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2012 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2012 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election?

Stephen Lee Fincher won the 2012 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election. Stephen Lee Fincher received 190,923 popular votes (68.33%). The main challenger was Timothy D. Dixon (28.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Fincher and Dixon

Fincher +39.9 pts · won by 111,433 votes
Stephen Lee FincherRepublicanWINNER68.33%
190,923 votes
Timothy D. DixonDemocratic28.45%
79,490 votes
James L. HartIndependent2.2%
6,139 votes
Mark J. RawlesIndependent1.03%
2,870 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.