James Hart (Tennessee)
James Hart (independent) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 8th Congressional District. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]
Hart is also running for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 76. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]
Elections
2024
U.S. House
See also: Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Democratic primary)
Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Republican primary)
General election
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General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
James Hart is running in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on November 5, 2024.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Sarah Freeman, Leonard Perkins, Lawrence Pivnick, Lynnette Williams, and Brenda Woods are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 1, 2024.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Incumbent David Kustoff is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 1, 2024.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- George Flinn Jr. (R)
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State House
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
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General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76
James Hart is running in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 on November 5, 2024.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76
Incumbent Tandy Darby is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 on August 1, 2024.
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2022
U.S. House
See also: Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Incumbent David Kustoff defeated Lynnette Williams, James Hart, and Ronnie Henley in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Kustoff (R) | 74.0 | 155,602 |
![]() | Lynnette Williams (D) | 24.3 | 51,102 | |
![]() | James Hart (Independent) | 1.2 | 2,541 | |
![]() | Ronnie Henley (Independent) ![]() | 0.5 | 1,070 |
Total votes: 210,315 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Lynnette Williams defeated Tim McDonald in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Lynnette Williams | 63.3 | 15,819 |
![]() | Tim McDonald ![]() | 36.7 | 9,187 |
Total votes: 25,006 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Incumbent David Kustoff defeated Bob Hendry, Danny Bridger Jr., and Dean Clouse in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Kustoff | 83.7 | 69,538 |
![]() | Bob Hendry ![]() | 8.4 | 6,990 | |
![]() | Danny Bridger Jr. ![]() | 5.1 | 4,233 | |
![]() | Dean Clouse ![]() | 2.8 | 2,291 |
Total votes: 83,052 | ||||
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State House
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76
Incumbent Tandy Darby defeated James Hart and Kevin West in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tandy Darby (R) | 82.9 | 13,271 |
![]() | James Hart (Independent) | 11.4 | 1,829 | |
![]() | Kevin West (Independent) ![]() | 5.7 | 914 |
Total votes: 16,014 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76
Incumbent Tandy Darby advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 76 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Tandy Darby | 100.0 | 6,465 |
Total votes: 6,465 | ||||
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2020
U.S. House
See also: Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Democratic primary)
Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 6 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Incumbent David Kustoff defeated Erika Stotts Pearson, James Hart, and Jon Dillard in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Kustoff (R) | 68.5 | 227,216 |
![]() | Erika Stotts Pearson (D) | 29.5 | 97,890 | |
![]() | James Hart (Independent) | 1.1 | 3,763 | |
![]() | Jon Dillard (Independent) ![]() | 0.9 | 2,984 |
Total votes: 331,853 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Erika Stotts Pearson defeated Savannah Williamson, Lawrence Pivnick, and Hollis Skinner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Erika Stotts Pearson | 51.1 | 14,510 |
![]() | Savannah Williamson | 20.4 | 5,788 | |
![]() | Lawrence Pivnick | 16.5 | 4,685 | |
![]() | Hollis Skinner | 11.9 | 3,389 |
Total votes: 28,372 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Incumbent David Kustoff advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Kustoff | 100.0 | 70,677 |
Total votes: 70,677 | ||||
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State House
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Bruce Griffey defeated James Hart in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bruce Griffey (R) | 81.3 | 20,140 |
![]() | James Hart (Independent) | 18.7 | 4,626 |
Total votes: 24,766 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75
Incumbent Bruce Griffey advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bruce Griffey | 100.0 | 7,154 |
Total votes: 7,154 | ||||
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2018
U.S House
See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Incumbent David Kustoff defeated Erika Stotts Pearson and James Hart in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Kustoff (R) | 67.7 | 168,030 |
![]() | Erika Stotts Pearson (D) | 30.1 | 74,755 | |
![]() | James Hart (Independent) | 2.2 | 5,560 |
Total votes: 248,345 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Erika Stotts Pearson defeated John Boatner Jr. in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Erika Stotts Pearson | 50.4 | 17,137 |
John Boatner Jr. | 49.6 | 16,847 |
Total votes: 33,984 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8
Incumbent David Kustoff defeated George Flinn Jr. and Colleen Owens in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 8 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Kustoff | 56.0 | 57,741 |
![]() | George Flinn Jr. | 39.7 | 40,903 | |
![]() | Colleen Owens | 4.3 | 4,460 |
Total votes: 103,104 | ||||
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State House
See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018
General election
General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75
Bruce Griffey defeated Richard Carl and James Hart in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bruce Griffey (R) | 69.7 | 14,030 |
![]() | Richard Carl (D) | 24.6 | 4,950 | |
![]() | James Hart (Independent) | 5.7 | 1,144 |
Total votes: 20,124 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75
Richard Carl advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Richard Carl | 100.0 | 2,871 |
Total votes: 2,871 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75
Bruce Griffey defeated incumbent Tim Wirgau in the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Bruce Griffey | 58.4 | 6,380 |
![]() | Tim Wirgau | 41.6 | 4,547 |
Total votes: 10,927 | ||||
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2016
State House
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.
