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2004Final results

2004 election for Tennessee's 4th District

U.S. House · Tennessee

Lincoln Davis (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Janice Bowling (R) by 11.3 points.

Lincoln DavisDemocrat · winner
54.8%138,459
Janice BowlingRepublican
43.5%109,993
Kenneth MartinIndependent
1.7%4,194
252,646 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

EvenR+19.21998R+32.72000D+5.62002D+11.32004D+32.92006D+20.92008

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.

Lincoln DavisJanice Bowling
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$306.4K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$322.8K
$5.9K
Cash on hand
$2K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004

The candidates

Lincoln Davis (D)Janice Bowling (R)

Also on the ballot: Kenneth Martin (Independent), 1.7%