.gov|access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref> |
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| percent white = 69.4 |
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| percent hispanic = 7.4 |
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| percent black = 15.8 |
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| percent asian = 2.0 |
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| percent more than one race = 4.5 |
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| percent other race = 0.8 |
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| cpvi = R+10<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|language=en}}</ref> |
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The '''7th congressional district of Tennessee''' is a congressional district located in parts of [[Middle Tennessee|Middle]] and [[West Tennessee]]. It has been represented by Republican [[Mark Green (Tennessee politician)|Mark Green]] since January 2019. The seventh district has significant [[Urban area|urban]], [[Suburb|suburban]], and [[Rural area|rural]] areas. Although most of the area is rural, more than half of the district's votes are cast in either [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson County]] ([[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]), [[Montgomery County, Tennessee|Montgomery County]] ([[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville]]), or [[Williamson County, Tennessee|Williamson County]] ([[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]]). |
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By most measures, Williamson County is the wealthiest county in the state and is usually ranked near the top nationally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/5963ed594bbe6f269f7f2e9d/7-williamson-county-tn-me/|title=7. Williamson County, TN (Median household income: $104,367)|website=Forbes|access-date=January 28, 2021}}</ref> |
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Cities in the district include [[Germantown, Tennessee|Germantown]], [[Brentwood, Tennessee|Brentwood]], [[Bolivar, Tennessee|Bolivar]], [[Lexington, Tennessee|Lexington]], and [[Savannah, Tennessee|Savannah]]. It also includes portions of Nashville, Memphis, [[Collierville, Tennessee|Collierville]] and [[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville]], as well as Tennessee's share of [[Fort Campbell]]. |
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The district has a very strong military presence, as it includes Tennessee's share of [[Fort Campbell]]. Politically speaking, the area was secessionist and part of the Democrats' "[[Solid South]]" for a century after [[American Civil War|the Civil War]], excluding heavily Republican [[Southern Unionist|Unionist]] [[Highland Rim]] [[Wayne County, Tennessee|Wayne County]]. Starting with the election of [[Don Sundquist]] in 1983, this district has become one of the most Republican areas in Tennessee. The presence of Nashville's suburbs gives it a character similar to those of most affluent suburban districts in much of the South until the mid-2000s. It has a strong [[social conservatism|social conservative]] bent; many of the state's most politically active churches are either located here or draw most of their congregations from here. |
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The district's current configuration dates from [[1983]], when Tennessee gained a district as a result of the 1980 Census. At that time, large portions of the old 6th District were shifted to the 4th and 9th districts, and the remaining territory of the old 6th was renumbered the 7th. Prior to the reapportionment that resulted from the 2000 Census, the district's boundaries generally coincided with county lines<ref>[http://tnatlas.geog.utk.edu/website/cd106/viewer.htm 106th Congress Congressional Districts] in Tennessee Electronic Atlas</ref>, but in [[Middle Tennessee]], the 7th district's current geography resembles a [[gerrymander]].{{Fact|date=August 2007}} |
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The rural secessionist counties are similar demographically to the [[Tennessee's 8th congressional district|8th district]] and returned to the Democrats until the 2000s; three of the five Tennessee counties won by [[George McGovern]] lie within this district. However, since the mid-2000s, these counties have turned overwhelmingly Republican in all elections. Currently, the only Democratic stronghold in the district is part of Nashville, which was added during the [[2020 United States redistricting cycle|2020 redistricting cycle]]. The city of Clarksville is the most competitive part of the district, which still occasionally elects Democrats to the state legislature. |
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The 7th is a very safe seat for the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]]. In fact, it is the state's most Republican area outside the party's traditional heartland in [[East Tennessee]]. [[United States Democratic Party|Democrats]] have made only two serious bids for the district since it took on its current form in 1983, and came within single digits only once. Most of the district's residents have not been represented by a Democrat since [[1973]]. |
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==History== |
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The district's politics are dominated by the wealthy suburbs of Memphis (e.g., Germantown, Collierville, [[Cordova, Tennessee|Cordova]]) and Nashville (e.g., Brentwood, [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]]). These areas boast some of the highest median incomes in the nation, and have swelled with former Nashville and Memphis residents since the late [[1960s]]. At first, this was due to anger over court-ordered desegregation. Since the late [[1970s]], the motivation has been a desire to seek more "family-friendly," religious environments (as opposed to the urbane liberal orientations of Nashville and Memphis). They give the 7th a character similar to other highly affluent suburban districts in the South (e.g., those around [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Dallas-Fort Worth]], [[San Antonio]], [[Houston]] and [[Atlanta]]). Many of the state's most politically active churches are located in the suburban areas of the district, giving the 7th a strong [[social conservatism|social conservative]] tint typical of most affluent Southern suburban districts. Republicans dominate every level of government in the suburban areas, which tend to elect some of Tennessee's most conservative [[Tennessee General Assembly|state legislators]]. |
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Districts stretching from Clarksville to West Tennessee have existed in one form or another since 1871. For most of the time, from 1933 to 1983 (except for 1943 to 1953), it was numbered as the 6th district. |
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This district assumed something approaching its current configuration in 1973, when Tennessee lost a congressional district. At that time, the 6th was redrawn to stretch from [[Williamson County, Tennessee|Williamson County]], south of Nashville, to the eastern suburbs of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] and covering the rural areas in between. Republican [[Robin Beard]] represented this area from 1973 to 1983. |
