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{{Infobox U.S. congressional district
|state = Tennessee
|district number = 6
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|representative = [[John Rose (Tennessee politician)|John Rose]]
|party = Republican
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|percent urban = 48.23
|percent rural = 51.77
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The '''6th congressional district of Tennessee''' is a [[congressional district]] in [[Middle Tennessee]].
It has been represented by Republican [[John Rose (Tennessee politician)|John Rose]] since January 2019.
Much of the sixth district is rural and wooded. It is spread across the geographic regions known as the [[Cumberland Plateau]], the [[Highland Rim]], and the [[Nashville Basin|Central Basin]]. The area is known for its waterfalls, such as [[Burgess Falls State Park|Burgess Falls]] and [[Cummins Falls State Park|Cummins Falls]]. Much of the western part of the district is located in the [[Nashville metropolitan area]], along with a portion of Nashville itself.▼
==Current boundaries==▼
The district is located in north-central Tennessee and borders Kentucky to the north. It is currently composed of the following counties:▼
[[Cannon County, Tennessee|Cannon]], [[Clay County, Tennessee|Clay]], [[Coffee County, Tennessee|Coffee]], [[Cumberland County, Tennessee|Cumberland]], [[DeKalb County, Tennessee|DeKalb]], [[Fentress County|Fentress]], [[Jackson County, Tennessee|Jackson]], [[Macon County, Tennessee|Macon]], [[Overton County, Tennessee|Overton]], [[Pickett County, Tennessee|Pickett]], [[Putnam County, Tennessee|Putnam]], [[Robertson County, Tennessee|Robertson]], [[Smith County, Tennessee|Smith]], [[Sumner County, Tennessee|Sumner]], [[Trousdale County, Tennessee|Trousdale]], [[White County, Tennessee|White]], and [[Wilson County, Tennessee|Wilson]]. It also contains very small pieces of [[Cheatham County|Cheatham]] and [[Van Buren County, Tennessee|Van Buren]].▼
With close access to interstates [[Interstate 24|24]], [[Interstate 40|40]], and [[Interstate 65|65]], subdivisions are sprouting almost exponentially, fast filling with [[new economy]] managers. Recently, many companies have opened either manufacturing or distribution centers in the 6th district. This includes Amazon<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amazonfulfillmentcareers.com/amazon-fulfillment/locations/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915024733/http://www.amazonfulfillmentcareers.com/amazon-fulfillment/locations/ |archive-date=September 15, 2012 |title=Amazon Fulfillment - Locations}}</ref> and Bridgestone-Firestone<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bridgestone-firestone.com/locations/distributioncenters/index.html|title=Bridgestone Americas Distribution Centers|access-date=June 24, 2015|archive-date=June 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622035832/http://www.bridgestone-firestone.com/locations/distributioncenters/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]], gun manufacturer [[Beretta]] in [[Gallatin, Tennessee|Gallatin]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Cross|first=Josh|date=August 28, 2014|title=Beretta breaks ground on $45 million Gallatin plant▼
|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/gallatin/2014/08/28/beretta-breaks-ground-million-gallatin-plant/14751955/|work=[[The Tennessean]]|access-date=<!--Needed-->}}</ref> and clothing manufacturer [[Under Armour]] in [[Mount Juliet, Tennessee|Mt. Juliet]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Humbles|first=Andy|date=October 2, 2014|title=Under Armour to bring 1,500 jobs to Mt. Juliet|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/wilson/mt-juliet/2014/10/02/armour-announcement-expected-mt-juliet-today/16579357/|work=The Tennessean|access-date=<!--Needed-->|archive-date=April 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411121308/https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/wilson/mt-juliet/2014/10/02/armour-announcement-expected-mt-juliet-today/16579357/|url-status=live}}</ref>▼
▲Much of the sixth district is rural and wooded. It is spread across the geographic regions known as the [[Cumberland Plateau]], the [[Highland Rim]], and the [[Nashville Basin|Central Basin]]. The area is known for its waterfalls, such as [[Burgess Falls State Park|Burgess Falls]] and [[Cummins Falls State Park|Cummins Falls]]. Much of the western part of the district is located in the [[Nashville metropolitan area]].
