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| Turnout | 32.53% [1] 30.24pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1998 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 3, 1998, to determine who will represent thestate ofTennessee in theUnited States House of Representatives.
Following the 1998 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 5-4Republican majority.[2]
| United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1998[3] | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 469,551 | 51.40% | 5 | — | |
| Democratic | 412,378 | 45.14% | 4 | — | |
| Independents | 30,856 | 3.38% | 0 | — | |
| Write-ins | 796 | 0.09% | 0 | — | |
| Totals | 913,581 | 100.00% | 9 | — | |
| Republican | 51.40% | |||
| Democratic | 45.14% | |||
| Other | 3.47% | |||
| Republican | 55.56% | |||
| Democratic | 44.44% | |||
| District | Incumbent | Candidates | ||||
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| Location | 1997 PVI | Member | Party | First elected | Status | |
| Tennessee 1 | R+14 | Bill Jenkins | Republican | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 2 | R+9 | Jimmy Duncan | Republican | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 3 | R+5 | Zach Wamp | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 4 | R+3 | Van Hilleary | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 5 | D+4 | Bob Clement | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 6 | R+4 | Bart Gordon | Democratic | 1984 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 7 | R+11 | Ed Bryant | Republican | 1994 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 8 | R+1 | John Tanner | Democratic | 1988 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 9 | D+17 | Harold Ford Jr. | Democratic | 1996 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Jenkins (inc.) | 68,904 | 69.12% | |
| Democratic | Kay C. White | 30,710 | 30.81% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 75 | 0.08% | |
| Total votes | 99,689 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jimmy Duncan (inc.) | 90,860 | 88.64% | |
| Independent | Robert O. Watson | 4,372 | 4.27% | |
| Independent | Greg Samples | 4,332 | 4.23% | |
| Independent | George Njezic | 2,920 | 2.85% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 18 | 0.02% | |
| Total votes | 102,502 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Zach Wamp (inc.) | 75,100 | 66.00% | |
| Democratic | James M. Lewis, Jr. | 37,144 | 32.64% | |
| Independent | Richard M. Sims | 1,468 | 1.29% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 74 | 0.07% | |
| Total votes | 113,786 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Van Hilleary (inc.) | 62,829 | 59.57% | |
| Democratic | Jerry W. Cooper | 42,627 | 40.41% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 23 | 0.02% | |
| Total votes | 105,479 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Clement (inc.) | 74,611 | 82.81% | |
| Independent | William M. Lancaster | 6,162 | 6.84% | |
| Independent | Al Borgman | 4,983 | 5.53% | |
| Independent | Gary I. Worden | 4,345 | 4.82% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 90,102 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bart Gordon (inc.) | 75,055 | 54.61% | |
| Republican | Walt Massey | 62,277 | 45.31% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 104 | 0.08% | |
| Total votes | 137,436 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Bryant (inc.) | 91,503 | 99.48% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 477 | 0.52% | |
| Total votes | 91,980 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Tanner (inc.) | 76,803 | 99.97% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 22 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes | 76,825 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Harold Ford Jr. (inc.) | 75,428 | 78.75% | |
| Republican | Claude Burdikoff | 18,078 | 18.87% | |
| Independent | Gwendolyn L. Moore | 932 | 0.97% | |
| Independent | Johnny Kelly | 775 | 0.81% | |
| Independent | Greg Voehringer | 567 | 0.59% | |
| Write-In | Write-ins | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 95,782 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
