color: #0645ad; Adam Friedman is The Tennessean's state government and politics reporter. .leg-hnt-district-number { On November 15, 2021, Tennessee Democrats released a congressional district map keeping major cities like Nashville whole and putting Williamson, Rutherford, and Wilson counties in the state's fourth congressional district. chevron.addClass('fa-chevron-down');

. font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top; } margin-left: 5px; } .votebox-scroll-container { In the election of 1978, the fifth district selected state senator Bill Boner. color: #6db24f; position: absolute; .votebox-results-metadata { Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+9. left: 0; Local Jobs. margin-bottom: 0px; if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; .leg-hnt-container { .race_header.republican { He's raised $900,000 this cycle, the most of any of the nine GOP candidates running in the 5th District. 2023 www.tennessean.com. display: block; .non_result_row div { .leg-infobox-hide { Previously, the. }); Communications: Alison Graves Carley Allensworth Abigail Campbell Sarah Groat Caitlin Vanden Boom border-collapse: collapse !important; text-align: center; 7.1.1 Candidates. max-height: 580px; Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. } } According to On The Issues, he is deemed "moderate", but is slightly to the left of the political center.[14]. This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. } Incumbent Jim Cooper won re-election in the district. display: flex; .leg-hnt-district-container { The Tennessean Editorial Board asked candidates on the Aug. 4 state and federal primary ballot in Tennessee to answer our questionnaire. text-align: left; NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WKRN) - The fifth Congressional district for Tennessee is up for grabs following the retirement of Congressman Jim Cooper (D-Nashville). border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; } .leg-hnt-flex-row { padding-right: 20px !important; width: 350px; background-color: #db0000; Thirty-six candidates filed to run for Tennessee's nine U.S. House districts, including 13 Democrats and 23 Republicans. column-width: 175px; } background-color: #db0000; document.getElementById('leg-hnt-toggle640086b345396').addEventListener('click', event => { margin: 0; There were no incumbents in this race. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Natisha Brooks and Trevor Killian Murphy in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 3, 2020. padding-top: 5px; margin-top: 16px; } Ortagus, 39, announced on Fox News that she is running as a Republican to represent Tennessee's new Fifth District, a seat that is being vacated by retiring Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper. Get more local stories in your inbox with Axios Nashville. He served in Congress for ten years, and then succeeded Fulton as mayor of Nashville. font-size: 12px; Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. There were no incumbents in this race. if ($(this).next('.vis_widget_table').is(":hidden")) { Nearly 347,000 people voted in the new district in the 2020 election, while in 2018, about 260,000 people voted. External Relations: Moira Delaney Hannah Nelson Caroline Presnell font-size: 90%; a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { VoterInfobyState_Toggle = true; event.srcElement.innerText = '[show]'; if (document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content640086b345396').classList.contains('leg-hnt-hide')) { [5], In the past, the fifth district has been nearly synonymous with Tennessee's capital city, Nashville, as the district has almost always been centered on Nashville throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries. .leg-hnt-hide { .infobox td { Ogles heads on as Congressional District 5 candidate for November general. font-size: 20px; VoterInfobyState_Timeout_jquery = setTimeout(widget_load_check_jquery, 500); } else { event.srcElement.innerText = '[hide]'; Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? padding-top: 30px !important; text-align: left; left: -9999px; That was down from two open seats in 2020, 2018 and 2016. } font-weight: 300; Early voting started on July 15. The FEC second-quarter reporting period covers April 1 through June 30. Source. } Cooper is considered a blue dog Democrat. } font-size: 1.25em; In total,Starbuck raised around $394,000 for the election, but most of that money came before hisremoval. This is one of 13 U.S. House districts Democrats were defending that Donald Trump (R) won in 2020. padding: 2px 0; .race_header.green { The services and information provided are maintained by the Tennessee Secretary of State's Division of Elections. GoVoteTN is a portal for Tennesseans to access election information. margin-bottom: 0px; max-width: 600px; .results_row td:first-child { event.srcElement.innerText = '[show]'; break-inside: avoid-column; } Context: State parties have occasionally removed candidates from ballots. On April 19, three of those 12 candidates - Morgan Ortagus, Robby Starbuck, and Baxter Lee - were permanently removed from the August 4 GOP primary ballot in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District by the Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee (SEC). display: block; color: #6db24f; The retired Tennessee National Guardsman likes to reference his time in the military on the campaign trail, including a time he toured a hospital in Iraq. .votebox-results-metadata-p { We cannot have a society that is evolving with politicians that are not. Insiders say any of the top three candidates could win. border-top: 1px solid #aaa; clean energy. margin-right: 12px; padding-left: 0.25em; In Tennessee, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { .leg-hnt-leadership > div { Except for these holidays) Address: 401 Courthouse, 625 Georgia Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402. He was one of the 81 Democratic congressmen who voted for the Iraq Resolution of 2002. 