2016Final results
2016 election for Tennessee's 7th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Marsha Blackburn (R) won with 72.2% of the vote, defeating Tharon Chandler (D) by 48.7 points.
Marsha BlackburnRepublican · winner
72.2%200,407
Tharon ChandlerDemocrat
23.5%65,226
Leonard D. "lenny" LadnerIndependent
4.3%11,880
277,513 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No DemocratMarsha Blackburn
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Raised by the campaign
$2.2M
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Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
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Cash on hand
$2.6M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016
The candidates
Marsha Blackburn (R)Tharon Chandler (D)
Also on the ballot: Leonard D. "lenny" Ladner (Independent), 4.3%