Election 1990 Results
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1990 US House elections in Tennessee
Tennessee elected 9 members of the House in 1990: Democrats won 6 seats and Republicans 3.
The closest was the 3rd district, decided by 13.7 points: Marilyn Lloyd (Democrat) beat Grady L. Rhoden (Republican), 53.0% to 39.3%, a margin of 13.7 points and 12,807 votes.
In the House vote by county, Democrats led in 68 of the 95 counties and Republicans in 27. The largest, Shelby, cast 149,216 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.9 points. The closest was Cheatham, where 6 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Every district
| District | Democrat | Votes | Republican | Votes | Others | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | none | James H. (Jimmy) Quillen | 47,796 (99.9%) | 64 | R+99.9 | |
| 2 | none | John J. Duncan Jr. | 62,797 (80.6%) | 15,147 | R+80.6 | |
| 3 | Marilyn Lloyd | 49,662 (53.0%) | Grady L. Rhoden | 36,855 (39.3%) | 7,148 | D+13.7 |
| 4 | Jim Cooper | 52,101 (67.4%) | Claiborne (Clay) Sanders | 22,890 (29.6%) | 2,285 | D+37.8 |
| 5 | Bob Clement | 55,607 (72.4%) | none | 21,153 | D+72.4 | |
| 6 | Bart Gordon | 60,538 (66.7%) | Gregory Cochran | 26,424 (29.1%) | 3,806 | D+37.6 |
| 7 | Ken Bloodworth | 40,516 (38.0%) | Don Sundquist | 66,141 (62.0%) | 19 | R+24.0 |
| 8 | John S. Tanner | 62,241 (100.0%) | none | 25 | D+100.0 | |
| 9 | Harold E. Ford | 48,629 (58.1%) | Aaron C. Davis | 25,730 (30.8%) | 9,298 | D+27.4 |
The House vote in every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 78,834 52.8% | 61,101 40.9% | 9,281 | 149,216 | D+11.9 |
| Davidson | 52,032 72.0% | 0 0.0% | 20,215 | 72,247 | D+72.0 |
| Hamilton | 24,122 46.1% | 22,983 43.9% | 5,245 | 52,350 | D+2.2 |
| Knox | 0 0.0% | 39,833 79.6% | 10,237 | 50,070 | R+79.6 |
| Wilson | 10,123 70.7% | 3,738 26.1% | 463 | 14,324 | D+44.6 |
| Rutherford | 9,273 65.0% | 4,195 29.4% | 796 | 14,264 | D+35.6 |
| Madison | 14,164 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 14,164 | D+100.0 | |
| Sullivan | 0 0.0% | 13,972 100.0% | 13,972 | R+100.0 | |
| Williamson | 7,517 54.1% | 5,601 40.3% | 783 | 13,901 | D+13.8 |
| Sumner | 9,190 66.5% | 3,967 28.7% | 658 | 13,815 | D+37.8 |
| Anderson | 8,844 65.1% | 4,142 30.5% | 593 | 13,579 | D+34.6 |
| Montgomery | 4,735 35.2% | 8,735 64.8% | 13,470 | R+29.7 | |
| Blount | 0 0.0% | 9,028 80.8% | 2,147 | 11,175 | R+80.8 |
| Roane | 6,650 62.9% | 3,410 32.2% | 514 | 10,574 | D+30.6 |
| Washington | 0 0.0% | 9,836 100.0% | 9,836 | R+100.0 | |
| Bradley | 4,434 50.9% | 3,794 43.5% | 486 | 8,714 | D+7.3 |
| Putnam | 6,018 70.1% | 2,182 25.4% | 382 | 8,582 | D+44.7 |
| McMinn | 0 0.0% | 6,868 83.4% | 1,364 | 8,232 | R+83.4 |
| Hamblen | 4,339 56.9% | 3,038 39.8% | 252 | 7,629 | D+17.1 |
| Maury | 4,744 62.4% | 2,635 34.6% | 228 | 7,607 | D+27.7 |
| Gibson | 6,911 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 6,911 | D+100.0 | |
