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| Turnout | 62.77% [1] 6.15pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1996 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1996, to determine who will represent thestate ofTennessee in theUnited States House of Representatives.
Following the 1996 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 5-4Republican majority.[2][3]
| United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1996[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 878,640 | 49.80% | 5 | — | |
| Democratic | 847,370 | 48.03% | 4 | — | |
| Independents | 37,748 | 2.14% | 0 | — | |
| Write-ins | 439 | 0.02% | 0 | — | |
| Totals | 1,764,197 | 100.00% | 9 | — | |
| Republican | 49.80% | |||
| Democratic | 48.03% | |||
| Other | 2.16% | |||
| Republican | 55.56% | |||
| Democratic | 44.44% | |||
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Tennessee 1 | Jimmy Quillen | Republican | 1962 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
Others
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| Tennessee 2 | Jimmy Duncan | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| Tennessee 3 | Zach Wamp | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
Others
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| Tennessee 4 | Van Hilleary | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 5 | Bob Clement | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 6 | Bart Gordon | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 7 | Ed Bryant | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 8 | John S. Tanner | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 9 | Harold Ford Sr. | Democratic | 1974 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Jenkins | 117,676 | 64.76% | |
| Democratic | Kay Smith | 58,657 | 32.28% | |
| Independent | Dave Davis | 1,947 | 1.07% | |
| Independent | James B. Taylor | 1,089 | 0.60% | |
| Independent | Bill Bull Durham | 885 | 0.49% | |
| Independent | John Curtis | 621 | 0.34% | |
| Independent | Mike Fugate | 440 | 0.24% | |
| Independent | Paul Schmidt | 367 | 0.20% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 26 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 181,708 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jimmy Duncan (inc.) | 150,953 | 70.68% | |
| Democratic | Stephen Smith | 61,020 | 28.57% | |
| Independent | Chris Dimit | 1,306 | 0.61% | |
| Independent | George Njezic | 289 | 0.14% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 6 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 213,574 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Zach Wamp (inc.) | 113,408 | 56.30% | |
| Democratic | Chuck Jolly | 85,714 | 42.55% | |
| Independent | William Cole | 1,002 | 0.50% | |
| Independent | Walt Ward | 718 | 0.36% | |
| Independent | Thomas Morrell | 304 | 0.15% | |
| Independent | Dick Sims | 294 | 0.14% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 201,444 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Van Hilleary (inc.) | 103,091 | 57.90% | |
| Democratic | Mark Stewart | 73,331 | 41.18% | |
| Independent | J. Patrick Lyons | 1,075 | 0.60% | |
| Independent | Preston Spaulding | 561 | 0.32% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 178,063 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Clement (inc.) | 140,264 | 72.38% | |
| Republican | Steven Edmondson | 46,201 | 23.84% | |
| Independent | Mike Childers | 7,318 | 3.78% | |
| Total votes | 193,783 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bart Gordon (inc.) | 123,846 | 54.42% | |
| Republican | Steve Gill | 94,599 | 41.57% | |
| Independent | Jim Coffer | 9,125 | 4.01% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 227,571 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Bryant (inc.) | 126,737 | 65.42% | |
| Democratic | Don Trotter | 64,512 | 33.30% | |
| Independent | Steven Romer | 2,483 | 1.28% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 10 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 193,742 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Tanner (inc.) | 123,681 | 67.26% | |
| Republican | Tom Watson | 55,024 | 29.92% | |
| Independent | Donna Malone | 4,816 | 2.62% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 377 | 0.21% | |
| Total votes | 183,898 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harold Ford Jr. | 116,345 | 61.10% | |
| Republican | Rod DeBerry | 70,951 | 37.26% | |
| Independent | Silky Sullivan | 957 | 0.50% | |
| Independent | Mary Taylor | 498 | 0.26% | |
| Independent | Anthony Burton | 424 | 0.22% | |
| Independent | Greg Voehringer | 327 | 0.17% | |
| Independent | Tom Jeannette | 222 | 0.12% | |
| Independent | Del Gill | 199 | 0.10% | |
| Independent | Bill Taylor | 179 | 0.09% | |
| Independent | Johnny Kelly | 156 | 0.08% | |
| Independent | Don Fox | 146 | 0.08% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 10 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 190,414 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
