Tennessee 2022 General Election

The Green Papers: Tennessee 2022 General Election

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Tennessee
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Thursday 4 August 2022
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

✓ Thursday 7 April 2022 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Thursday 4 August 2022 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p EDT / 7:00a-7:00p CDT (1200-0000 UTC). The polls close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone. Poll opening times are set by county. In some counties, polls may open as late as 9a in the prevailing time zone.
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2022 - General Election . Polling hours reportedly 7:00a-8:00p EST / 8:00a-7:00p CST (1400-0100 UTC). The polls close at the same GMT/UTC time, that is, polls close at a particular local time in the advanced time zone and close one hour earlier local time in the lagging time zone. Poll opening times are set by county. In some counties, polls open at 9a in the prevailing time zone.

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	6,916,897	(2.23% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	11	(2.04% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	9	(2.07% of 435)
2010 Census:	6,375,431	(2.06% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	11	(2.04% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	9	(2.07% of 435)
Capital:	Nashville

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Tennessee State and Local Government

2022 Election Calendar from the Tennessee Secretary of State.

Nominating petitions from the Tennessee Secretary of State.

4 August 2022 Primary Returns from the Tennessee Secretary of State. Results from a media source.

8 November 2022 General Election certified returns from the Tennessee Secretary of State. Votes totals last updated 11 January 2023 per the certified vote.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Marsha Blackburn • Previously served in the U.S. House, 2003-2019; first elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic			Dylan Lee Fain • FEC S4TN00500

		*Republican*			*Senator Marsha Blackburn* • FEC S8TN00337

Class 2		Republican	Senator Bill Hagerty • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
	Candidate list (1)

		Independent			Jason Jerrell Smith

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, All Governors

		Republican	Governor William "Bill" Lee • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated
	Candidate list (10, 4 write-ins)

		Republican	1,129,390	64.91%	Governor William "Bill" Lee

		Democratic	572,818	32.92%	Jason Brantley Martin

		Independent	15,395	0.88%	John Gentry
		Independent	10,277	0.59%	Constance M. Every
		Independent	3,772	0.22%	Deborah Rouse
		Independent	2,380	0.14%	Richard S. "Rick" Tyler
		Independent	1,862	0.11%	Charles Van Morgan
		Independent	1,568	0.09%	Basil Marceaux
		Independent	1,216	0.07%	Alfred Wayne O'Neil
		Independent	815	0.05%	Michael E. Scantland

		Write-in	386	0.02%	Lemichael D. Wilson
		Write-in	2	0.00%	Curtis Carney
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Stephen C. Maxwell
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Kameron Parker Scott
Total			1,739,882	100.00%

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2022, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 7 Republican (7 Renominated); 2 Democratic (1 Open, 1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Diana Lynn Harshbarger • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress

		Republican	147,241	78.32%	Member of Congress Diana Lynn Harshbarger • FEC H0TN01118; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,000,622; Dsb $1,322,051

		Democratic	37,049	19.71%	Cameron L. Parsons • FEC H2TN01106

		Independent	2,466	1.31%	Richard G. Baker • FEC H0TN01191
		Independent	1,247	0.66%	Ahmed Matthew "Matt" Makrom • FEC H2TN01122
Total			188,003	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Tim Burchett • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Republican	141,089	67.91%	Member of Congress Tim Burchett • FEC H8TN02119; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,427,401; Dsb $1,194,821

		Democratic	66,673	32.09%	Mark Desmond Harmon • FEC H2TN02120; 31 Dec 22; Tot $85,153; Dsb $80,091
Total			207,762	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress

		Republican	136,639	68.38%	Member of Congress Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann • FEC H0TN03254; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,058,051; Dsb $924,871

		Democratic	60,334	30.19%	Mary E. "Meg" Gorman • FEC H2TN03219; 31 Dec 22; Tot $62,514; Dsb $68,550

