At the November 7 election, there was one U.S. House race in which an independent candidate outpolled a major party nominee. Tennessee’s 9th district voted: Democrat Steve Cohen 59.9%; independent Jake Ford 22.2%; Republican Mark White 18.0%. Jake Ford was the younger brother of the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate this year, Harold Ford Jr. Jake Ford ran as an independent because he felt he had a better chance. The district is majority African-American, and Cohen is white.