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1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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FieldValue
election_name1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
countryTennessee
typelegislative
ongoingno
previous_election1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
previous_year1994
next_election1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
next_year1998
seats_for_electionAll 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date
party1Republican Party (United States)
last_election1**5**
seats1**5**
seat_change1
popular_vote1**878,640**
percentage1**49.80%**
swing14.97%
party2Democratic Party (United States)
last_election24
seats24
seat_change2
popular_vote2847,370
percentage248.03%
swing24.65%
map_caption
turnout62.77% 6.15 pp
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Republican

Democratic

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.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1996PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican878,64049.80%5—
Democratic847,37048.03%4—
Independents37,7482.14%0—
Write-ins4390.02%0—
**Totals****1,764,197****100.00%****9****—**

By district

DistrictIncumbentThis raceRepresentativePartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Jimmy QuillenRepublican[1962](1962-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-tennessee)Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.nowrap{{PlainlistJames B. Taylor (Independent) 0.60%Bill Bull Durham (Independent) 0.49%John Curtis (Independent) 0.34%
Jimmy DuncanRepublican[1988](1988-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-tennessee)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{PlainlistChris Dimit (Independent) 0.61%George Njezic (Independent) 0.14%
Zach WampRepublican[1994](1994-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-tennessee)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{PlainlistWilliam Cole (Independent) 0.50%Walt Ward (Independent) 0.36%Thomas Morrell (Independent) 0.15%
Van HillearyRepublican[1994](1994-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-tennessee)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Bob ClementDemocratic[1988](1988-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-tennessee)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Bart GordonDemocratic[1984](1984-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-tennessee)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Ed BryantRepublican[1994](1994-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-tennessee)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
John S. TannerDemocratic[1988](1988-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-tennessee)Incumbent re-elected.nowrap{{Plainlist
Harold Ford Sr.Democratic[1974](1974-united-states-house-of-representatives-elections-in-tennessee)Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.nowrap{{Plainlist

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District 8

District 9

References

References

  1. (November 5, 1996). "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 1996". Tennessee Secretary of State.
  2. "1996 House elections".
  3. "Congressional".
  4. "Historical Election Results {{!}} Tennessee Secretary of State".
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