		Independent	1,736	0.87%	Richard S. "Rick" Tyler • FEC H6TN04218
		Independent	1,121	0.56%	Thomas Michael Rumba • FEC H2TN03250
Total			199,830	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Scott Eugene DesJarlais • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (7) - 118th Congress

		Republican	122,401	70.57%	Member of Congress Scott Eugene DesJarlais • FEC H0TN04195; 31 Dec 22; Tot $174,860; Dsb $161,447

		Democratic	44,648	25.74%	Russell Wayne "Wayne" Steele • FEC H8TN04123; 31 Dec 22; Tot $11,085; Dsb $11,231

		Independent	2,834	1.63%	Michael Howell "Mike" Winton • FEC H4TN06184
		Independent	1,806	1.04%	Clyde Benson • FEC H2TN04290
		Independent; (Libertarian)	708	0.41%	David Leighton Jones • FEC H2TN04324
		Independent	585	0.34%	Tharon Chandler • FEC H6TN07146
		Independent	455	0.26%	Joseph "Krishnadas" Magyer • FEC H4TN04221
Total			173,437	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5 Open		Democratic	Member of Congress James H. S. "Jim" Cooper • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Open Seat - 25 January 2022: "Today I am announcing that I will not run for re-election to Congress. After 32 years in office, I will be leaving Congress next year."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress

		Republican	123,558	55.84%	former Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles • FEC H2TN05446; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,281,921; Dsb $882,750

		Democratic	93,648	42.32%	state Senator Heidi Campbell • FEC H2TN05438; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,089,821; Dsb $1,084,278

		Independent	2,090	0.94%	Derrick Brantley • FEC H2TN05412
		Independent	1,132	0.51%	former Maury County Commissioner Daniel J. "I.O." Cooper • FEC H2TN05487
		Independent	847	0.38%	Richard Alan "Rick" Shannon, Jr. • FEC H2TN05313
Total			221,275	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Member of Congress John W. Rose • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Republican	129,388	66.33%	Member of Congress John W. Rose • FEC H8TN06094; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,055,441; Dsb $1,677,493

		Democratic	65,675	33.67%	Randal Dean Cooper • FEC H2TN06162; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,952; Dsb $4,392
Total			195,063	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Member of Congress Mark E. Green • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Republican	108,421	59.96%	Member of Congress Mark E. Green • FEC H8TN07076; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,763,092; Dsb $1,913,673

		Democratic	68,973	38.14%	Jacquelyn Odessa "Odessa" Kelly • FEC H2TN05305

		Independent	3,428	1.90%	Steven J. Hooper • FEC H2TN07210
Total			180,822	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Member of Congress David Kustoff • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Republican	155,602	73.99%	Member of Congress David Kustoff • FEC H2TN07103; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,913,469; Dsb $1,467,248

		Democratic	51,102	24.30%	Lynnette P. Williams • FEC H2TN08184; 15 Jul 22; Tot $1,025; Dsb $775

		Independent	2,541	1.21%	James L. Hart • FEC H2TN08077; 31 Dec 22; Tot $5,489; Dsb $4,386
		Independent	1,070	0.51%	Ronnie Henley • FEC H2TN08200

		Write-in	0	0.00%	Kirk D. Carter
Total			210,315	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Member of Congress Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (5, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	93,800	70.04%	Member of Congress Stephen Ira "Steve" Cohen • FEC H6TN09068; 31 Dec 22; Tot $546,322; Dsb $313,773

		Republican	35,123	26.23%	Charlotte Bergmann • FEC H0TN09061; 31 Dec 22; Tot $400,705; Dsb $49,009

		Independent	3,349	2.50%	former Shelby County Commissioner George Shea Flinn, Jr. • FEC H0TN08287; 31 Dec 22; Tot $150,000; Dsb $139,545
		Independent	1,160	0.87%	Dennis Jeffrey Clark • FEC H0TN09111
		Independent	485	0.36%	Edward Paul "Paul" Cook • FEC H4TN09097

		Write-in	1	0.00%	Bobby Lyons
Total			133,918	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 11 candidates
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 27 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 6 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.