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The rural areas of the district are demographically similar to the neighboring [[Tennessee's 8th congressional district|8th District]], and mostly send Democrats to the General Assembly. However, most of the Democrats in the 7th's rural areas are as conservative on social issues as their suburban counterparts. They have long been more willing to support Republicans at the national level than their counterparts in the 8th. Many of the rural counties now in the district, for instance, voted overwhelmingly for [[George Wallace]]'s (then governor of nearby [[Alabama]]) [[1968]] presidential candidacy, making Tennessee the strongest-performing state for him that he did not win. |
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Tennessee gained a congressional district following the 1980 census. At this time, the district was re-numbered as the 7th and lost its eastern counties to the [[Tennessee's 4th congressional district|4th]] and [[Tennessee's 6th congressional district|6th]] districts. At the same time, most of its black residents closer to Memphis were drawn into the [[Tennessee's 9th congressional district|9th district]]. Following this re-districting, Beard made an [[1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee|unsuccessful]] U.S. Senate bid, and was replaced by former [[Shelby County Republican Party (Tennessee)|Shelby County Republican Party]] chair [[Don Sundquist]]. |
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The only significant blocs of reliably Democratic voters left in the district are [[African-Americans]] who reside in the counties bordering [[Mississippi]], mostly descendants of [[slave]]s who worked on the area's [[plantation]]s in the [[19th century]], as well as in portions of Clarksville. Occasionally, Democrats also do well in [[Fayette County, Tennessee|Fayette County]], the largest county located entirely within the district; it supported [[Bill Clinton]] during both of his runs for president. At the ballot box, however, they are no match for the coalition of wealthy suburbanites and rural conservatives. This factor inhibits the development of anything like a political community enjoyed by their neighbors in Memphis' [[Tennessee's 9th congressional district|9th District]]. |
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Sundquist served through the rest of the 1980s through the 1990 re-districting, which saw the district lose some of its rural counties while picking up [[Maury County, Tennessee|Maury County]]. In 1994, Sundquist [[1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election|successfully]] ran for Governor of Tennessee, defeating future governor [[Phil Bredesen]]. Sundquist was then replaced by [[Ed Bryant]]. Bryant served from 1995 until 2002, when the district was gerrymandered by the Democrat-led Tennessee General Assembly to pack the consistently Republican suburbs of Nashville and Memphis into one district. The result was a district that was {{convert|200|mi}} long, but only {{convert|2|mi|spell=in}} wide at some points in the Middle Tennessee portion. Following that re-districting, the area chose [[Brentwood, Tennessee|Brentwood]]-based state senator [[Marsha Blackburn]]. She served from 2003 to 2019. |
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[[Marsha Blackburn]], a Republican and the first-ever woman to represent this part of Tennessee in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], assumed the 7th District's seat in [[2003]]. |
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Redistricting after the 2010 census made the district somewhat more compact, restoring a configuration similar to the 1983-2003 lines. However, it lost its share of the Memphis suburbs to the 8th, a move which made the 8th as heavily Republican as the 7th. In 2018, Blackburn [[2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee|successfully]] ran for the U.S. Senate, defeating former governor [[Phil Bredesen]]. In the concurrent election, the district selected doctor and former state senator [[Mark E. Green]]. |
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Redistricting after the 2020 census made the district somewhat less Republican. This was because Tennessee's legislature [[Gerrymandering|cracked Davidson County]] into 3 congressional districts to boost Republican support in the [[Tennessee's 5th congressional district|5th district]]. The 7th district now obtains the western portion of Nashville while it lost some rural counties to the [[Tennessee's 8th congressional district|8th district]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 26, 2022 |title=GOP redraws Nashville from 1 Democratic district into 3 Republican-leaning districts |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/07/26/1113810519/nashville-s-3-u-s-house-districts |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=[[WJCT News]] |publisher= |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Witherspoon |first1=Andrew |last2=Levine |first2=Sam |date=January 26, 2022 |title=A masterclass in election-rigging: how Republicans 'dismembered' a Democratic stronghold |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2022/jan/25/nashville-tennessee-gerrymandering-congress-republicans |access-date=February 18, 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> |
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Despite the dramatic changes to the district's boundaries, the district is still considered safe Republican, with a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index|Cook PVI]] of R+10.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-12 |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=2024-06-17 |website=Cook Political Report |language=en}}</ref> Republican Congressman Mark Green still represents the district to this day. |
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==Current boundaries== |
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The district is located in both [[West Tennessee|West]] and [[Middle Tennessee]]. It stretches as far north as the [[Kentucky]] border, as far south as the [[Alabama]] border, as far east as [[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]], and as far west as [[Camden, Tennessee|Camden]]. |
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It is currently composed of the following counties: [[Cheatham County, Tennessee|Cheatham]], [[Dickson County, Tennessee|Dickson]], [[Decatur County, Tennessee|Decatur]], [[Hickman County, Tennessee|Hickman]], [[Houston County, Tennessee|Houston]], [[Humphreys County, Tennessee|Humphreys]], [[Montgomery County, Tennessee|Montgomery]], [[Perry County, Tennessee|Perry]], [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]], [[Stewart County, Tennessee|Stewart]], and [[Wayne County, Tennessee|Wayne]]. It also includes significant portions of [[Benton County, Tennessee|Benton]], [[Davidson County, Tennessee|Davidson]], and [[Williamson County, Tennessee|Williamson]]. |
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== Recent election results == |
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; Results under old lines ''(2013-2023)'' |
