2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Tennessee's 8th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Stephen Lee Fincher (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Roy Herron (D) by 20.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Stephen Lee FincherRepublican · winner
59.0%98,759
Roy HerronDemocrat
38.8%64,960
Donn JanesIndependent
1.5%2,440
Mark J. RawlesIndependent
0.7%1,237
167,405 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.
Roy HerronStephen Lee Fincher
$2.6M
Raised by the campaign
$3M
$2.6M
Spent by the campaign
$2.9M
$34.6K
Cash on hand
$109.5K
Other candidates' campaigns: Donn Janes $46.3K · Mark J. Rawles $5.9K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010
The candidates
Stephen Lee Fincher (R)Roy Herron (D)
Also on the ballot: Donn Janes (Independent), 1.5%; Mark J. Rawles (Independent), 0.7%