2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Tennessee's 4th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Scott DesJarlais (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Lincoln Davis (D) by 18.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Scott DesJarlaisRepublican · winner
57.1%103,969
Lincoln DavisDemocrat
38.6%70,254
Paul H. CurtisIndependent
1.7%3,178
Gerald YorkIndependent
1.2%2,159
James GrayIndependent
0.9%1,714
Richard S. JohnsonIndependent
0.5%917
182,191 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
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 DavisScott DesJarlais
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$973.1K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$957.7K
$95.2K
Cash on hand
$15.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010
The candidates
Scott DesJarlais (R)Lincoln Davis (D)
Also on the ballot: Paul H. Curtis (Independent), 1.7%; Gerald York (Independent), 1.2%; James Gray (Independent), 0.9%; Richard S. Johnson (Independent), 0.5%