2012Final results
2012 election for Tennessee's 6th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Diane Black (R) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating Scott Beasley (Ind) by 62.0 points.
Diane BlackRepublican · winner
76.4%184,383
Scott BeasleyIndependent
14.4%34,766
Pat RileyGreen
9.0%21,633
241,241 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.
No independentDiane Black
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Raised by the campaign
$3.5M
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Spent by the campaign
$3.2M
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Cash on hand
$319.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012