Politically speaking, the region was traditionally a "[[Yellow Dog Democrat]]" district. However, it began shifting rightward as Nashville's suburbs bled into the district and the rural counties trended Republican. It supported [[Bill Clinton]] in 1992, partly due to
▲With close access to interstates [[Interstate 24|24]], [[Interstate 40|40]], and [[Interstate 65|65]], subdivisions are sprouting almost exponentially, fast filling with [[new economy]] managers. Recently, many companies have opened either manufacturing or distribution centers in the 6th district. This includes Amazon<ref>http://www.amazonfulfillmentcareers.com/amazon-fulfillment/locations/</ref> and Bridgestone-Firestone<ref>http://bridgestone-firestone.com/locations/distributioncenters/index.html</ref> in [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]], gun manufacturer [[Beretta]] in [[Gallatin, Tennessee|Gallatin]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Cross|first=Josh|date=August 28, 2014|title=Beretta breaks ground on $45 million Gallatin plant
▲|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/gallatin/2014/08/28/beretta-breaks-ground-million-gallatin-plant/14751955/|work=[[The Tennessean]]|access-date=<!--Needed-->}}</ref> and clothing manufacturer [[Under Armour]] in [[Mount Juliet, Tennessee|Mt. Juliet]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Humbles|first=Andy|date=October 2, 2014|title=Under Armour to bring 1,500 jobs to Mt. Juliet|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/wilson/mt-juliet/2014/10/02/armour-announcement-expected-mt-juliet-today/16579357/|work=The Tennessean|access-date=<!--Needed-->}}</ref>
Gordon retired in 2010, and
▲Politically speaking, the region was traditionally a "[[Yellow Dog Democrat]]" district. However, it began shifting rightward as Nashville's suburbs bled into the district and the rural counties trended Republican. It supported [[Bill Clinton]] in 1992, partly due to Gore's presence as Clinton's running mate. However, it has not supported a Democrat for president since. Though longtime Democratic incumbent [[Bart Gordon]] consistently won reelection easily, it was taken for granted that he would be succeeded by a Republican when he retired.
▲==Current boundaries==
▲Gordon retired in 2010, and as expected, Republican state senator [[Diane Black]] won the seat in a landslide, proving just how Republican this district had become. The 2010 redistricting made the district even more Republican, as its longtime anchor, [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]], was removed. Since then, no Democrat has won an entire county within the district in any presidential, gubernatorial, senate, or congressional election.<ref>http://tn.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/USPresidentCountyTotals.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/20141104_StateCertCountyTotals.pdf</ref> Indeed, no Democrat has crossed the 30 percent mark in the district since Gordon's retirement.
▲The district is located in north-central Tennessee and borders Kentucky to the north. It is currently composed of the following counties:
▲[[Cannon County, Tennessee|Cannon]], [[Clay County, Tennessee|Clay
According to the 2010 census, the five largest cities are [[Hendersonville, Tennessee|Hendersonville]] (51,372), [[Cookeville, Tennessee|Cookeville]] (30,425), [[Gallatin, Tennessee|Gallatin]] (30,278), [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]] (26,190), and [[Mount Juliet, Tennessee|Mt. Juliet]] (23,671).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_GCTPH1.ST13&prodType=table |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-06-24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212213859/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_GCTPH1.ST13&prodType=table |archive-date=2020-02-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>▼
== Election results from
'''Results under old lines (2013-2023)'''
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==History==
Prior to the 1980 census, when Tennessee picked up a district, most of what is now the 6th district was in the 4th district. During the 1940s, this area was represented by [[Albert Gore, Sr.]] of [[Carthage, Tennessee|Carthage]]. Gore was elected to the [[United States Senate]] in 1952, where he was instrumental in creating the [[Interstate Highway]] system.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://gorecenter.mtsu.edu/gore-sr.shtml |title=Albert Gore Sr |access-date=2015-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729030126/http://gorecenter.mtsu.edu/gore-sr.shtml |archive-date=2014-07-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
From 1953 to 1977, the area was represented by [[Joe L. Evins]] of [[Smithville, Tennessee|Smithville]]. Evins's nephew, [[Dan Evins]], was the founder of [[Cracker Barrel Old Country Store]] restaurant/retail chain.<ref>{{cite news|last=Langer|first=Emily|date=January 16, 2012|title=Dan Evins, founder of Cracker Barrel highway empire, dies|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/dan-evins-founder-of-cracker-barrel-highway-empire-dies/2012/01/16/gIQAfkt43P_story.html|
▲From 1953 to 1977, the area was represented by [[Joe L. Evins]] of [[Smithville, Tennessee|Smithville]]. Evins's nephew, [[Dan Evins]], was the founder of [[Cracker Barrel Old Country Store]] restaurant/retail chain.<ref>{{cite news|last=Langer|first=Emily|date=January 16, 2012|title=Dan Evins, founder of Cracker Barrel highway empire, dies|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/dan-evins-founder-of-cracker-barrel-highway-empire-dies/2012/01/16/gIQAfkt43P_story.html|work=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=<!--Needed-->}}</ref> Cracker Barrel's headquarters are still located in [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]].<ref>http://www.crackerbarrel.com/careers/home-office/</ref>
In 1976, Evins was succeeded by [[Al Gore]], then-future Vice President and son of Albert Gore, Sr. He was representing the area when much of it was moved into the present 6th district.
