Three Vie For First District Congressional Seat
By Eugenia Estes Staff Writer
Three individuals are seeking to be elected to the First Congressional District House of Representatives seat to represent Northeast Tennessee.
Current Congressman Phil Roe, a Republican, announced last year that he would not be seeking reelection.
Roe’s announcement brought out a number of candidates for the seat, particularly in the Republican primary in August, which featured 16 individuals at one point. Diana Harshbarger won that primary.
Two Democrats withdrew from the race prior to the primary, leaving Blair Walsingham as that party’s candidate for the seat.
The two women are joined on the ballot by independent candidate Steve Holder….