1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

none related races 1996 United States House of Representatives elections February 2026 January 2025 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee Tennessee legislative no 1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee 1994 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee 1998 All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives 1996 11 5 Republican Party (United States) 5 5 878,640 49.80% 4.97% Democratic Party (United States) 4 4 847,370 48.03% 4.65% #F48882 Republican hold#92C5DE Democratic hold Republican #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #D40000 70–80% Democratic #b9d7ffff 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% 62.77% November 5, 1996 Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1996 Tennessee Secretary of State https://sos.tn.gov/elections/statistics April 17, 2023 6.15 pp 320px Party gains 320px District results 320px County results The 1996 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 5, 1996, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Following the 1996 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 5-4 Republican majority.1996 House elections https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1996election.pdfCongressional https://dsl.richmond.edu/voting/congressional.html 2024-09-18 dsl.richmond.edu Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1996Historical Election Results Tennessee Secretary of State https://sos.tn.gov/elections/results#1996 2024-02-13 sos.tn.govPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican878,64049.80%5—Democratic847,37048.03%4—Independents37,7482.14%0—Write-ins4390.02%0—Totals1,764,197100.00%9— Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Republican Tennessee Republican Party 49.80 Democratic Tennessee Democratic Party 48.03 Other #777777 2.16House seats #ddd 600px 410px Republican Tennessee Republican Party 55.56 Democratic Tennessee Democratic Party 44.44 By district District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Tennessee 1 X Jimmy Quillen Republican 1962 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Bill Jenkins (Republican) 64.76% Democratic Party (US)Kay Smith (Democratic) 32.28% IndependentDave Davis (Independent) 1.07% Others IndependentJames B. Taylor (Independent) 0.60% IndependentBill Bull Durham (Independent) 0.49% IndependentJohn Curtis (Independent) 0.34% IndependentMike Fugate (Independent) 0.24% IndependentPaul Schmidt (Independent) 0.20% Tennessee 2 X Jimmy Duncan Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 70.68% Democratic Party (US)Stephen Smith (Democratic) 28.57% Others IndependentChris Dimit (Independent) 0.61% IndependentGeorge Njezic (Independent) 0.14% Tennessee 3 X Zach Wamp Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Zach Wamp (Republican) 56.30% Democratic Party (US)Chuck Jolly (Democratic) 42.55% Others IndependentWilliam Cole (Independent) 0.50% IndependentWalt Ward (Independent) 0.36% IndependentThomas Morrell (Independent) 0.15% IndependentDick Sims (Independent) 0.14% Tennessee 4 X Van Hilleary Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Van Hilleary (Republican) 57.90% Democratic Party (US)Mark Stewart (Democratic) 41.18% IndependentPatrick Lyons (Independent) 0.60% IndependentPreston Spaulding (Independent) 0.32% Tennessee 5 X Bob Clement Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Bob Clement (Democratic) 72.38% Republican Party (US)Steven Edmondson (Republican) 23.84% IndependentMike Childers (Independent) 3.78% Tennessee 6 X Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Bart Gordon (Democratic) 54.42% Republican Party (US)Steve Gill (Republican) 41.57% IndependentJim Coffer (Independent) 4.01% Tennessee 7 X Ed Bryant Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Ed Bryant (Republican) 65.42% Democratic Party (US)Don Trotter (Democratic) 33.30% IndependentSteven Romer (Independent) 1.28% Tennessee 8 X John S. Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John S. Tanner (Democratic) 67.26% Republican Party (US)Tom Watson (Republican) 29.92% IndependentDonna Malone (Independent) 2.62% Tennessee 9 X Harold Ford Sr. Democratic 1974 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Harold Ford Jr. (Democratic) 61.10% Republican Party (US)Rod DeBerry (Republican) 37.26% IndependentSilky Sullivan (Independent) 0.50% District 1 Tennessee's 1st congressional district Tennessee's 1st congressional district election, 1996 Republican Party (United States) Bill Jenkins 117,676 64.76% Democratic Party (United States) Kay Smith 58,657 32.28% Independent (politician) Dave Davis 1,947 1.07% Independent (politician) James B. Taylor 1,089 0.60% Independent (politician) Bill Bull Durham 885 0.49% Independent (politician) John Curtis 621 0.34% Independent (politician) Mike Fugate 440 0.24% Independent (politician) Paul Schmidt 367 0.20% Write-in candidate Write-ins 26 0.01% 181,708 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 2 Tennessee's 2nd congressional districtTennessee's 2nd congressional district election, 1996 Republican Party (United States) Jimmy Duncan (inc.) 150,953 70.68% Democratic Party (United States) Stephen Smith 61,020 28.57% Independent politician Chris Dimit 1,306 0.61% Independent politician George Njezic 289 0.14% Write-in candidate Write-ins 6 0.00% 213,574 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 3 Tennessee's 3rd congressional districtTennessee's 3rd congressional district election, 1996 Republican Party (United States) Zach Wamp (inc.) 113,408 56.30% Democratic Party (United States) Chuck Jolly 85,714 42.55% Independent (politician) William Cole 1,002 0.50% Independent (politician) Walt Ward 718 0.36% Independent (politician) Thomas Morrell 304 0.15% Independent (politician) Dick Sims 294 0.14% Write-in candidate Write-ins 4 0.00% 201,444 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 4 Tennessee's 4th congressional districtTennessee's 4th congressional district election, 1996 Republican Party (United States) Van Hilleary (inc.) 103,091 57.90% Democratic Party (United States) Mark Stewart 73,331 41.18% Independent (politician) J. Patrick Lyons 1,075 0.60% Independent (politician) Preston Spaulding 561 0.32% Write-in candidate Write-ins 5 0.00% 178,063 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 5 Tennessee's 5th congressional districtTennessee's 5th congressional district election, 1996 Democratic Party (United States) Bob Clement (inc.) 140,264 72.38% Republican Party (United States) Steven Edmondson 46,201 23.84% Independent (politician) Mike Childers 7,318 3.78% 193,783 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) District 6 Tennessee's 6th congressional districtTennessee's 6th congressional district election, 1996 Democratic Party (United States) Bart Gordon (inc.) 123,846 54.42% Republican Party (United States) Steve Gill 94,599 41.57% Independent (politician) Jim Coffer 9,125 4.01% Write-in candidate Write-ins 1 0.00% 227,571 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) District 7 Tennessee's 7th congressional districtTennessee's 7th congressional district election, 1996 Republican Party (United States) Ed Bryant (inc.) 126,737 65.42% Democratic Party (United States) Don Trotter 64,512 33.30% Independent (politician) Steven Romer 2,483 1.28% Write-in candidate Write-ins 10 0.01% 193,742 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 8 Tennessee's 8th congressional districtTennessee's 8th congressional district election, 1996 Democratic Party (United States) John Tanner (inc.) 123,681 67.26% Republican Party (United States) Tom Watson 55,024 29.92% Independent (politician) Donna Malone 4,816 2.62% Write-in candidate Write-ins 377 0.21% 183,898 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) District 9 Tennessee's 9th congressional districtTennessee's 9th congressional district election, 1996 Democratic Party (United States) Harold Ford Jr. 116,345 61.10% Republican Party (United States) Rod DeBerry 70,951 37.26% Independent politician Silky Sullivan 957 0.50% Independent politician Mary Taylor 498 0.26% Independent politician Anthony Burton 424 0.22% Independent politician Greg Voehringer 327 0.17% Independent politician Tom Jeannette 222 0.12% Independent politician Del Gill 199 0.10% Independent politician Bill Taylor 179 0.09% Independent politician Johnny Kelly 156 0.08% Independent politician Don Fox 146 0.08% Write-in candidate Write-ins 10 0.01% 190,414 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) See also 1996 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1996 United States Senate election in Tennessee 1996 United States elections References Tennessee 1996 Category:1996 Tennessee elections