114 (107th): Authorization for Use of Military Force Against -- House Vote #455 -- Oct 10, 2002", "Our Campaigns - TN US Senate Race - Nov 05, 2002", "US Rep. Jim Cooper announces he will not seek reelection in 2022", Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774present, House of Representatives member information, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tennessee%27s_5th_congressional_district&oldid=1140676784, All articles with lists with data missing, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. max-height: 580px; font-weight: 500; function resizeChevron() { top: 2px; text-align: center function widget_load_check_dom(){ The 36 candidates who ran this year were the fewest candidates who filed to run for Tennessee's U.S. House seats since 2012, when 36 candidates ran as well. ***, Tennessee District 5 Congressional Candidate Forum, Your email address will not be published. document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content640086ac4e7fc').classList.remove('leg-hnt-hide'); See also:Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2020, Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary). overflow-x: auto; Democratic primary [ edit] Candidates [ edit] Nominee [ edit] immigration reform } if (document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content640086ac4e7fc').classList.contains('leg-hnt-hide')) { TransWood. } The table below displays the officeholders in Tennessee's top three state executive offices as of November 2022. 100% remote. font-size: 16px; background: #4c4c4c; padding: 15px 15px 5px 15px; .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { }) .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { Republican . display: inline-block; $(this).next('div.vis_widget_table').slideToggle('normal'); Governor (9-1-2022).pdf. .votebox_legend .non_result_row { display: inline; He walked out on the news conference when asked about Federal Election Commission complaints his campaign has faced. [7] Prior to the 2020 House Redistricting Cycle, the district contained the entirety of Davidson County, making it a safe seat for the Democratic Party. There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[17]. Jody Ball defeated Glen Dean in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 2, 2018. width: 100%; Tennessee's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Andy Ogles (R). Candidates on the November 8, 2022 Ballot. } display: flex; How much has each candidate raised for the primary election? letter-spacing: .03em; https://tennessean.com/story/opinion/2022/07/15/tennessee-aug-4-election-andy-ogles-candidate-congress-district-5 . margin-top: 1em; line-height: 1.5em; letter-spacing: 0.03em; The state GOP's decision kept Ortagus off the ballot anyway. chevron.removeClass('fa-chevron-up'); .leg-hnt-responsive-columns { .inner_percentage.Libertarian { overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 8px; } . Clement served seven terms in Congress, where he represented Davidson and Robertson counties. } else { This made Tennessee's 5th the 157th most Republican district nationally.[9]. The city is a center for the music, healthcare, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home to numerous colleges and universities (its old nickname was "the Athens of the South"). This made Tennessee's 5th Congressional District the 152nd most Democratic nationally. [12], Clement did not run for re-election in 2002, as he was running for the open U.S. Senate seat left by retiring Fred Thompson. height: auto; Robby Starbuck, who's running a write-in campaign for the Republican primary nomination because he was removed from theballot, is still raising money. } } There were no incumbents in this race. 8 District 7. . A sense of uncertainty hangs over next week's Republican primary for the District 5 congressional seat. This racism cannot stand.". Debate:Who won the 5th Congressional District candidate debate in Maury County? padding-left: 8px; box-sizing: border-box; This made Tennessee's 5th the 157th most Republican district nationally. position: relative; There were ten contested primaries in 2016, 11 in 2014, and ten in 2012. font-size: 110%; Five years of Democratic trifectasTwelve years of Republican trifectas .leg-hnt-leadership > div { Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. .race_header.republican { .quote-icons { Meet Tim Lee, candidate for U.S. House, Tennessee District 5. event.srcElement.innerText = '[hide]'; .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { Reign in out of contr housing by limiting institutional overinvestments in areas. font-size: 70%; } background-color: #003388; Attorney and former National Guard Brig. margin-right: 12px; All U.S. House districts, including the 5th Congressional District of Tennessee, held elections in 2022. .results_row.winner { While personal views are an individual's driving force, one must sometimes compromise for the benefit of all. He defeated Gerard Donovan (R), Jon Jackson (I), John P. Miglietta (I) and Thomas F. Kovach (Write-in) in the general election. display: block; Source. The state party removed Morgan Ortagus, Robby Starbuck and Baxter Lee from the ballot in a Tuesday vote. } The 13th district and the 12th district were lost after the 1840 census. break-inside: avoid-column; padding-bottom: 8px; float: left; Republican and Democratic candidates filed to run in all nine districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party this year. font-weight: bold; Harwell has yet to loan her campaign any personal money. display: block; text-align: center; .non_result_row th { break-inside: avoid-column; Loser won that election, and then to two more Congresses after that. } font-weight: 200; table-layout: fixed; margin: 5px auto; View lists of state and federal candidates. This district's elasticity score was 0.88. Incumbent Jim Cooper defeated Jody Ball in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 6, 2018. padding-bottom: 8px; .leg-hnt-hide { .census-table-source { height: auto; font-weight: 100; text-align: center; Five incumbents all Republicans didn't face primary challengers. .non_result_row { told media outlets in May it had raised $453,000, Harwell has tried to preemptively defang suggestions that she's a moderate through staunchly conservative messaging. }. The new 5th District includes about a third of Nashville and now spans parts of Wilson and Williamson counties, and encompasses the entirety of Marshall, Maury and Lewis counties. box-sizing: border-box; } overflow-y: auto; } Republican Gov. .leg-hnt-section-title { .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} .indicate_scroll { .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content640086b345396').classList.remove('leg-hnt-hide'); The Maury County mayor is the former Tennessee executive director for the organization. if (document.readyState === 'complete') { } .leg-infobox-bold-text { Attendees will hear from Geni Batchelor, Jeff Beierlein, Natisha Brooks, Beth Harwell, Timothy Lee, Andy Ogles, Stewart Parks, Kurt Winstead and Tres Wittum. .race_footer { margin: 8px auto; Ortagus, along with Starbuck and Baxter Lee, wereremoved from the district race in April for not meeting the state Republican Party's bona fide requirements. font-weight: 500; .votebox-results-cell--number { Ivanka will be upset. 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