Roe Defeats Davis

According to the Associated Press and the Bristol Herald Courier, Phil Roe has defeated Congressman David Davis in the Tennessee 1st District Republican Primary. Roe received 25,918 votes (50.4%); Davis received 25,458 votes (49.6%). As you can see, it was a very tight race with Roe narrowly coming out top. This is the first time since 1966 that an incumbent Tennessee congressman has been defeated by a challenger. I say congratulations, Roe, and good luck in the general election.

Here are county-by-county results (as of 11:10pm):
County Davis/ Roe
Carter 3123/ 4213
Cocke 896/ 977
Greene 2326/ 1746
Hamblen 1192/ 794
Hancock 527/ 311
Hawkins 1800/ 1562
Jefferson 314/ 206
Johnson 802/ 691
Sevier 3349/ 2584
Sullivan 4110/ 4985
Unicoi 1408/ 1315
Washington 5444/ 6520
Total 25291/ 25904

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