2004Final results
2004 election for Tennessee's 3rd District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Zach Wamp (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating John Wolfe (D) by 31.9 points.
Zach WampRepublican · winner
64.7%166,154
John WolfeDemocrat
32.8%84,295
June GriffinIndependent
1.2%3,018
Doug VandagriffIndependent
0.7%1,696
Jean Howard-HillIndependent
0.6%1,473
256,636 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John WolfeZach Wamp
$103.1K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$90.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$13K
Cash on hand
$840.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004
The candidates
Zach Wamp (R)John Wolfe (D)
Also on the ballot: June Griffin (Independent), 1.2%; Doug Vandagriff (Independent), 0.7%; Jean Howard-Hill (Independent), 0.6%