1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	62.77% 6.15 pp
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ;	Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

Last updated May 31, 2025

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.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1996^[4]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	878,640	49.80%	5	—
	Democratic	847,370	48.03%	4	—
	Independents	37,748	2.14%	0	—
	Write-ins	439	0.02%	0	—
Totals		1,764,197	100.00%	9	—

Popular vote

Republican			49.80%
Democratic			48.03%
Other			2.16%

House seats

Republican			55.56%
Democratic			44.44%

By district

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Tennessee 1	Jimmy Quillen	Republican	1962	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Bill Jenkins (Republican) 64.76% ▌Kay Smith (Democratic) 32.28% ▌Dave Davis (Independent) 1.07% Others ▌James B. Taylor (Independent) 0.60% ▌Bill Bull Durham (Independent) 0.49% ▌John Curtis (Independent) 0.34% ▌Mike Fugate (Independent) 0.24% ▌Paul Schmidt (Independent) 0.20%
Tennessee 2	Jimmy Duncan	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 70.68% ▌Stephen Smith (Democratic) 28.57% Others ▌Chris Dimit (Independent) 0.61% ▌George Njezic (Independent) 0.14%
Tennessee 3	Zach Wamp	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Zach Wamp (Republican) 56.30% ▌Chuck Jolly (Democratic) 42.55% Others ▌William Cole (Independent) 0.50% ▌Walt Ward (Independent) 0.36% ▌Thomas Morrell (Independent) 0.15% ▌Dick Sims (Independent) 0.14%
Tennessee 4	Van Hilleary	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Van Hilleary (Republican) 57.90% ▌Mark Stewart (Democratic) 41.18% ▌Patrick Lyons (Independent) 0.60% ▌Preston Spaulding (Independent) 0.32%
Tennessee 5	Bob Clement	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bob Clement (Democratic) 72.38% ▌Steven Edmondson (Republican) 23.84% ▌Mike Childers (Independent) 3.78%
Tennessee 6	Bart Gordon	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bart Gordon (Democratic) 54.42% ▌ Steve Gill (Republican) 41.57% ▌Jim Coffer (Independent) 4.01%
Tennessee 7	Ed Bryant	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ed Bryant (Republican) 65.42% ▌Don Trotter (Democratic) 33.30% ▌Steven Romer (Independent) 1.28%
Tennessee 8	John S. Tanner	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John S. Tanner (Democratic) 67.26% ▌Tom Watson (Republican) 29.92% ▌Donna Malone (Independent) 2.62%
Tennessee 9	Harold Ford Sr.	Democratic	1974	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y Harold Ford Jr. (Democratic) 61.10% ▌Rod DeBerry (Republican) 37.26% ▌Silky Sullivan (Independent) 0.50%

District 1

Tennessee's 1st congressional district election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Jenkins	117,676	64.76%
	Democratic	Kay Smith	58,657	32.28%
	Independent	Dave Davis	1,947	1.07%
	Independent	James B. Taylor	1,089	0.60%
	Independent	Bill Bull Durham	885	0.49%
	Independent	John Curtis	621	0.34%
	Independent	Mike Fugate	440	0.24%
	Independent	Paul Schmidt	367	0.20%
	Write-In	Write-ins	26	0.01%
Total votes			181,708	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 2

Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Duncan (inc.)	150,953	70.68%
	Democratic	Stephen Smith	61,020	28.57%
	Independent	Chris Dimit	1,306	0.61%
	Independent	George Njezic	289	0.14%
	Write-In	Write-ins	6	0.00%
Total votes			213,574	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 3

Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Zach Wamp (inc.)	113,408	56.30%
	Democratic	Chuck Jolly	85,714	42.55%
	Independent	William Cole	1,002	0.50%
	Independent	Walt Ward	718	0.36%
	Independent	Thomas Morrell	304	0.15%
	Independent	Dick Sims	294	0.14%
	Write-In	Write-ins	4	0.00%
Total votes			201,444	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 4

Tennessee's 4th congressional district election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Van Hilleary (inc.)	103,091	57.90%
	Democratic	Mark Stewart	73,331	41.18%
	Independent	J. Patrick Lyons	1,075	0.60%
	Independent	Preston Spaulding	561	0.32%
	Write-In	Write-ins	5	0.00%
Total votes			178,063	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 5

Tennessee's 5th congressional district election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Clement (inc.)	140,264	72.38%
	Republican	Steven Edmondson	46,201	23.84%
	Independent	Mike Childers	7,318	3.78%
Total votes			193,783	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 6

Tennessee's 6th congressional district election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bart Gordon (inc.)	123,846	54.42%
	Republican	Steve Gill	94,599	41.57%
	Independent	Jim Coffer	9,125	4.01%
	Write-In	Write-ins	1	0.00%
Total votes			227,571	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 7

Tennessee's 7th congressional district election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Bryant (inc.)	126,737	65.42%
	Democratic	Don Trotter	64,512	33.30%
	Independent	Steven Romer	2,483	1.28%
	Write-In	Write-ins	10	0.01%
Total votes			193,742	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 8

Tennessee's 8th congressional district election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Tanner (inc.)	123,681	67.26%
	Republican	Tom Watson	55,024	29.92%
	Independent	Donna Malone	4,816	2.62%
	Write-In	Write-ins	377	0.21%
Total votes			183,898	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Tennessee's 9th congressional district election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold Ford Jr.	116,345	61.10%
	Republican	Rod DeBerry	70,951	37.26%
	Independent	Silky Sullivan	957	0.50%
	Independent	Mary Taylor	498	0.26%
	Independent	Anthony Burton	424	0.22%
	Independent	Greg Voehringer	327	0.17%
	Independent	Tom Jeannette	222	0.12%
	Independent	Del Gill	199	0.10%
	Independent	Bill Taylor	179	0.09%
	Independent	Johnny Kelly	156	0.08%
	Independent	Don Fox	146	0.08%
	Write-In	Write-ins	10	0.01%
Total votes			190,414	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

↑ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1996". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 5, 1996. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
↑ "1996 House elections" (PDF).
↑ "Congressional". dsl.richmond.edu. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
↑ "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

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[1] "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1996". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 5, 1996. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

[2] "1996 House elections" (PDF).

[3] "Congressional". dsl.richmond.edu. Retrieved September 18, 2024.

[4] "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

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