Voters choosing new rep in redrawn Nashville district

By JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Several congressional lawmakers have won reelection in Tennessee. Meanwhile, voters in the Nashville area determine the fate of a U.S. House seat redrawn by the GOP to favor a Republican pickup. Republican U.S. Reps. David Kustoff, Diana Harshbarger and Chuck Fleischmann have won new two-year terms. Conservative Republican Andy Ogles and Democratic state Sen. Heidi Campbell are competing to represent Nashville’s newly carved-up congressional district. Republicans are hoping to flip the seat in their push to reclaim control of the U.S. House after they split Nashville into three congressional districts. The move led longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper to retire, creating an open race in the new 5th Congressional District.