Incumbent Tim Wirgau defeated Daniel Powell and James Hart in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 general election.[1][2]
Tennessee House of Representatives, District 75 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
65.84% | 14,816 | |
Democratic | Daniel Powell | 25.64% | 5,771 | |
Independent | James Hart | 8.52% | 1,917 | |
Total Votes | 22,504 | |||
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
Daniel Powell ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 Democratic primary.[3][4]
Tennessee House of Representatives, District 75 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Democratic | ![]() |
Incumbent Tim Wirgau defeated James F. Poe in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 75 Republican primary.[3][4]
Tennessee House of Representatives, District 75 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
59.55% | 3,606 | |
Republican | James F. Poe | 40.45% | 2,449 | |
Total Votes | 6,055 |
U.S House
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Stephen Lee Fincher did not seek re-election to his seat in 2016. Twenty-one candidates filed in the race to replace him. David Kustoff (R) defeated Rickey Hobson (D), and independents Shelia Godwin, James Hart, Adrian Montague, Mark Rawles, and Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hobson defeated Gregory Alan Frye in the Democratic primary, while Kustoff defeated 12 other candidates in the Republican primary. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.[5][6][7]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
68.8% | 194,386 | |
Democratic | Rickey Hobson | 25.1% | 70,925 | |
Independent | Shelia Godwin | 2.3% | 6,442 | |
Independent | James Hart | 1.4% | 4,057 | |
Independent | Adrian Montague | 0.9% | 2,497 | |
Independent | Mark Rawles | 0.9% | 2,445 | |
Independent | Karen Free Spirit Talley-Lane | 0.7% | 1,981 | |
Total Votes | 282,733 | |||
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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54.8% | 7,774 | ||
Gregory Frye | 45.2% | 6,413 | ||
Total Votes | 14,187 | |||
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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27.4% | 16,889 | ||
George Flinn Jr. | 23.1% | 14,200 | ||
Mark Luttrell | 17.7% | 10,878 | ||
Brian Kelsey | 12.9% | 7,942 | ||
Brad Greer | 11.1% | 6,819 | ||
Tom Leatherwood | 4.3% | 2,620 | ||
Hunter Baker | 1.6% | 1,014 | ||
Ken Atkins | 0.7% | 410 | ||
Raymond Honeycutt | 0.4% | 231 | ||
George Howell | 0.3% | 211 | ||
David Wharton | 0.2% | 131 | ||
David Bault | 0.2% | 109 | ||
David Maldonado | 0.1% | 76 | ||
Total Votes | 61,530 | |||
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State |
2014
Hart ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 8th District. He was defeated by incumbent Stephen Lee Fincher (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[8]
Election results
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
70.8% | 122,205 | |
Democratic | Wes Bradley | 24.6% | 42,403 | |
Constitution | Mark Rawles | 2.6% | 4,450 | |
Independent | James Hart | 2% | 3,446 | |
Total Votes | 172,504 | |||
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available. |
Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Charles Cooper was defeated by Randy Patton in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Tim Wirgau was unopposed in the Republican primary. James Hart ran as an independent candidate. Wirgau defeated Patton and Hart in the general election.[9][10]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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62.5% | 3,075 |
Charles Cooper | 37.5% | 1,846 |
Total Votes | 4,921 |
2012
U.S. House
Hart was defeated by incumbent Stephen Lee Fincher in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Tennessee's 8th District.[11] Hart ran as an Independent.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Timothy Dixon | 28.4% | 79,490 | |
Republican | ![]() |
68.3% | 190,923 | |
Independent | James Hart | 2.2% | 6,139 | |
Independent | Mark Rawles | 1% | 2,870 | |
Total Votes | 279,422 | |||
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" |
Tennessee House
Hart ran in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 75. Hart was defeated by incumbent Tim Wirgau (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[12]
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2024
U.S. House
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2022
U.S. House
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State House
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Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Tennessee House Primaries Results," August 4, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Huffington Post, "Election 2014," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Tennessee"
- ↑ Tennessee Department of State - Elections, "List of 2012 Candidates," accessed July 5, 2012