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{{Election box begin no change|title=[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 7|2012 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election]]}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Marsha Blackburn]] (Incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=182,730|percentage=71.0}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Credo Amouzouvik|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=61,679|percentage=24.0}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Howard Switzer|party=Green Party (United States)|votes=4,640|percentage=1.8}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Jack Arnold|party=Independent (politician)|votes=4,256|percentage=1.7}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=William Akin|party=Independent (politician)|votes=2,740|percentage=1.1}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Lenny Ladner|party=Independent (politician)|votes=1,261|percentage=0.5}} |
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{{Election box total no change|votes=257,306|percentage=100}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} |
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{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change|title=[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 7|2014 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election]]}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Marsha Blackburn]] (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=110,534|percentage=70.0}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Daniel Cramer|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=42,280|percentage=26.8}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Leonard D. Ladner|party=Independent (United States)|votes=5,093|percentage=3.2}} |
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{{Election box total no change|votes=157,907|percentage=100.0}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} |
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{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change|title=[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 7|2016 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election]]}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Marsha Blackburn]] (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=200,407|percentage=72.2}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Tharon Chandler|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=65,226|percentage=23.5}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Leonard D. Ladner|party=Independent (United States)|votes=11,880|percentage=4.3}} |
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{{Election box total no change|votes=277,513|percentage=100.0}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} |
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{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change|title=[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 7|2018 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election]]}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Mark Green (Tennessee politician)|Mark Green]]|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=170,071|percentage=66.9}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Justin Kanew|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=81,661|percentage=32.1}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Leonard Ladner|party=Independent (United States)|votes=1,582|percentage=0.6}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Brent Legendre|party=Independent (United States)|votes=1,070|percentage=0.4}} |
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{{Election box total no change|votes=254,384|percentage=100.0}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} |
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{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin no change|title=[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 7|2020 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election]]}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Mark Green (Tennessee politician)|Mark Green]] (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=245,188|percentage=69.9}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Kiran Sreepada|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=95,839|percentage=27.3}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Ronald Brown|party=Independent politician|votes=7,603|percentage=2.2}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Scott Vieira|party=Independent politician|votes=2,005|percentage=0.6}} |
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{{Election box total no change|votes=350,635|percentage=100.0}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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'''Results under current lines ''(2023-present)''''' |
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{{Election box begin no change|title=[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 7|2022 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election]]}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Mark E. Green|Mark Green]] (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=108,421|percentage=59.96%}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Odessa Kelly|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=68,973|percentage=38.14%}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Steven J. Hooper|party=Independent politician|votes=3,428|percentage=1.90%}} |
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{{Election box total no change|votes=180,822|percentage=100.00%}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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{{Election box begin no change|title=[[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee#District 7|2024 Tennessee's 7th congressional district election]]}} |
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Mark E. Green|Mark Green]] (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=191,992|percentage=59.50%}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=[[Megan Barry]]|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=122,764|percentage=38.05%}} |
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Shaun Greene|party=Independent politician|votes=7,900|percentage=2.45%}} |
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{{Election box total no change|votes=322,656|percentage=100.00%}} |
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{{Election box hold with party link without swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}} |
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{{Election box end}} |
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== Election results from statewide races == |
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'''Results under older lines (1993–2023)''' |
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! Result |
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|2000 |
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| [[2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee|President]] |
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| align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[George W. Bush]] 59% - [[Al Gore]] 40% |
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|2004 |
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| [[2004 United States presidential election in Tennessee|President]] |
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| align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[George W. Bush]] 66% - [[John Kerry]] 33% |
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|2008 |
