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The current boundaries of Tennessee District 5
The 5th Congressional District of Tennessee is a congressional district in central Tennessee. It includes most of Davidson County, half of Wilson County, and half of Cheatham County. Most of the population of the district lives in Nashville. Jim Cooper has represented the district since 2003. U.S. Congressional districts are determined after each census. ... State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis (largest metropolitan area is Nashville) Governor Phil Bredesen Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th) - Land 106,846 km² - Water 2,400 km² (2. ... Davidson County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... Wilson County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... Cheatham County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... Downtown Nashville at dusk, viewed from the Gateway Bridge Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... James Hayes Shofner Jim Cooper (born July 19, 1954) is a politician from the U.S. state of Tennessee. ...
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Clifford Robertson Allen (January 6, 1912–June 18, 1978) was a Tennessee attorney and Democratic politician. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... William J. Bill Boner (born February 14, 1945) is a Tennessee educator and former Democratic politician. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Robert Bob Clement (born 1944) is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Democratic Party. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... James Hayes Shofner Jim Cooper (born July 19, 1954) is a politician from the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...
The newly-created Fourth District ran diagonally across the state, from heavily Republican areas near Tri-Cities, Knoxville and Chattanooga to the fringes of the Nashville suburbs.
Fifth District Congressman Bob Clement decided to run for Thompson's Senate seat in 2002 after Thompson opted not to run for a second full term, creating the first open-seat race in the 5thDistrict since 1897 (when it was numbered the 6th District).
The Republicans had long since given up on a district they hadn't won since 1874 (Republicans haven't made a serious bid for the 5th since 1972), meaning that whoever won the Democratic primary was all but assured of being the district's next congressman.
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