1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

For related races, see 1998 United States House of Representatives elections.

1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	32.53% [1] 30.24 pp
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 5 4 Seats won 5 4 Seat change Popular vote 469,551 412,378 Percentage 51.40% 45.14% Swing 1.60% 2.89%
Party gains District results County results      Republican hold      Democratic hold Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100%

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.

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]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	469,551	51.40%	5	—
	Democratic	412,378	45.14%	4	—
	Independents	30,856	3.38%	0	—
	Write-ins	796	0.09%	0	—
Totals		913,581	100.00%	9	—

Popular vote Republican   51.40% Democratic   45.14% Other   3.47%

House seats Republican   55.56% Democratic   44.44%

By district

District		Incumbent				Candidates
Location	1997 PVI	Member	Party	First elected	Status
Tennessee 1	R+14	Bill Jenkins	Republican	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bill Jenkins (Republican) 69% ▌ Kay White (Democratic) 31%
Tennessee 2	R+9	Jimmy Duncan	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 88.6%
Tennessee 3	R+5	Zach Wamp	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Zach Wamp (Republican) 67% ▌Lewis Lewis (Democratic) 33%
Tennessee 4	R+3	Van Hilleary	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Van Hilleary (Republican) 60% ▌ Jerry D. Cooper (Democratic) 40%
Tennessee 5	D+4	Bob Clement	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bob Clement (Democratic) 83%
Tennessee 6	R+4	Bart Gordon	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bart Gordon (Democratic) 55% ▌ Walt Massey (Republican) 45%
Tennessee 7	R+11	Ed Bryant	Republican	1994	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ed Bryant (Republican) Uncontested
Tennessee 8	R+1	John Tanner	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Tanner (Democratic) Uncontested
Tennessee 9	D+17	Harold Ford Jr.	Democratic	1996	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Harold Ford Jr. (Democratic) 79% ▌ Claude Burdikoff (Republican) 19%

District 1

See also: Tennessee's 1st congressional district

Tennessee's 1st congressional district election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Jenkins (inc.)	68,904	69.12%
	Democratic	Kay C. White	30,710	30.81%
	Write-In	Write-ins	75	0.08%
Total votes			99,689	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Tennessee's 2nd congressional district

Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Duncan (inc.)	90,860	88.64%
	Independent	Robert O. Watson	4,372	4.27%
	Independent	Greg Samples	4,332	4.23%
	Independent	George Njezic	2,920	2.85%
	Write-In	Write-ins	18	0.02%
Total votes			102,502	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: Tennessee's 3rd congressional district

Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Zach Wamp (inc.)	75,100	66.00%
	Democratic	James M. Lewis, Jr.	37,144	32.64%
	Independent	Richard M. Sims	1,468	1.29%
	Write-In	Write-ins	74	0.07%
Total votes			113,786	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 4

See also: Tennessee's 4th congressional district

Tennessee's 4th congressional district election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Van Hilleary (inc.)	62,829	59.57%
	Democratic	Jerry W. Cooper	42,627	40.41%
	Write-In	Write-ins	23	0.02%
Total votes			105,479	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: Tennessee's 5th congressional district

Tennessee's 5th congressional district election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Clement (inc.)	74,611	82.81%
	Independent	William M. Lancaster	6,162	6.84%
	Independent	Al Borgman	4,983	5.53%
	Independent	Gary I. Worden	4,345	4.82%
	Write-In	Write-ins	1	0.00%
Total votes			90,102	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 6

See also: Tennessee's 6th congressional district

Tennessee's 6th congressional district election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bart Gordon (inc.)	75,055	54.61%
	Republican	Walt Massey	62,277	45.31%
	Write-In	Write-ins	104	0.08%
Total votes			137,436	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 7

See also: Tennessee's 7th congressional district

Tennessee's 7th congressional district election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Bryant (inc.)	91,503	99.48%
	Write-In	Write-ins	477	0.52%
Total votes			91,980	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Tennessee's 8th congressional district

Tennessee's 8th congressional district election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Tanner (inc.)	76,803	99.97%
	Write-In	Write-ins	22	0.03%
Total votes			76,825	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 9

See also: Tennessee's 9th congressional district

Tennessee's 9th congressional district election, 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold Ford Jr. (inc.)	75,428	78.75%
	Republican	Claude Burdikoff	18,078	18.87%
	Independent	Gwendolyn L. Moore	932	0.97%
	Independent	Johnny Kelly	775	0.81%
	Independent	Greg Voehringer	567	0.59%
	Write-In	Write-ins	2	0.00%
Total votes			95,782	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election
• 1998 United States elections

References

1. "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1998". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 3, 1998. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
2. "Congressional". dsl.richmond.edu. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
3. "Historical Election Results | Tennessee Secretary of State". sos.tn.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2024.