2006 Congressional candidates from Tennessee

2006 election information
The following candidates for Congress were on the general election ballot in 2006:


 * Open Seat - Senate: Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tennessee) is retiring.
 * Bob Corker, Republican candidate (winner)
 * Rep. Harold Ford, Jr., Democratic candidate


 * Open Seat - 1st District - Rep. Bill Jenkins is not seeking reelection
 * David Davis, Republican candidate (winner)
 * Rick Trent, Democratic candidate


 * Rep. Jimmy Duncan, Republican candidate (incumbent) 2nd District (winner)
 * John Greene, Democratic challenger


 * Rep. Zach Wamp, Republican candidate (incumbent) 3rd District (winner)
 * Brent Benedict, Democratic challenger


 * Rep. Lincoln Davis, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 4th District (winner)
 * Ken Martin, Republican challenger


 * Rep. Jim Cooper, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 5th District (winner)
 * Virginia Welsch, independent challenger
 * Thomas Kovach, Constitution Party challenger


 * Rep. Bart Gordon, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 6th District (winner)
 * David Davis, Republican challenger


 * Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Republican candidate (incumbent) 7th District (winner)
 * Bill Morrison, Democratic challenger
 * Mickey White, independent challenger
 * Kathleen Culver, Green Party challenger
 * Rep. John Tanner, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 8th District (winner)
 * John Farmer, Republican challenger


 * Open Seat - 9th District - Rep. Harold Ford is running for a Senate seat.
 * Steve Cohen, Democratic candidate (winner)
 * Mark White, Republican candidate
 * Jake Ford, independent challenger