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1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
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1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee Tennessee legislative no 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee 1996 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee 2000 All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives 1998 11 3 Republican Party (United States) 5 5 469,551 51.40% 1.60% Democratic Party (United States) 4 4 412,378 45.14% 2.89% 320px Party gains 320px District results 320px County results #F48882 Republican hold#92C5DE Democratic hold
Republican
#E27F90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70%
#D40000 70–80%
#aa0000 80–90%
#800000 90–100%
Democratic
#86B6F2 50–60%
#4389e3 60–70%
#1666CB 70–80%
#0645B4 80–90%
#002B84 90–100% 32.53% November 3, 1998 Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1998 Tennessee Secretary of State https://sos.tn.gov/elections/statistics April 18, 2023 30.24 pp
The 1998 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 3, 1998, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.
Following the 1998 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 5-4 Republican majority.Congressional https://dsl.richmond.edu/voting/congressional.html 2024-09-16 dsl.richmond.edu
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1998Historical Election Results Tennessee Secretary of State https://sos.tn.gov/elections/results#1998 2024-02-13 sos.tn.govPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican469,55151.40%5—Democratic412,37845.14%4—Independents30,8563.38%0—Write-ins7960.09%0—Totals913,581100.00%9—
Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Republican Tennessee Republican Party 51.40
Democratic Tennessee Democratic Party 45.14
Other #777777 3.47House seats #ddd 600px 410px Republican Tennessee Republican Party 55.56
Democratic Tennessee Democratic Party 44.44
By district
DistrictIncumbentCandidatesLocation1997 PVIMemberPartyFirst
electedStatusTN 1 X R 14Bill JenkinsRepublican1996Incumbent re-elected.* Republican Party (US) Bill Jenkins (Republican) 69%
Democratic Party (US)Kay White (Democratic) 31%TN 2 X R 9Jimmy DuncanRepublican1988Incumbent re-elected.* Republican Party (US) Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 88.6%TN 3 X R 5Zach WampRepublican1994Incumbent re-elected.* Republican Party (US) Zach Wamp (Republican) 67%
Democratic Party (US)Lewis Lewis (Democratic) 33%TN 4 X R 3Van HillearyRepublican1994Incumbent re-elected.* Republican Party (US) Van Hilleary (Republican) 60%
Democratic Party (US)Jerry D. Cooper (Democratic) 40%TN 5 X D 4Bob ClementDemocratic1988Incumbent re-elected.* Democratic Party (US) Bob Clement (Democratic) 83%TN 6 X R 4Bart GordonDemocratic1984Incumbent re-elected.* Democratic Party (US) Bart Gordon (Democratic) 55%
Republican Party (US)Walt Massey (Republican) 45%TN 7 X R 11Ed BryantRepublican1994Incumbent re-elected.* Republican Party (US) Ed Bryant (Republican)
UncontestedTN 8 X R 1John TannerDemocratic1988Incumbent re-elected.* Democratic Party (US) John Tanner (Democratic)
UncontestedTN 9 X D 17Harold Ford Jr.Democratic1996Incumbent re-elected.* Democratic Party (US) Harold Ford Jr. (Democratic) 79%
Republican Party (US)Claude Burdikoff (Republican) 19%
District 1
Tennessee's 1st congressional districtTennessee's 1st congressional district election, 1998
Republican Party (United States) Bill Jenkins (inc.) 68,904 69.12%
Democratic Party (United States) Kay C. White 30,710 30.81%
Write-in candidate Write-ins 75 0.08%
99,689 100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
District 2
Tennessee's 2nd congressional districtTennessee's 2nd congressional district election, 1998
Republican Party (United States) Jimmy Duncan (inc.) 90,860 88.64%
Independent politician Robert O. Watson 4,372 4.27%
Independent politician Greg Samples 4,332 4.23%
Independent politician George Njezic 2,920 2.85%
Write-in candidate Write-ins 18 0.02%
102,502 100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
District 3
Tennessee's 3rd congressional districtTennessee's 3rd congressional district election, 1998
Republican Party (United States) Zach Wamp (inc.) 75,100 66.00%
Democratic Party (United States) James M. Lewis, Jr. 37,144 32.64%
Independent (politician) Richard M. Sims 1,468 1.29%
Write-in candidate Write-ins 74 0.07%
113,786 100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
District 4
Tennessee's 4th congressional districtTennessee's 4th congressional district election, 1998
Republican Party (United States) Van Hilleary (inc.) 62,829 59.57%
Democratic Party (United States) Jerry W. Cooper 42,627 40.41%
Write-in candidate Write-ins 23 0.02%
105,479 100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
District 5
Tennessee's 5th congressional districtTennessee's 5th congressional district election, 1998
Democratic Party (United States) Bob Clement (inc.) 74,611 82.81%
Independent politician William M. Lancaster 6,162 6.84%
Independent (politician) Al Borgman 4,983 5.53%
Independent (politician) Gary I. Worden 4,345 4.82%
Write-in candidate Write-ins 1 0.00%
90,102 100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 6
Tennessee's 6th congressional districtTennessee's 6th congressional district election, 1998
Democratic Party (United States) Bart Gordon (inc.) 75,055 54.61%
Republican Party (United States) Walt Massey 62,277 45.31%
Write-in candidate Write-ins 104 0.08%
137,436 100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 7
Tennessee's 7th congressional districtTennessee's 7th congressional district election, 1998
Republican Party (United States) Ed Bryant (inc.) 91,503 99.48%
Write-in candidate Write-ins 477 0.52%
91,980 100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
District 8
Tennessee's 8th congressional districtTennessee's 8th congressional district election, 1998
Democratic Party (United States) John Tanner (inc.) 76,803 99.97%
Write-in candidate Write-ins 22 0.03%
76,825 100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
District 9
Tennessee's 9th congressional districtTennessee's 9th congressional district election, 1998
Democratic Party (United States) Harold Ford Jr. (inc.) 75,428 78.75%
Republican Party (United States) Claude Burdikoff 18,078 18.87%
Independent politician Gwendolyn L. Moore 932 0.97%
Independent politician Johnny Kelly 775 0.81%
Independent politician Greg Voehringer 567 0.59%
Write-in candidate Write-ins 2 0.00%
95,782 100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
See also
1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election
1998 United States elections
References
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