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| [[2008 United States presidential election in Tennessee|President]] |
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| align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[John McCain]] 65% - [[Barack Obama]] 34% |
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|2012 |
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| [[2012 United States presidential election in Tennessee|President]] |
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| align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Mitt Romney]] 65% - [[Barack Obama]] 33% |
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|2016 |
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| [[2016 United States presidential election in Tennessee|President]] |
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| align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald Trump]] 67% - [[Hillary Clinton]] 28% |
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|2020 |
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| [[2020 United States presidential election in Tennessee|President]] |
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| align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald Trump]] 66.9% - [[Joe Biden]] 31.3% |
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|} |
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'''Results under new lines (2023–2033)''' |
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{| class=wikitable |
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! Year |
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! Office |
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! Result |
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|2024 |
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| [[2024 United States presidential election in Tennessee|President]] |
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| align="left" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald Trump]] 60.41% - [[Kamala Harris]] 38.13% |
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== List of members representing the district == |
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{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
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! Electoral history |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| colspan="5" | District established March 4, 1823 |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Thomas Flintoff - Sam Houston - Google Art Project.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Sam Houston]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] |
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| March 4, 1823 - March 4, 1825 |
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| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|18|19}} |
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| rowspan=2 | [[1823 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1823]].<br />[[1825 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1825]].<br />Retired to run for [[1827 Tennessee gubernatorial election|Governor of Tennessee]]. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] |
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| March 4, 1825 - March 4, 1827 |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:Hon. John Bell, Tenn - NARA - 528752.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John Bell (Tennessee politician)|John Bell]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1827 –<br />March 3, 1835 |
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| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|20|26}} |
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| rowspan=3 | [[1827 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1827]].<br />[[1829 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1829]].<br />[[1831 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1831]].<br />[[1833 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1833]].<br />[[1835 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1835]].<br />[[1837 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1837]].<br />[[1839 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1839]].<br />Retired to become [[U.S. Secretary of War]]. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | [[Anti-Jacksonian Party (United States)|Anti-Jacksonian]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1835 –<br />March 3, 1837 |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1837 –<br />March 3, 1841 |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Robert-caruthers-grand-lodge.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Robert L. Caruthers]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[United States Whig Party|Whig]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1841 –<br />March 3, 1843 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|27}} |
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| [[1841 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1841]].<br />Retired. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | '''[[David W. Dickinson]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[United States Whig Party|Whig]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1843 –<br />March 3, 1845 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|28}} |
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| [[1843 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1843]].<br />Retired. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Meredith-gentry-tn1.png|100px]]<br />'''[[Meredith Poindexter Gentry|Meredith P. Gentry]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[United States Whig Party|Whig]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1845 –<br />March 3, 1853 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|29|32}} |
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| [[1845 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1845]].<br />[[1847 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1847]].<br />[[1849 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1849]].<br />[[1851 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1851]].<br />Retired. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | '''[[Robert Malone Bugg|Robert M. Bugg]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Lynnville, Tennessee|Lynnville]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[United States Whig Party|Whig]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1853 –<br />March 3, 1855 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|33}} |
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| [[1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1853]].<br />Retired. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Sketch of Hon. John V. Wright of Tennessee (cropped).png|100px]]<br/>'''[[John Vines Wright|John V. Wright]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Purdy, Tennessee|Purdy]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1855 –<br />March 3, 1861 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|34|36}} |
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| [[1855 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1855]].<br />[[1857 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1857]].<br />[[1859 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1859]].<br />Could not seek re-election, as [[West Tennessee]] seceded. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| colspan=2 | ''District inactive'' |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1861 –<br />July 24, 1866 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|37|39}} |