Shortly following the redistricting into the 6th district, Gore was elected to the [[United States Senate]]. He was then succeeded by former Tennessee Democratic
▲According to the 2010 census, the five largest cities are [[Hendersonville, Tennessee|Hendersonville]] (51,372), [[Cookeville, Tennessee|Cookeville]] (30,425), [[Gallatin, Tennessee|Gallatin]] (30,278), [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]] (26,190), and [[Mount Juliet, Tennessee|Mt. Juliet]] (23,671).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_SF1_GCTPH1.ST13&prodType=table |title=
== List of members representing the district ==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! Member<br />{{Small|(Residence)}}
! Party
! Years
! Cong<br />ress
! Electoral history
! District location
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=6 | District
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Parry Wayne Humphreys|Parry W. Humpreys]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1813 –<br />March 3, 1815
| {{USCongressOrdinal|13}}
| [[1813 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1813]].<br />Retired.
| rowspan=5 | '''1813–1823'''<br />{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[James B. Reynolds]]'''<br />{{Small|(
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1815 –<br />March 3, 1817
| {{USCongressOrdinal|14}}
| [[1815 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1815]].<br />Lost re-election.
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[George Washington Lent Marr|George W. L. Marr]]'''<br />{{Small|(
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1817 –<br />March 3, 1819
| {{USCongressOrdinal|15}}
| [[1817 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1817]].<br />Lost renomination.
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Henry Hunter Bryan|Henry H. Bryan]]'''<br />{{Small|(
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1819 –<br />March 3, 1821
| {{USCongressOrdinal|16}}
| [[1819 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1819]].<br />[[1821 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1821]] but failed to qualify.
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | March 4, 1821 –<br />March 3, 1823
| {{USCongressOrdinal|17}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[James T. Sandford]]'''<br />{{Small|(
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1823 –<br />March 3, 1825
| {{USCongressOrdinal|18}}
| [[1823 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1823]].<br />Lost re-election.
| rowspan=2 | '''1823–1833'''<br />{{Data missing|date=February 2020}}
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:James Polk restored.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[James K. Polk]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]])}}
| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1825 –<br />March 3, 1833
| {{USCongressOrdinal|19|22}}
| [[1825 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1825]].<br />[[1827 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1827]].<br />[[1829 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1829]].<br />[[1831 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1831]].<br />[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Tennessee|9|C}}.
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | '''[[Balie Peyton]]'''<br />{{Small|(
| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1833 –<br />March 3, 1835
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|23|24}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1833 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1833]].<br />[[1835 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1835]].<br />Retired.
| rowspan=3 | '''1833–1843'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| {{Party shading/Anti-Jacksonian}} | [[Anti-Jacksonian Party (United States)|Anti-Jacksonian]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1835 –<br />March 3, 1837
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Campbell-william-by-wb-cooper.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[William B. Campbell]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Carthage, Tennessee|Carthage]])}}
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[United States Whig Party|Whig]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1837 –<br />March 3, 1843
| {{USCongressOrdinal|25|27}}
| [[1837 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1837]].<br />[[1839 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1839]].<br />[[1841 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1841]].<br />Retired.
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Hon. Aaron V. Brown, Tenn - NARA - 528326.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Aaron V. Brown]]'''<br />{{Small|([[
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1843 –<br />March 3, 1845
| {{USCongressOrdinal|28}}
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Tennessee|10|C}} and [[1843 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|re-elected in 1843]].<br />
| rowspan=4 | '''1843–1853'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[Barclay Martin]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1845 –<br />March 3, 1847
| {{USCongressOrdinal|29}}
| [[1845 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1845]].<br />Retired.
