District: Tennessee - 5th District Political Highlights: U.S. House of Representatives, 1983-95; Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, 1994 Born: June 19, 1954; Nashville, Tenn. Residence: Nashville Religion: Episcopalian Family: Wife, Martha Hayes Cooper; three children Education: U. of North Carolina, B.A. 1975; Oxford U., B.A., M.A. 1977; Harvard U., J.D. 1980 Elected: 2002 Committee Assignments: Armed Services (Emerging Threats and Capabilities; Strategic Forces - Ranking Member; Tactical Air & Land Forces); Oversight & Government Reform (Health Care, Benefits & Administrative Rules) Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Democrat House Seniority: 22nd ranked House Democrat Twitter: 22,605 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
Senate Race
1982 Election Results
Candidate
Jim Cooper (D) Cissy Baker (R)
Votes
93,453 47,865
%
66.1% 33.9%
1984 Election Results
Candidate
Jim Cooper (D) James Seigneur (R)
Votes
93,848 31,011
%
75.2% 24.8%
1986 Election Results
Candidate
Jim Cooper (D)
Votes
86,997
%
100.0%
1988 Election Results
Candidate
Jim Cooper (D)
Votes
94,129
%
100.0%
1990 Election Results
Candidate
Jim Cooper (D) Claiborne Sanders (R)
Votes
52,101 22,890
%
69.5% 30.5%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
Jim Cooper (D) Dale Johnson (R)
Votes
98,984 50,340
%
66.3% 33.7%
1994 Election Results
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Jim Cooper (D) Robert Duvall (R) John Hooker (I) Johnathan Farley (I) Jesse Turner (I)
Votes
108,903 56,825 3,063 1,205 877
%
63.7% 33.3% 1.8% 0.7% 0.5%
2004 Election Results
Candidate
Jim Cooper (D) Scott Knapp (R)
Votes
168,970 74,978
%
69.3% 30.7%
2006 Election Results
Candidate
Jim Cooper (D) Thomas Kovach (R) Ginny Welsch (I) Scott Knapp (I)
Votes
122,919 49,702 3,766 1,755
%
69.0% 27.9% 2.1% 1.0%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Jim Cooper (D) Gerard Donovan (R) Jon Jackson (I) John Miglietta (I)
Votes
181,467 85,471 5,464 3,196
%
65.8% 31.0% 2.0% 1.2%
2010 Election Results
Candidate
Jim Cooper (D) David Hall (R) Stephen Collings (I) John Smith (I) Jackie Miller (I) John Miglietta (I) Bill Crook (I) James Whitfield (I) Joe Moore (I) Clark Taylor (I)
