1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
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  1996 November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03) 2000  

All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout32.53% Decrease2.svg [1] 30.24 pp
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election54
Seats won54
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote469,551412,378
Percentage51.40%45.14%

1996-2000 Tennessee United States House of Representatives election by Congressional District.svg
1998 Tennessee United States House of Representatives election by Congressional District.svg
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold

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.

Contents

Following the 1998 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 5-4 Republican majority. [2]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1998 [3]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 469,55151.40%5
Democratic 412,37845.14%4
Independents30,8563.38%0
Write-ins 7960.09%0
Totals913,581100.00%9
Popular vote
Republican
51.40%
Democratic
45.14%
Other
3.47%
House seats
Republican
55.56%
Democratic
44.44%

By district

DistrictIncumbentCandidates
Location 1997 PVI MemberPartyFirst

elected

Status
Tennessee 1 R+14 Bill Jenkins Republican 1996 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 R+9 Jimmy Duncan Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 3 R+5 Zach Wamp Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green check.svgY Zach Wamp (Republican) 67%
  • Lewis Lewis (Democratic) 33%
Tennessee 4 R+3 Van Hilleary Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 5 D+4 Bob Clement Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 6 R+4 Bart Gordon Democratic 1984 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 7 R+11 Ed Bryant Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 8 R+1 John Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 D+17 Harold Ford Jr. Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected.


District 1

Tennessee's 1st congressional district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Jenkins (inc.) 68,904 69.12%
Democratic Kay C. White30,71030.81%
Write-In Write-ins750.08%
Total votes99,689 100.00%
Republican hold

District 2

Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jimmy Duncan (inc.) 90,860 88.64%
Independent Robert O. Watson4,3724.27%
Independent Greg Samples4,3324.23%
Independent George Njezic2,9202.85%
Write-In Write-ins180.02%
Total votes102,502 100.00%
Republican hold

District 3

Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Zach Wamp (inc.) 75,100 66.00%
Democratic James M. Lewis, Jr.37,14432.64%
Independent Richard M. Sims1,4681.29%
Write-In Write-ins740.07%
Total votes113,786 100.00%
Republican hold

District 4

Tennessee's 4th congressional district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Van Hilleary (inc.) 62,829 59.57%
Democratic Jerry W. Cooper42,62740.41%
Write-In Write-ins230.02%
Total votes105,479 100.00%
Republican hold

District 5

Tennessee's 5th congressional district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Clement (inc.) 74,611 82.81%
Independent William M. Lancaster6,1626.84%
Independent Al Borgman4,9835.53%
Independent Gary I. Worden4,3454.82%
Write-In Write-ins10.00%
Total votes90,102 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 6

Tennessee's 6th congressional district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bart Gordon (inc.) 75,055 54.61%
Republican Walt Massey62,27745.31%
Write-In Write-ins1040.08%
Total votes137,436 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 7

Tennessee's 7th congressional district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed Bryant (inc.) 91,503 99.48%
Write-In Write-ins4770.52%
Total votes91,980 100.00%
Republican hold

District 8

Tennessee's 8th congressional district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Tanner (inc.) 76,803 99.97%
Write-In Write-ins220.03%
Total votes76,825 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 9

Tennessee's 9th congressional district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Harold Ford Jr. (inc.) 75,428 78.75%
Republican Claude Burdikoff18,07818.87%
Independent Gwendolyn L. Moore9320.97%
Independent Johnny Kelly7750.81%
Independent Greg Voehringer5670.59%
Write-In Write-ins20.00%
Total votes95,782 100.00%
Democratic hold

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References

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  2. "Congressional". dsl.richmond.edu. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
  3. "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-13.