for 200 miles from east to west but was only two miles wide in some areas of the eastern portion. Republican Marsha Blackburn has represented the 7th district since 2003. Credo Amouzouvik, the founder and CEO of the Homeffa Foundation, a humanitarian organization for Togo, will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Blackburn. External links Credo Amouzouvik campaign website Howard Switzer campaign website District 8 The redrawn 8th district will represent Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Haywood, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, Obion, Tipton, and Weakley counties, and parts of Benton and Shelby counties. The most populous city in the district is Jackson. The new district is significantly more Republican than its predecessor; the legislature pushed it further into the heavily Republican Memphis suburbs. Republican Stephen Fincher, who has represented the 8th district since January 2011, will seek re-election. State Senator Roy Herron, who unsuccessfully challenged Fincher as the Democratic nominee in 2010, will not run. External links Stephen Fincher campaign website District 9 The redrawn 9th district will represent most of Shelby County, and is based around Memphis. Democrat Steve Cohen, who has represented the 9th district since 2007, is expected to seek re-election. Tomeka Hart, a Memphis City Schools board member; and Thomas Long, the Memphis City Court Clerk, challenged Cohen in the Democratic primary. Charlotte Bergmann, who unsuccessfully challenged Cohen as the Republican nominee in 2010, and George Flinn, a radiologist and radio magnate who ran in the Republican primary in the 8th district in 2010, will seek the Republican nomination. External links Charlotte Bergmann campaign website Steve Cohen campaign website George Flinn campaign website References External links Elections at the Tennessee Secretary of State United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2012 at Ballotpedia Tennessee U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Tennessee from OpenSecrets Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation 2012 Tennessee 2012 Tennessee elections