District boundaries are redrawn between cycles. The seat keeps its number through all of them, and this page follows the seat.

Who has held this seat

  1. Harold Ford Jr Democrat Jan 7, 1997 – Jan 3, 2007
  2. Steve Cohen Democrat Jan 4, 2007 – present

Officeholders come from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress and the Clerk of the House.

Everyone who ran

Donations a campaign listed one by one in its filings. It leaves out the candidate's own money, donated goods, and the small gifts a filer reports only as a lump sum, so it is less than everything the campaign took in. Every year on this page uses the same definition.  are shown for each election. Rows are ordered by what the filings reported, including money held for review.

2026 current

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2026
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Justin J. Pearson Dem. $1,123,587.65 1,350
Steve Cohen incumbent Dem. $643,528.21 332
Brent Taylor Rep. $544,948.30 256
Jeremy Thompson Rep. $200,695.00 156
William Todd Warner Rep. $68,056.36 44
London Lamar Dem. $66,750.00 84
Charlotte Bergmann Rep. $20,103.00 24
James Torino Dem. $13,726.00 20
Dennis Clark Ind. $0.00 0
James New Rep. $0.00 0
M Latroy Williams Dem. $0.00 0
Michelle Davis Head Ind. $0.00 0

2024

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2024
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Steve Cohen incumbent Dem. $627,570.83 238
Corey O Strong Dem. $79,725.00 107
Charlotte Bergmann Rep. $29,033.36 49
Antwane Bohanon Rep. $0.00 0
Kasandra L Smith Dem. $0.00 0

2022

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2022
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Steve Cohen incumbent Dem. $542,075.00 253
Charles Brown Dudley IV Rep. $516,718.00 189
Charlotte Bergmann Rep. $19,095.00 29
George S Flinn Jr Ind. $0.00 0
Mark Brewer Crain Ind. $0.00 0

2020

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2020
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Steve Cohen incumbent Dem. $588,236.86 312
Corey O Strong Dem. $25,263.73 72
Dennis Clark Ind. $0.00 0

2018

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2018
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Steve Cohen incumbent Dem. $522,047.34 287
Kasandra L Smith Dem. $2,620.17 3
Nicholas Brent Mantanona Ind. $0.00 0

2016

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2016
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Steve Cohen incumbent Dem. $607,650.53 340
Nicholas Brent Mantanona Ind. $0.00 0

2014

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2014
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Steve Cohen incumbent Dem. $713,573.65 435
Ricky E Wilkins Dem. $167,052.32 242
Charlotte Bergmann Rep. $30,104.50 46
Gregory M. Joiner Nonpartisan $0.00 0

2012

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2012
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Steve Cohen incumbent Dem. $791,619.99 518
George S Flinn Jr Ind. $0.00 $56,490.00 held for review (11 filings) 0
Tomeka Rochelle Hart Dem. $36,670.00 52
Rollin Wilson Stooksberry Rep. $7,885.00 23
Charlotte Bergmann Rep. $0.00 $1,650.00 held for review (6 filings) 0

2010

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2010
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Steve Cohen incumbent Dem. $1,066,325.66 755
George S Flinn Jr Ind. $204,950.00 181
Charlotte Bergmann Rep. $160,199.61 198
Willie W Herenton Dem. $0.00 $5,895.00 held for review (4 filings) 0
James Harrell Rep. $1,102.77 9
Kevin Millen Rep. $0.00 0

2008

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2008
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Steve Cohen incumbent Dem. $1,155,758.19 943
Nikki M Tinker Dem. $383,220.00 524
Hoyt (Mark) White Rep. $0.00 0
Jake Ford Ind. $0.00 0

2006

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2006
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Steve Cohen incumbent Dem. $689,509.19 704
Nikki M Tinker Dem. $374,293.27 619
Edward L Stanton III Dem. $164,895.00 269
Tyson Anwar Pratcher Dem. $81,510.00 91
Hoyt (Mark) White Rep. $57,025.00 81
Joe Ford Jr Dem. $42,193.00 77
Julian Taylor Bolton Dem. $41,000.00 65
Lee Ardrey Harris Dem. $31,873.00 91
Ron Redwing Dem. $30,881.00 49
Jake Ford Ind. $30,850.00 22
Marvell R Mitchell Dem. $15,550.00 24
Joseph B Kyles Dem. $10,676.42 12
Ralph White Dem. $8,750.00 16
William George Whitman Dem. $6,613.00 17
Laura Davis-Aaron Dem. $1,632.00 2
Derrick Bennett Rep. $1,000.00 2
Cecil Ray Hale Rep. $0.00 0
Ruben M Fort Dem. $0.00 0

2004

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2004
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Harold Ford Jr incumbent Dem. $1,841,526.24 1,551

2002

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2002
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Harold Ford Jr incumbent Dem. $621,317.00 897

2000

U.S. Representative, District 9 candidates, 2000
Candidate Party Itemized contributions Donors
Harold Ford Jr incumbent Dem. $0.00 $320,892.00 held for review (9 filings) 0

Candidates in the current election have a page of their own. Earlier candidates are listed here by name.