Scott DesJarlais

UPDATE: Democrat Victoria Broderick has unseated incumbent Scott DesJarlais in the U.S. House of Representatives District 4, according to the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office.

The race has not yet been called by the Associated Press. It still has to be certified by the state before it’s official.

According to the Secretary of State’s Office, Broderick narrowly beat Republican incumbent Scott DesJarlais, with 48.87% of the vote. DesJarlais received 48.73% of the vote.

DesJarlais has held the seat for eight terms.

Broderick won the seat by just under 300 votes.

The Republican-led redistricting of Tennessee’s congressional districts successfully flipped the seat representing Memphis red, but it appears it also caused 15-year Republican representative DesJarlais to lose his seat.

DesJarlais typically won in general elections with around 60 to 70% of the vote.

This district includes all of Grundy, Marion, Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Rhea and Meigs County. With redistricting, parts of the Nashville metropolitan area and Rutherford County were added to the district.

PREVIOUS STORY: Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District includes all of Grundy, Marion, Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Rhea and Meigs County. A handful of challengers are looking to replace Republican incumbent Scott DesJarlais, who is seeking a ninth term.

Born in Iowa, the medical doctor moved to East Tennessee in 1993. Scott DesJarlais currently serves on a pair of Congressional committees, those being Armed Services and Agriculture.

One of his most notable bills that passed came in 2016, allowing military members to carry firearms at recruiting facilities. This was in response to the terrorist attack that killed five military personnel in Chattanooga.

Victoria Broderick was born in Florida and now lives in Lincoln County. She is the daughter of an immigrant and granddaughter of a World War II refugee. Major topics of her campaign include protecting rural hospitals, border security and accountability for artificial intelligence and data centers. A self-described working-class mom, she vows not to make District 4 feel like an afterthought at the national level.

Born and raised in Huntsville, Jacob Anders says he found inspiration from American leaders such as Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. His political career includes serving as a Marion County Commissioner. The digital ethics researcher prioritizes abolishing the federal income tax on normal people and stopping the sending of tax dollars to Israel.

Clay Faircloth graduated from McGavock High School in Nashville. He has worked at a Nissan plant as well as a pastor and a career coach. The grandfather’s campaign has focused on addressing poverty and insisting he won’t act as a lobbyist but rather for the people he serves.

Local 3 News will host an election livestream on Local 3 Now once voting results start coming in on Tuesday, November 3.

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