2020Final results
2020 election for Tennessee's 9th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Steve Cohen (D) won with 77.4% of the vote, defeating Charlotte Bergmann (R) by 57.3 points.
Steve CohenDemocrat · winner
77.4%187,905
Charlotte BergmannRepublican
20.1%48,818
Dennis ClarkIndependent
1.6%3,962
Bobby LyonsIndependent
0.9%2,192
Charles ShappleyOther party
0.0%3
242,880 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
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.
Steve CohenNo Republican
$608.9K
Raised by the campaign
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$458.7K
Spent by the campaign
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$1.2M
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Dennis Clark $10K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020
The candidates
Steve Cohen (D)Charlotte Bergmann (R)
Also on the ballot: Dennis Clark (Independent), 1.6%; Bobby Lyons (Independent), 0.9%; Charles Shappley (Other party), 0.0%