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2008 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2008 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jim Cooper won the 2008 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election. Jim Cooper received 181,467 popular votes (65.84%). The main challenger was Gerard Donovan (31.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Cooper and Donovan

Cooper +34.8 pts · won by 95,996 votes
Jim CooperDemocraticWINNER65.84%
181,467 votes
Gerard DonovanRepublican31.01%
85,471 votes
Jon JacksonIndependent1.98%
5,464 votes
John P. MigliettaIndependent1.16%
3,196 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.