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1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 6 3
Seats won 6 3
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 844,210 536,480
Percentage 59.90% 38.07%
Swing Increase 2.32% Decrease 2.55%

     Democratic hold
     Republican hold

The 1988 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 8, 1988, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Following the 1988 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 6-3 Democratic majority.[1][2]

Overview

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United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1988[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Democratic 844,210 59.90% 6
Republican 536,480 38.07% 3
Independents 28,522 2.02% 0
Write-ins 109 0.01% 0
Totals 1,409,321 100.00% 9
Popular vote
Democratic
59.90%
Republican
38.07%
Other
2.03%
House seats
Democratic
66.67%
Republican
33.33%

By district

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District Incumbent Party First

elected

Result Candidates
Tennessee 1 Jimmy Quillen Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Jimmy Quillen (Republican) 80.2%
  • Sidney S. Smith (Democratic) 19.8%
Tennessee 2 John Duncan Sr. Republican 1964 Incumbent died June 21, 1988.
Republican hold.
Winner was also elected to finish the current term; see here.
  • Green tickY Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 56.2%
  • Dudley W. Taylor (Democratic) 43.8%
Tennessee 3 Marilyn Lloyd Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Marilyn Lloyd (Democratic) 57.4%
  • Harold L. Coker (Republican) 42.6%
Tennessee 4 Jim Cooper Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 Bill Boner Democratic 1978 Incumbent resigned October 5, 1987, to become Mayor of Nashville.
New member elected January 19, 1988.
Democratic hold.
Winner was subsequently re-elected in November; see here.
Tennessee 6 Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Bart Gordon (Democratic) 76.5%
  • Wallace Embry (Republican) 23.5%
Tennessee 7 Don Sundquist Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Don Sundquist (Republican) 80.1%
  • Ken Bloodworth (Democratic) 19.9%
Tennessee 8 Ed Jones Democratic 1969 Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
Tennessee 9 Harold Ford Sr. Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Harold Ford Sr. (Democratic) 81.6%
  • Isaac Richmond (Independent) 18.4%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1988 House elections" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Congressional". dsl.richmond.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-18.