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2010Final results

2010 election for Tennessee's 3rd District

U.S. House · Tennessee

Chuck Fleischmann (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating John Wolfe (D) by 28.8 points.

Chuck FleischmannRepublican · winner
56.8%92,032
John WolfeDemocrat
28.0%45,387
10.5%17,077
Mark DevolIndependent
3.6%5,773
Don BarkmanIndependent
0.5%811
0.2%380
Robert HumphriesIndependent
0.2%380
Mo KiahIndependent
0.1%216
162,056 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+31.92004R+31.42006R+42.02008R+28.82010R+26.02012R+27.82014

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.

No DemocratChuck Fleischmann
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Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
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Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
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Cash on hand
$30.7K

Other candidates' campaigns: Savas T. Kyriakidis $128.7K · Mark Devol $38K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010

The candidates

Chuck Fleischmann (R)John Wolfe (D)Savas T. Kyriakidis (I)

Also on the ballot: Mark Devol (Independent), 3.6%; Don Barkman (Independent), 0.5%; Gregory C. Goodwin (Independent), 0.2%; Robert Humphries (Independent), 0.2%; Mo Kiah (Independent), 0.1%