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      Home/Elections/2018/US House/Tennessee/TN-04
      2018·US House·Tennessee·District profile →

      Tennessee District 4 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Scott Desjarlais
      63.4%147,323 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Mariah N Phillips
      33.6%78,065 votes
      Margin
      R+29.8
      232,451 total votes
      4 candidates232,451 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Scott DesjarlaisREP✓
      		REP147,32363.4%
      Mariah N PhillipsDEM
      		DEM78,06533.6%
      Michael ShupeIND
      		IND7,0563.0%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH7---

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+43.6
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+5.8
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202427.6%71.2%R+43.6336,887
      202030.2%67.9%R+37.7324,523
      201627.3%68.4%R+41.2257,037
      201233.8%66.2%R+32.3238,063
      200836.3%61.7%R+25.4256,249

      Seat History

      US House in Tennessee

      2024
      Scott DesjarlaisREP
      R+43.2
      2022
      Scott DesjarlaisREP
      R+44.8
      Redistricted
      2020
      Scott DesjarlaisREP
      R+33.3
      2016
      Scott DesjarlaisREP
      R+30.1
      2014
      Scott Des JarlaisREP
      R+23.0
      2012
      Scott DesjarlaisREP
      R+11.5
      Redistricted
      2010
      Scott DesjarlaisREP
      R+18.5
      2008
      Lincoln DavisDEM
      D+20.9
      2006
      Lincoln DavisDEM
      D+32.9
      2004
      Lincoln DavisDEM
      D+11.3
      2002
      Lincoln DavisDEM
      D+5.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      Van HillearyREP
      R+32.7
      1998
      Van HillearyREP
      R+19.1
      1996
      Van HillearyREP
      R+16.7
      View all US House history for Tennessee →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Scott DesjarlaisREP
      Record7W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2010-2024
      US House
      Full profile →
      Michael ShupeIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2018-2018
      US House
      Full profile →
      Mariah N PhillipsDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginR+16.3
      Career2018-2020
      State House / US House
      Full profile →

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