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Tennessee's 1st congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Tennessee's 1st congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Diana Harshbarger (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

D+100R+100D+50R+501976: R+16.819761978: R+29.01980: R+86.219801998: R+38.32000: R+100.020002002: R+98.82004: R+49.720042006: R+24.12008: R+47.320082010: R+63.72012: R+56.220122014: R+82.82016: R+62.920162018: R+56.02020: R+52.220202022: R+58.62024: R+58.72024
Tennessee's 1st congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyShareMargin
2024 Diana Harshbarger Republican 78.1% 58.7
2022 Diana Harshbarger Republican 78.3% 58.6
2020 Diana Harshbarger Republican 74.7% 52.2
2018 Phil Roe Republican 77.1% 56.0
2016 Phil Roe Republican 78.4% 63.0
2014 Phil Roe Republican 82.8% 75.7
2012 Phil Roe Republican 76.0% 56.2
2010 Phil Roe Republican 80.8% 63.7
2008 Phil Roe Republican 71.8% 47.3
2006 David Davis Republican 61.1% 24.1
2004 William Lewis Jenkins Republican 73.9% 49.7
2002 William Lewis Jenkins Republican 98.8% —
2000 William Lewis Jenkins Republican 100.0% —
1998 William Lewis Jenkins Republican 69.1% 38.3
1980 James H. Quillen Republican 86.2% 72.4
1978 James H. Quillen Republican 64.5% 29.0
1976 James H. Quillen Republican 58.0% 16.8

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Diana Harshbarger WonREP257,82578.08%
Kevin JenkinsDEM64,02119.39%
Richard BakerIND5,7141.73%
Levi BrakeIND2,6390.80%
Total330,199

2022

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Diana Harshbarger WonREP147,24178.32%
Cameron ParsonsDEM37,04919.71%
Richard BakerIND2,4661.31%
Matt MakromIND1,2470.66%
Total188,003

2020

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Diana Harshbarger WonREP228,18174.71%
Blair WalsinghamDEM68,61722.47%
Steve HolderIND8,6212.82%
Josh BergerW40.00%
Total305,423

Questions and answers

Who represents Tennessee's 1st congressional district?

Diana Harshbarger (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Tennessee's 1st congressional district?

Diana Harshbarger won in 2024 by 58.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.