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|''[[American Civil War|Civil War]] and [[Reconstruction era|Reconstruction]]'' |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:IsaacRobertsHawkins.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Isaac Roberts Hawkins|Isaac R. Hawkins]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Huntingdon, Tennessee|Huntingdon]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Unionist}} | [[National Union Party (United States)|Unionist]] |
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| nowrap | July 24, 1866 –<br />March 3, 1867 |
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| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|39|41}} |
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| 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 />Retired. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1867 –<br />March 3, 1871 |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:RobertPorterCaldwell.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Robert Porter Caldwell|Robert P. Caldwell]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Trenton, Tennessee|Trenton]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1871 –<br />March 3, 1873 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|42}} |
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| [[1870 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1870]].<br />Lost renomination. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:John DeWitt Clinton Atkins - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John DeWitt Clinton Atkins|John Atkins]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Paris, Tennessee|Paris]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1873 –<br />March 3, 1875 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|43}} |
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| [[1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1872]].<br />[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Tennessee|8|C}}. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Washington C. Whitthorne - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Washington C. Whitthorne]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1875 –<br />March 3, 1883 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|44|47}} |
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| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Tennessee|6|C}} and [[1874 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|re-elected in 1874]].<br />[[1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1876]].<br />[[1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1878]].<br />[[1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1880]].<br />Retired. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:John Goff Ballantine (Tennessee Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John Goff Ballentine|John G. Ballentine]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Pulaski, Tennessee|Pulaski]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1883 –<br />March 3, 1887 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|48|49}} |
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| [[1882 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1882]].<br />[[1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1884]].<br />Retired. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Washington C. Whitthorne - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Washington C. Whitthorne]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| March 4, 1887 –<br />March 4, 1891 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|50|51}} |
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| [[1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1886]].<br />[[1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1888]].<br />Retired. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Nicholas N. Cox (Tennessee Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Nicholas N. Cox]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1891 –<br />March 3, 1901 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|52|56}} |
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| [[1890 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1890]].<br />[[1892 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1892]].<br />[[1894 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1894]].<br />[[1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1896]].<br />[[1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1898]].<br />Retired. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Portrait of Lemuel P. Padgett.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Lemuel P. Padgett]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1901 –<br />August 2, 1922 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|57|67}} |
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| [[1900 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1900]].<br />[[1902 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1902]].<br />[[1904 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1904]].<br />[[1906 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1906]].<br />[[1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1908]].<br />[[1910 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1910]].<br />[[1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1912]].<br />[[1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1914]].<br />[[1916 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1916]].<br />[[1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1918]].<br />[[1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1920]].<br />Died. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| colspan=2 | ''Vacant'' |
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| nowrap | August 2, 1922 –<br />November 6, 1922 |
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| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|67}} |
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| |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:ClarenceWTurner.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Clarence W. Turner]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Waverly, Tennessee|Waverly]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | November 7, 1922 –<br />March 3, 1923 |
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| Elected to finish Padgett's term.<br />Retired. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:WilliamCharlesSalmon.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[William Charles Salmon|William C. Salmon]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1923 –<br />March 3, 1925 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|68}} |
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| [[1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1922]].<br />Retired. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Edward E. Eslick (Tennessee Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Edward Everett Eslick|Edward E. Eslick]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Pulaski, Tennessee|Pulaski]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1925 –<br />June 14, 1932 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|69|72}} |
