Steve Cohen

★ U.S. Representative● In office

Born: May 24, 1949
Current age: 77
Home state: Tennessee
Party: Democratic
In office: U.S. Representative, Tennessee (present)
On the ballot: 2006–2024

Career timeline

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10-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Cohen1.4M

Opponents465,482

Elections run

Between 2006 and 2024, Steve Cohen ran in 10 U.S. House elections, winning all 10. Cohen's biggest single-election total was 198,798 votes, in the 2008 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 9. Cohen's closest win came in the 2022 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 9, decided by 58,677 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Tennessee's District 9 or all 2024 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Steve Cohen received?

Steve Cohen has received 1,435,761 popular votes across 10 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–0.

Election history

Steve Cohen’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2024	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	159,52271.31%	Charlotte Bergmann (head-to-head) Wendell Wells Dennis Clark (head-to-head)
2022	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	93,80070.04%	Charlotte Bergmann (head-to-head) George S. Flinn Jr. (head-to-head) Dennis Clark (head-to-head) Paul Cook (head-to-head) Bobby Lyons (head-to-head)
2020	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	187,90577.37%	Charlotte Bergmann (head-to-head) Dennis Clark (head-to-head) Bobby Lyons (head-to-head) Charles Shappley
2018	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	145,13979.98%	Charlotte Bergmann (head-to-head) Leo AwGoWhat
2016	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	171,63178.75%	Wayne Alberson Paul Cook (head-to-head)
2014	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	87,37674.97%	Charlotte Bergmann (head-to-head) Floyd Wayne Alberson Paul Cook (head-to-head) Herbert Bass
2012	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	188,42275.07%	George S. Flinn Jr. (head-to-head) Brian L. Saulsberry Gregory M. Joiner
2010	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	99,82774%	Charlotte Bergmann (head-to-head) Sandra Sullivan Perry Steele
2008	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	198,79887.85%	Jake Ford (head-to-head) Dewey Clark Mary Taylor Shelby Wright
2006	U.S. HouseTennessee	Won	103,34159.88%	Jake Ford (head-to-head) Mark White

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C001068) and Wikidata (Q512330). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Steve Cohen: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/steve-cohen. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.