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2012 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2012 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jim Cooper won the 2012 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election. Jim Cooper received 171,621 popular votes (65.23%). The main challenger was Brad Staats (32.78%).

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

Cooper +32.5 pts · won by 85,381 votes
Jim CooperDemocraticWINNER65.23%
171,621 votes
Brad StaatsRepublican32.78%
86,240 votes
John P. MigliettaGreen1.98%
5,222 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.