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| [[1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1924]].<br />[[1926 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1926]].<br />[[1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1928]].<br />[[1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1930]].<br />Died. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| colspan=2 | ''Vacant'' |
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| nowrap | June 14, 1932 –<br />August 12, 1932 |
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| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|72}} |
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| |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Willa McCord Blake Eslick.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Willa McCord Blake Eslick|Willa Eslick]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Pulaski, Tennessee|Pulaski]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | August 13, 1932 –<br />March 3, 1933 |
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| [[1932 Tennessee's 7th congressional district special election|Elected to finish her husband's term]].<br />Retired. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Browning-gordon-harris-ewing.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Gordon Browning]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Huntingdon, Tennessee|Huntingdon]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | March 4, 1933 –<br />January 3, 1935 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|73}} |
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| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Tennessee|8|C}} and [[1932 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|re-elected in 1932]].<br />Retired to [[1934 United States Senate special election in Tennessee|run for U.S. Senator]]. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | '''[[Herron C. Pearson]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | January 3, 1935 –<br />January 3, 1943 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|74|77}} |
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| [[1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1934]].<br />[[1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1936]].<br />[[1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1938]].<br />[[1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1940]].<br />Retired. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:W. Wirt Courtney (Tennessee Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[W. Wirt Courtney]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | January 3, 1943 –<br />January 3, 1949 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|78|80}} |
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| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Tennessee|6|C}} and [[1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|re-elected in 1942]].<br />[[1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1944]].<br />[[1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1946]].<br />Lost renomination. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:James Patrick Sutton (US Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[James Patrick Sutton|James P. Sutton]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Lawrenceburg, Tennessee|Lawrenceburg]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | January 3, 1949 –<br />January 3, 1953 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|81|82}} |
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| [[1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1948]].<br />[[1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1950]].<br />[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Tennessee|6|C}}. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Tom J. Murray.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Tom J. Murray]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | January 3, 1953 –<br />December 30, 1966 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|83|89}} |
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| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Tennessee|8|C}} and [[1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|re-elected in 1952]].<br />[[1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1954]].<br />[[1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1956]].<br />[[1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1958]].<br />[[1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1960]].<br />[[1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1962]].<br />[[1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1964]].<br />Lost renomination and resigned early. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| colspan=2 | ''Vacant'' |
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| nowrap | December 31, 1966 –<br />January 2, 1967 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|89}} |
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| |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Ray Blanton.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Ray Blanton]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Adamsville, Tennessee|Adamsville]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] |
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| January 3, 1967– January 3, 1973 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|90|92}} |
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| [[1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1966]].<br />[[1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1968]].<br />[[1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1970]].<br />Retired to [[1972 United States Senate election in Tennessee|run for U.S. Senator]]. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Ed Jones Congressional Photo.jpeg|100px]]<br />'''[[Ed Jones (Tennessee politician)|Ed Jones]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Yorkville, Tennessee|Yorkville]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] |
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| nowrap | January 3, 1973 –<br />January 3, 1983 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|93|97}} |
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| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Tennessee|8|C}} and [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|re-elected in 1972]].<br />[[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1974]].<br />[[1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1976]].<br />[[1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1978]].<br />[[1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1980]].<br />[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Tennessee|8|C}}. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Don Sundquist 103rd Congress.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Don Sundquist]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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| nowrap | January 3, 1983 –<br />January 3, 1995 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|98|103}} |
