Tennessee's 6th congressional district: Difference between revisions

|state = Tennessee

|district number = 6

|representative = [[John Rose (Tennessee politician)|John Rose]]

|party = Republican

|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.

 

Gordon retired in 2010, and 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, even as its longtime anchor of [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]] was drawn into the neighboring 4th District. Since 2012, no Democrat has won an entire county within the district in any presidential, gubernatorial, senate, or congressional election.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tn.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/USPresidentCountyTotals.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 24, 2015 |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713212937/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/USPresidentCountyTotals.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/20141104_StateCertCountyTotals.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 24, 2015 |archive-date=January 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129070901/http://tn.gov/sos/election/results/20141104_StateCertCountyTotals.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Indeed, no Democrat has crossed the 30 percent mark in the district since Gordon's retirement.

 

 

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==History==

 

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|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=<!--Needed-->|archive-date=January 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119111826/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/dan-evins-founder-of-cracker-barrel-highway-empire-dies/2012/01/16/gIQAfkt43P_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Cracker Barrel's headquarters are still located in [[Lebanon, Tennessee|Lebanon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crackerbarrel.com/careers/home-office/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623033556/http://www.crackerbarrel.com/careers/home-office |archive-date=June 23, 2011 |title=Work At Our Home Office {{!}} Cracker Barrel}}</ref>

Shortly following the redistricting into the 6th district, Gore was elected to the [[United States Senate]]. He was then succeeded by former Tennessee Democratic Party chairman [[Bart Gordon]] of [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]]. Gordon held the post for the next 26 years, generally with little difficulty. The only year he faced serious opposition was 1994, when attorney [[Steve Gill]] ran against him. Gordon defeated Gill by only one percentage point.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.techlawjournal.com/people/gordon.htm|title=Bio: Rep. Bart Gordon|access-date=June 24, 2015|archive-date=June 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624075636/http://www.techlawjournal.com/people/gordon.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

 

 

== List of members representing the district ==

 

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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]

| nowrap | March 4, 1819 –<br />March 3, 1821

 

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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]

| nowrap | March 4, 1843 –<br />March 3, 1845

 

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| rowspan=2; {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]

| rowspan=2; nowrap | March 4, 1887 –<br />March 3, 1897

 

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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]

| nowrap | January 3, 1943 –<br />January 3, 1953

 

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[United States Republican Party|Republican]]

| nowrap | January 3, 1973 –<br />January 3, 1983

 

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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]

| nowrap | January 3, 1983 –<br />January 3, 1985

 

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