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[James Houston Thomas|James H. Thomas]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1847 –<br />March 3, 1851
| {{USCongressOrdinal|30|31}}
| [[1847 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1847]].<br />[[1849 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1849]].<br />Lost re-election.
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:William-hawkins-polk.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[William Hawkins Polk|William H. Polk]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Independent Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1851 –<br />March 3, 1853
| {{USCongressOrdinal|32}}
| [[1851 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1851]].<br />Retired.
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Hon. Jones - NARA - 528402.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[George Washington Jones (Tennessee politician)|George W. Jones]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Fayetteville, Tennessee|Fayetteville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1853 –<br />March 3, 1859
| {{USCongressOrdinal|33|35}}
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Tennessee|5|C}} and [[1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|re-elected in 1853]].<br />
| rowspan=2 | '''1853–1861'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | '''[[James Houston Thomas|James H. Thomas]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1859 –<br />March 3, 1861
| {{USCongressOrdinal|36}}
| [[1859 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1859]].<br />Retired.
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=
| nowrap | March 4, 1861 –<br />July 24, 1866
| {{USCongressOrdinal|37|39}}
| colspan=2 | ''[[American Civil War|Civil War]] and [[Reconstruction era|Reconstruction]]''
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | '''[[Samuel Mayes Arnell|
| {{Party shading/Unionist}} | [[Unionist Party (United States)|Unconditional Unionist]]
| nowrap | July 24, 1866 –<br />March 3, 1867
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|39|41}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1865 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1865]].<br />[[1867 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1867]].<br />[[1868 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1868]].<br />Retired.
| rowspan=3 | '''1866–1873'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1867 –<br />March 3, 1871
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:Washington C. Whitthorne - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Washington C. Whitthorne]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Columbia, Tennessee|Columbia]])}}
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1871 –<br />March 3, 1875
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|42|43}}
| rowspan=2 |
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 | '''1873–1883'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:John Ford House - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John Ford House|John F. House]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Clarksville, Tennessee|Clarksville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1875 –<br />March 3, 1883
| {{USCongressOrdinal|44|47}}
| [[1874 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1874]].<br />[[1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1876]].<br />[[1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1878]].<br />[[1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1880]].<br />Retired.
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Andrew Jackson Caldwell (Tennessee Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Andrew Jackson Caldwell|Andrew J. Caldwell]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1883 –<br />March 3, 1887
| {{USCongressOrdinal|48|49}}
| [[1882 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1882]].<br />[[1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1884]].<br />Retired.
| rowspan=2 | '''1883–1893'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:JosephEWashington.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Joseph E. Washington]]'''<br />{{Small|([[
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1887 –<br />March 3, 1897
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|50|54}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1886]].<br />[[1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1888]].<br />[[1890 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1890]].<br />[[1892 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1892]].<br />[[1894 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1894]].<br />Retired.
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 | '''1893–1903'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:JohnWGaines.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John W. Gaines]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]])}}
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1897 –<br />March 3, 1909
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|55|60}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1896]].<br />[[1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1898]].<br />[[1900 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1900]].<br />[[1902 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1902]].<br />[[1904 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1904]].<br />[[1906 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1906]].<br />Lost renomination.
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 | '''1903–1913'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3; align=left | [[File:Joseph Byrns.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Joseph W. Byrns, Sr.|Jo Byrns]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]])}}
| rowspan=3; {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| rowspan=3; nowrap | March 4, 1909 –<br />March 3, 1933
| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|61|72}}
| rowspan=3 | [[1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1908]].<br />[[1910 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1910]].<br />[[1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1912]].<br />[[1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1914]].<br />[[1916 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1916]].<br />[[1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1918]].<br />[[1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1920]].<br />[[1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1922]].<br />[[1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1924]].<br />[[1926 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1926]].<br />[[1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1928]].<br />[[1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1930]].<br />[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Tennessee|5|C}}.
|- style="height:3em"
| '''1913–1923'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| '''1923–1933'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:ClarenceWTurner.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Clarence W. Turner]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Waverly, Tennessee|Waverly]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| nowrap | March 4, 1933 –<br />March 23, 1939
| {{USCongressOrdinal|73|76}}
| [[1932 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1932]].<br />[[1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1934]].<br />[[1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1936]].<br />[[1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1938]].<br />Died.
| rowspan=3 | '''1933–1943'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | March 23, 1939 –<br />May 11, 1939
| {{USCongressOrdinal|76}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:W. Wirt Courtney (Tennessee Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[W. Wirt Courtney]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| nowrap | May 11, 1939 –<br />January 3, 1943
| {{USCongressOrdinal|76|77}}
| [[1939 Tennessee's 6th congressional district special election|Elected to finish Turner's term]].<br />[[1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1940]].<br />[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Tennessee|7|C}}.
