2012Final results
2012 election for Tennessee's 3rd District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Chuck Fleischmann (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Mary M. Headrick (D) by 26.0 points.
Chuck FleischmannRepublican · winner
61.4%157,830
Mary M. HeadrickDemocrat
35.5%91,094
Matthew DenistonIndependent
3.1%7,905
256,909 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 2012
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.
Mary M. HeadrickChuck Fleischmann
$118.8K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$116.6K
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$2.2K
Cash on hand
$21.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 26, 2012; FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012