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2016 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2016 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jim Cooper won the 2016 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election. Jim Cooper received 171,111 popular votes (62.55%). The main challenger was Stacy Ries Snyder (37.45%).

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

Cooper +25.1 pts · won by 68,678 votes
Jim CooperDemocraticWINNER62.55%
171,111 votes
Stacy Ries SnyderRepublican37.45%
102,433 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.