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:James Percy Priest, Congressional portrait collection.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Percy Priest]]'''<br />{{Small|([[
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1943 –<br />January 3, 1953
| {{USCongressOrdinal|78|82}}
| [[1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1942]].<br />[[1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1944]].<br />[[1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1946]].<br />[[1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1948]].<br />[[1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1950]].<br />[[Redistricting|Redistricted]] to the {{ushr|Tennessee|5|C}}.
| '''1943–1953'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:James Patrick Sutton (US Congressman).jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[James Patrick Sutton|James P. Sutton]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Lawrenceburg, Tennessee|Lawrenceburg]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1953 –<br />January 3, 1955
| {{USCongressOrdinal|83}}
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Tennessee|7|C}} and [[1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|re-elected in 1952]].<br />
| rowspan=2 | '''1953–1963'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2; align=left | [[File:Ross Bass (1918-1993).jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Ross Bass]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Pulaski, Tennessee|Pulaski]])}}
| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2; nowrap | January 3, 1955 –<br />November 3, 1964
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|84|88}}
| rowspan=2 | [[1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1954]].<br />[[1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1956]].<br />[[1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1958]].<br />[[1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1960]].<br />[[1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1962]].<br />Retired to [[1964 United States Senate special election in Tennessee|run for U.S. senator]] and resigned when elected.
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3 | '''1963–1973'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| colspan=2 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | November 3, 1964 –<br />January 3, 1965
| {{USCongressOrdinal|88}}
|
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Congressman William Anderson D-TN 06.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[William Anderson (naval officer)|William R. Anderson]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Waverly, Tennessee|Waverly]])}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1965 –<br />January 3, 1973
| {{USCongressOrdinal|89|92}}
| [[1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1964]].<br />[[1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1966]].<br />[[1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1968]].<br />[[1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1970]].<br />Lost re-election.
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:Robin Beard (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Robin Beard]]'''<br />{{Small|([[
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1973 –<br />January 3, 1983
| {{USCongressOrdinal|93|97}}
| [[1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1972]].<br />[[1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1974]].<br />[[1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1976]].<br />[[1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1978]].<br />[[1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1980]].<br />Retired to [[1982 United States Senate election in Tennessee|run for U.S. senator]].
| '''1973–1983'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| align=left | [[File:
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| nowrap | January 3, 1983 –<br />January 3, 1985
| {{USCongressOrdinal|98}}
| [[Redistricting|Redistricted]] from the {{ushr|Tennessee|4|C}} and [[1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|re-elected in 1982]].<br />Retired to [[1984 United States Senate election in Tennessee|run for U.S. senator]].
| rowspan=2 | '''1983–1993'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=3; align=left | [[File:Bart Gordon2.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Bart Gordon]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]])}}
| rowspan=3; {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| rowspan=3; nowrap | January 3, 1985 –<br />January 3, 2011
| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|99|111}}
| rowspan=3 | [[1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 1984]].<br />[[1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1986]].<br />[[1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1988]].<br />[[1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1990]].<br />[[1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1992]].<br />[[1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1994]].<br />[[1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1996]].<br />[[1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 1998]].<br />[[2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2000]].<br />[[2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2002]].<br />[[2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2004]].<br />[[2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2006]].<br />[[2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2008]].<br />Retired.
|- style="height:3em"
| '''1993–2003'''<br />{{data missing|date=January 2021}}
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 | '''
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:RepBlack OfficialPhoto.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[Diane Black]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Gallatin, Tennessee|Gallatin]])}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 2011 –<br />January 3, 2019
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|112|115}}
| rowspan=2 |
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 | '''
|- style="height:3em"
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:John Rose, official portrait, 116th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br />'''[[John Rose (Tennessee politician)|John Rose]]'''<br />{{Small|([[Cookeville, Tennessee|Cookeville
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 2019 –<br />
| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|116|Present}}
| rowspan=2 | [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Elected in 2018]].<br />[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2020]].<br />[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee|Re-elected in 2022]]
|- style="height:3em"
| '''2023–present'''<br />[[File:Tennessee's 6th congressional district in Nashville (since 2023).svg|300px]]
|}
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