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2020Final results

2020 election for Tennessee's 2nd District

U.S. House · Tennessee

Tim Burchett (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Renee Hoyos (D) by 36.6 points.

Tim BurchettRepublican · winner
67.6%238,907
Renee HoyosDemocrat
31.1%109,684
1.3%4,592
David DockeryOther party
0.0%7
0.0%7
353,197 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+49.92014R+51.32016R+32.92018R+36.62020R+35.82022R+38.52024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Renee HoyosTim Burchett
$815.4K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$819.4K
Spent by the campaign
$889.2K
$210
Cash on hand
$593.7K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020

The candidates

Tim Burchett (R)Renee Hoyos (D)

Also on the ballot: Matthew L. Campbell (Independent), 1.3%; David Dockery (Other party), 0.0%; Ronald Cornell Jr. (Other party), 0.0%