1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

none related races 1988 United States House of Representatives elections February 2026 January 2025 1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee Tennessee legislative no 1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee 1986 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee 1990 All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives 1988 11 8 Democratic Party (United States) 6 6 844,210 59.90% 2.32% Republican Party (United States) 3 3 536,480 38.07% 2.55% #92C5DE Democratic hold#F48882 Republican hold Democratic #86B6F2 50–60% #4389e3ff 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4ff 80–90% #002B84 >90% Republican #e27f90 50–60% #AA0000 80–90% 320px Party gains 320px District results 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.1988 House elections https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1988election.pdfCongressional https://dsl.richmond.edu/voting/congressional.html 2024-09-18 dsl.richmond.edu Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1988PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–Democratic844,21059.90%6— Republican536,48038.07%3—Independents28,5222.02%0—Write-ins1090.01%0—Totals1,409,321100.00%9— Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Tennessee Democratic Party 59.90 Republican Tennessee Republican Party 38.07 Other #777777 2.03House seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Tennessee Democratic Party 66.67 Republican Tennessee Republican Party 33.33 By district List of United States representatives from Tennessee DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst electedResultCandidatesTennessee 1 XJimmy QuillenRepublican1962Incumbent re-elected.* Republican Party (US) Jimmy Quillen (Republican) 80.2% Democratic Party (US)Sidney S. Smith (Democratic) 19.8%Tennessee 2 XJohn Duncan Sr.Republican1964Incumbent died June 21, 1988.Republican hold.Winner was also elected to finish the current term; see here.* Republican Party (US) Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 56.2% Democratic Party (US)Dudley W. Taylor (Democratic) 43.8%Tennessee 3 XMarilyn LloydDemocratic1974Incumbent re-elected.* Democratic Party (US) Marilyn Lloyd (Democratic) 57.4% Republican Party (US)Harold L. Coker (Republican) 42.6%Tennessee 4 XJim CooperDemocratic1982Incumbent re-elected.* Democratic Party (US) Jim Cooper (Democratic) UncontestedTennessee 5 XBill BonerDemocratic1978 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.* Democratic Party (US) Bob Clement (Democratic) UncontestedTennessee 6 XBart GordonDemocratic1984Incumbent re-elected.* Democratic Party (US) Bart Gordon (Democratic) 76.5% Republican Party (US)Wallace Embry (Republican) 23.5%Tennessee 7 XDon SundquistRepublican1982Incumbent re-elected.* Republican Party (US) Don Sundquist (Republican) 80.1% Democratic Party (US)Ken Bloodworth (Democratic) 19.9%Tennessee 8 XEd JonesDemocratic1969Incumbent retired.Democratic hold.* Democratic Party (US) John S. Tanner (Democratic) 62.4% Republican Party (US)Ed Bryant (Republican) 37.6%Tennessee 9 XHarold Ford Sr.Democratic1974Incumbent re-elected.* Democratic Party (US) Harold Ford Sr. (Democratic) 81.6% IndependentIsaac Richmond (Independent) 18.4% See also 1988 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1988 United States elections References 1988 Tennessee United States House of Representatives