2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Tennessee's 6th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Diane Black (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Brett Carter (D) by 37.9 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Diane BlackRepublican · winner
67.3%128,517
Brett CarterDemocrat
29.4%56,145
Jim BoydIndependent
1.1%2,157
David PurcellIndependent
0.7%1,296
Tommy N. HayIndependent
0.7%1,270
Brandon E. GoreIndependent
0.6%1,103
Stephen R. SpragueIndependent
0.3%596
191,084 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Brett CarterDiane Black
$215.4K
Raised by the campaign
$2.4M
$204.3K
Spent by the campaign
$2.3M
$11K
Cash on hand
$35.6K
Other candidates' campaigns: Brandon E. Gore $2K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010
The candidates
Diane Black (R)Brett Carter (D)
Also on the ballot: Jim Boyd (Independent), 1.1%; David Purcell (Independent), 0.7%; Tommy N. Hay (Independent), 0.7%; Brandon E. Gore (Independent), 0.6%; Stephen R. Sprague (Independent), 0.3%