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| [[1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1982]].<br />[[1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1984]].<br />[[1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1986]].<br />[[1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1988]].<br />[[1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1990]].<br />[[1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1992]].<br />Retired to [[1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election|run for Governor of Tennessee]]. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:EdBryant.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Ed Bryant]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Henderson, Tennessee|Henderson]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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| nowrap | January 3, 1995 –<br />January 3, 2003 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|104|107}} |
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| [[1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1994]].<br />[[1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1996]].<br />[[1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1998]].<br />[[2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2000]].<br />Retired to [[2002 United States Senate election in Tennessee|run for U.S. Senator]]. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Marsha Blackburn 6.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Marsha Blackburn]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Brentwood, Tennessee|Brentwood]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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| nowrap | January 3, 2003 –<br />January 3, 2019 |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|108|115}} |
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| [[2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 2002]].<br />[[2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2004]].<br />[[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2006]].<br />[[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2008]].<br />[[2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2010]].<br />[[2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2012]].<br />[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2014]].<br />[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2016]].<br />Retired to [[2018 United States Senate election in Tennessee|run for U.S. Senator]]. |
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|- style="height:3em" |
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| align=left | [[File:Mark Green, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Mark E. Green]]'''<br>{{Small|([[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville]])}} |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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| nowrap | January 3, 2019 –<br />present |
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| {{USCongressOrdinal|116|Present}} |
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| [[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 7|Re-elected in 2024]]. |
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==Historical district boundaries== |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}} |
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*{{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York}} |
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* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present] |
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Latest revision as of 12:13, 13 December 2024
| Tennessee's 7th congressional district | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023 | |
| Representative | |
| Population (2023) | 813,590[2] |
| Median household income | $74,881[3] |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+10[4] |
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The 7th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district located in parts of Middle and West Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Mark Green since January 2019. The seventh district has significant urban, suburban, and rural areas. Although most of the area is rural, more than half of the district's votes are cast in either Davidson County (Nashville), Montgomery County (Clarksville), or Williamson County (Franklin).
By most measures, Williamson County is the wealthiest county in the state and is usually ranked near the top nationally.[5]
The district has a very strong military presence, as it includes Tennessee's share of Fort Campbell. Politically speaking, the area was secessionist and part of the Democrats' "Solid South" for a century after the Civil War, excluding heavily Republican Unionist Highland Rim Wayne County. Starting with the election of Don Sundquist in 1983, this district has become one of the most Republican areas in Tennessee. The presence of Nashville's suburbs gives it a character similar to those of most affluent suburban districts in much of the South until the mid-2000s. It has a strong social conservative bent; many of the state's most politically active churches are either located here or draw most of their congregations from here.
The rural secessionist counties are similar demographically to the 8th district and returned to the Democrats until the 2000s; three of the five Tennessee counties won by George McGovern lie within this district. However, since the mid-2000s, these counties have turned overwhelmingly Republican in all elections. Currently, the only Democratic stronghold in the district is part of Nashville, which was added during the 2020 redistricting cycle. The city of Clarksville is the most competitive part of the district, which still occasionally elects Democrats to the state legislature.
History
[edit]Districts stretching from Clarksville to West Tennessee have existed in one form or another since 1871. For most of the time, from 1933 to 1983 (except for 1943 to 1953), it was numbered as the 6th district.
This district assumed something approaching its current configuration in 1973, when Tennessee lost a congressional district. At that time, the 6th was redrawn to stretch from Williamson County, south of Nashville, to the eastern suburbs of Memphis and covering the rural areas in between. Republican Robin Beard represented this area from 1973 to 1983.
Tennessee gained a congressional district following the 1980 census. At this time, the district was re-numbered as the 7th and lost its eastern counties to the 4th and 6th districts. At the same time, most of its black residents closer to Memphis were drawn into the 9th district. Following this re-districting, Beard made an unsuccessful U.S. Senate bid, and was replaced by former Shelby County Republican Party chair Don Sundquist.
Sundquist served through the rest of the 1980s through the 1990 re-districting, which saw the district lose some of its rural counties while picking up Maury County. In 1994, Sundquist successfully ran for Governor of Tennessee, defeating future governor Phil Bredesen. Sundquist was then replaced by Ed Bryant. Bryant served from 1995 until 2002, when the district was gerrymandered by the Democrat-led Tennessee General Assembly to pack the consistently Republican suburbs of Nashville and Memphis into one district. The result was a district that was 200 miles (320 km) long, but only two miles (3.2 km) wide at some points in the Middle Tennessee portion. Following that re-districting, the area chose Brentwood-based state senator Marsha Blackburn. She served from 2003 to 2019.
