Race Status

RESULT: Jim Cooper (Dem)

Strong Dem
INCUMBENT PARTY: Dem

last updated: 10-15-2018

Key Dates

Filing Deadline: 04/05/2018
Primaries: 08/02/2018
General Election: 11/06/2018

Race Status History

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Dem Incumbent

Jim Cooper

BALLOTPEDIA Profile

PRIMARY RESULTS

Rep Candidate

Jody Ball

BALLOTPEDIA Profile

PRIMARY RESULTS

REGISTERED CANDIDATES

Glen Dean

Pundit Opinions

RESULT	Cook	Sabato	Inside Elections	Real Clear Politics
Strong Dem	Strong Dem	Strong Dem	Strong Dem	Strong Dem

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Current House Scoreboard

House Race Summary

Race Newsfeed

Vanderbilt urges Congress to fight 'bad budget for America' – Stock Daily Dish December 15, 2019
Karl Dean names campaign team for governor's race – Stock Daily Dish December 14, 2019
Space Force proponents in Congress warn Air Force: 'We will watch you like a hawk' – SpaceNews December 12, 2019
House passes compromise defense bill, creating a Space Force – Politico December 11, 2019
Tennessee Congressional Delegation Reacts To Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump – WPLN News December 10, 2019
Tennessee representatives react to articles of impeachment – Nashville Post December 10, 2019
The Space Force Appears Cleared For Launch – GovExec.com December 9, 2019
Opinion: A National Solution to Gerrymandering? – Josh Kurtz December 8, 2019
Opinion | The Space Force's moment of truth – Politico December 4, 2019
His Company Makes Speakers. Now He's Speaking Out, Opposing Tariffs – WAMU 88.5 December 2, 2019

2018 District TN-05 Data Card

TN-05 Demographics

Demographic	District	State	Nation
Gender	52% Female	48.8% Male 51.2% Female	51% Female
Race/Ethnicity	60% White 25% African American 9% Hispanic 3% Asian	74.2% White/Caucasian 17.1% Black/African American 4.5% White/Hispanic	61% White 18% Hispanic 12% Black 5% Asian 2% Two or More 1% Native
Language Other than Eng at Home	14.8%	6.9%	21.1%
High School Grad Rate	87.4%	87.0%	87.5%
College Grad Rate	37.5%	26.1%	31.3%
Per Capita Income	$32,051	$27,087	$31,128
Median Age	34.8	38.6	37.9
Population	762,535	6651194	325.7 mil
Square Miles	1,248.40	41235.8	3,796,742
Population per SqMi	1610.80	1161.3	185.8
People per Household	2.4	2.5	2.7
Foreign Born	11.2%	4.8%	13.5%
Veteran	5.9%	8.4%	7.4%
Geographic Mobility	16.9%	14.2%	14.6%

Note: All area related stats do NOT include bodies of water.

Data Credits
District/State/National: www.censusreporter.org
State: www.census.gov
State/Miscellaneous: BALLOTPEDIA State Profile

TN-05 Voting History

Presidential Voting Percentages

Year	Clinton	Trump	Margin
2016	56.5	38.2	+18.3
Year	Obama	Romney	Margin
2012	55.9	42.5	+13.4
Year	Obama	McCain	Margin
2008	57.5	41.3	+16.2

House Voting Percentages

Year	DEM	REP	Margin
2016	62.6	37.4	+25.2
2014	62.3	35.7	+26.6
2012	66.6	33.4	+33.2

Show National Voting Statistics

National Presidential Voting Percentages

Year	Clinton	Trump	Margin
2016	48.4	46.3	+2.1
Year	Obama	Romney	Margin
2012	51.1	47.3	+3.8
Year	Obama	McCain	Margin
2008	53	45.7	+7.3

National House Voting Percentages

Year	DEM	REP	Margin
2016	48	49.1	-1.1
2014	45.7	51.4	-5.7
2012	50.6	49.4	+1.2

Other Races in Tennessee

Sort	Race	Current Status
Sort	Race	Current Status
	Senate Race: Tennessee (Bredesen v Blackburn)	Lean Rep
	Gubernatorial Race: Tennessee (TBD v TBD)	Likely Rep
	House Race: TN-01 (TBD v Roe)	Strong Rep
	House Race: TN-02 (TBD v TBD)	Strong Rep
	House Race: TN-03 (TBD v Fleischmann)	Strong Rep
	House Race: TN-04 (TBD v DesJarlais)	Strong Rep
	House Race: TN-05 (Cooper v TBD)	Strong Dem
	House Race: TN-06 (TBD v TBD)	Strong Rep
	House Race: TN-07 (TBD v TBD)	Strong Rep
	House Race: TN-08 (TBD v Kustoff)	Strong Rep
	House Race: TN-09 (Cohen v TBD)	Strong Dem