1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
Flag of Tennessee.svg
  1988 November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06) 1992  

All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Last election630
Seats won630
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote369,294288,63358,778
Percentage51.51%40.26%8.20%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.39%Increase2.svg 2.19%Increase2.svg 6.18%

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     Democratic hold
     Republican hold

The 1990 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 6, 1990, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Contents

Following the 1990 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 6-3 Democratic majority. [1] [2]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1990 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 369,29451.51%6
Republican 288,63340.26%3
Independents58,7788.20%0
Write-ins 1670.02%0
Totals716,872100.00%9
Popular vote
Democratic
51.51%
Republican
40.26%
Other
8.22%
House seats
Democratic
66.67%
Republican
33.33%

By district

DistrictIncumbentThis race
RepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Tennessee 1 Jimmy Quillen Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 80.6%
  • Peter Hebert (Independent) 19.4%
Tennessee 3 Marilyn Lloyd Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Marilyn Lloyd (Democratic) 53.0%
  • Grady L. Rhoden (Republican) 39.3%
  • Peter T. Melcher (Independent) 6.0%
  • George E. Googe (Independent) 1.7%
Tennessee 4 Jim Cooper Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Jim Cooper (Democratic) 67.4%
  • Claiborne Sanders (Republican) 29.6%
  • Gene M. Bullington (Independent) 3.0%
Tennessee 5 Bob Clement Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Bob Clement (Democratic) 72.4%
  • Tom Stone (Independent) 17.7%
  • Al Borgman (Independent) 7.0%
  • Maurice Kuttab (Independent) 2.9%
Tennessee 6 Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Bart Gordon (Democratic) 66.7%
  • Gregory Cochran (Republican) 29.1%
  • Ken Brown (Independent) 4.2%
Tennessee 7 Don Sundquist Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Don Sundquist (Republican) 62.0%
  • Ken Bloodworth (Democratic) 38.0%
Tennessee 8 John S. Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Harold Ford Sr. Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Harold Ford Sr. (Democratic) 58.1%
  • Aaron C. Davis (Republican) 30.8%
  • Thomas M. Davidson (Independent) 8.7%
  • Isaac Richmond (Independent) 2.4%

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "1990 House elections" (PDF).
  2. "Congressional". dsl.richmond.edu. Retrieved September 18, 2024.