Redistricting after the 2010 census made the district somewhat more compact, restoring a configuration similar to the 1983-2003 lines. However, it lost its share of the Memphis suburbs to the 8th, a move which made the 8th as heavily Republican as the 7th. In 2018, Blackburn successfully ran for the U.S. Senate, defeating former governor Phil Bredesen. In the concurrent election, the district selected doctor and former state senator Mark E. Green.
Redistricting after the 2020 census made the district somewhat less Republican. This was because Tennessee's legislature cracked Davidson County into 3 congressional districts to boost Republican support in the 5th district. The 7th district now obtains the western portion of Nashville while it lost some rural counties to the 8th district.[6][7]
Despite the dramatic changes to the district's boundaries, the district is still considered safe Republican, with a Cook PVI of R+10.[8] Republican Congressman Mark Green still represents the district to this day.
Current boundaries
[edit]The district is located in both West and Middle Tennessee. It stretches as far north as the Kentucky border, as far south as the Alabama border, as far east as Franklin, and as far west as Camden.
It is currently composed of the following counties: Cheatham, Dickson, Decatur, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Perry, Robertson, Stewart, and Wayne. It also includes significant portions of Benton, Davidson, and Williamson.
Recent election results
[edit]- Results under old lines (2013-2023)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Marsha Blackburn (Incumbent) | 182,730 | 71.0 | ||
| Democratic | Credo Amouzouvik | 61,679 | 24.0 | ||
| Green | Howard Switzer | 4,640 | 1.8 | ||
| Independent | Jack Arnold | 4,256 | 1.7 | ||
| Independent | William Akin | 2,740 | 1.1 | ||
| Independent | Lenny Ladner | 1,261 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 257,306 | 100 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Marsha Blackburn (incumbent) | 110,534 | 70.0 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Cramer | 42,280 | 26.8 | |
| Independent | Leonard D. Ladner | 5,093 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | 157,907 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Marsha Blackburn (incumbent) | 200,407 | 72.2 | |
| Democratic | Tharon Chandler | 65,226 | 23.5 | |
| Independent | Leonard D. Ladner | 11,880 | 4.3 | |
| Total votes | 277,513 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Green | 170,071 | 66.9 | |
| Democratic | Justin Kanew | 81,661 | 32.1 | |
| Independent | Leonard Ladner | 1,582 | 0.6 | |
| Independent | Brent Legendre | 1,070 | 0.4 | |
| Total votes | 254,384 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Green (incumbent) | 245,188 | 69.9 | |
| Democratic | Kiran Sreepada | 95,839 | 27.3 | |
| Independent | Ronald Brown | 7,603 | 2.2 | |
| Independent | Scott Vieira | 2,005 | 0.6 | |
| Total votes | 350,635 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Results under current lines (2023-present)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Green (incumbent) | 108,421 | 59.96% | |
| Democratic | Odessa Kelly | 68,973 | 38.14% | |
| Independent | Steven J. Hooper | 3,428 | 1.90% | |
| Total votes | 180,822 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Green (incumbent) | 191,992 | 59.50% | |
| Democratic | Megan Barry | 122,764 | 38.05% | |
| Independent | Shaun Greene | 7,900 | 2.45% | |
| Total votes | 322,656 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Election results from statewide races
[edit]Results under older lines (1993–2023)
| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | George W. Bush 59% - Al Gore 40% |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 66% - John Kerry 33% |
| 2008 | President | John McCain 65% - Barack Obama 34% |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney 65% - Barack Obama 33% |
| 2016 | President | Donald Trump 67% - Hillary Clinton 28% |
| 2020 | President | Donald Trump 66.9% - Joe Biden 31.3% |
Results under new lines (2023–2033)
| Year | Office | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | President | Donald Trump 60.41% - Kamala Harris 38.13% |
List of members representing the district
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Historical district boundaries
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2003–2013
2013–2023
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- ^ "B03002: 2023 American Community Survey 1-year Estimates - Congressional District 7 (118th Congress), Tennessee". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "7. Williamson County, TN (Median household income: $104,367)". Forbes. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "GOP redraws Nashville from 1 Democratic district into 3 Republican-leaning districts". WJCT News. July 26, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Witherspoon, Andrew; Levine, Sam (January 26, 2022). "A masterclass in election-rigging: how Republicans 'dismembered' a Democratic stronghold". The Guardian. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
