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2012 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2012 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election?

David P. Roe won the 2012 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election. David P. Roe received 182,252 popular votes (76.04%). The main challenger was Alan Woodruff (19.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Roe and Woodruff

Roe +56.2 pts · won by 134,589 votes
David P. RoeRepublicanWINNER76.04%
182,252 votes
Alan WoodruffDemocratic19.89%
47,663 votes
Karen Sherry BrackettIndependent2.02%
4,837 votes
Robert N. SmithGreen1.2%
2,872 votes
Michael D. SalyerIndependent0.85%
2,048 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.