| Lawrence | 4,852 70.8% | 1,905 27.8% | 94 | 6,851 | D+43.0 |
| Warren | 5,412 79.4% | 1,188 17.4% | 213 | 6,813 | D+62.0 |
| Cumberland | 3,507 56.1% | 2,487 39.8% | 259 | 6,253 | D+16.3 |
| Coffee | 3,832 63.7% | 1,995 33.1% | 192 | 6,019 | D+30.5 |
| Marion | 3,619 67.6% | 1,499 28.0% | 235 | 5,353 | D+39.6 |
| Franklin | 3,833 75.5% | 1,120 22.1% | 126 | 5,079 | D+53.4 |
| McNairy | 1,803 36.0% | 3,210 64.0% | 5,013 | R+28.1 | |
| Weakley | 4,751 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 4,751 | D+100.0 | |
| Rhea | 2,649 56.8% | 1,864 40.0% | 149 | 4,662 | D+16.8 |
| Campbell | 3,094 68.2% | 1,341 29.6% | 100 | 4,535 | D+38.7 |
| Robertson | 3,575 79.2% | 0 0.0% | 937 | 4,512 | D+79.2 |
| Hardin | 1,504 33.9% | 2,936 66.1% | 4,440 | R+32.3 | |
| Hardeman | 1,835 41.6% | 2,575 58.4% | 4,410 | R+16.8 | |
| Dickson | 1,971 45.3% | 2,379 54.7% | 4,350 | R+9.4 | |
| Sevier | 0 0.0% | 4,233 100.0% | 4,233 | R+100.0 | |
| Dyer | 4,177 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 4,177 | D+100.0 | |
| Carter | 0 0.0% | 3,952 100.0% | 3,952 | R+100.0 | |
| Hawkins | 0 0.0% | 3,882 100.0% | 3,882 | R+100.0 | |
| Greene | 0 0.0% | 3,854 100.0% | 3,854 | R+100.0 | |
| Obion | 3,776 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 3,776 | D+100.0 | |
| Loudon | 0 0.0% | 2,982 80.1% | 739 | 3,721 | R+80.1 |
| Monroe | 0 0.0% | 3,083 87.9% | 426 | 3,509 | R+87.9 |
| Lincoln | 2,610 74.5% | 776 22.1% | 118 | 3,504 | D+52.3 |
| Carroll | 3,431 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 3,431 | D+100.0 | |
| Claiborne | 2,266 67.6% | 1,010 30.1% | 74 | 3,350 | D+37.5 |
| Fayette | 1,348 41.6% | 1,889 58.4% | 3,237 | R+16.7 | |
| Giles | 2,413 77.7% | 579 18.7% | 112 | 3,104 | D+59.1 |
| Tipton | 2,975 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,975 | D+100.0 | |
| Bedford | 2,283 78.5% | 530 18.2% | 95 | 2,908 | D+60.3 |
| Henderson | 1,149 39.6% | 1,755 60.4% | 2,904 | R+20.9 | |
| Henry | 2,895 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,895 | D+100.0 | |
| Jefferson | 0 0.0% | 2,759 100.0% | 2,759 | R+100.0 | |
| Cocke | 0 0.0% | 2,421 100.0% | 2,421 | R+100.0 | |
| Cheatham | 1,182 50.1% | 1,176 49.9% | 2,358 | D+0.3 | |
| White | 1,755 74.4% | 473 20.1% | 130 | 2,358 | D+54.4 |
| Marshall | 1,575 68.8% | 643 28.1% | 72 | 2,290 | D+40.7 |
| Smith | 1,734 77.6% | 461 20.6% | 40 | 2,235 | D+57.0 |
| Chester | 814 38.3% | 1,313 61.7% | 2,127 | R+23.5 | |
| Lewis | 1,643 78.8% | 401 19.2% | 42 | 2,086 | D+59.5 |
| Overton | 1,653 80.4% | 353 17.2% | 51 | 2,057 | D+63.2 |
| Bledsoe | 1,130 57.4% | 780 39.6% | 60 | 1,970 | D+17.8 |
| Lauderdale | 1,966 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,966 | D+100.0 | |
| Trousdale | 1,655 84.5% | 270 13.8% | 34 | 1,959 | D+70.7 |
| Humphreys | 850 43.5% | 1,104 56.5% | 1,954 | R+13.0 | |
| Hickman | 1,034 53.0% | 916 47.0% | 1,950 | D+6.1 | |
| Fentress | 1,371 71.2% | 521 27.1% | 34 | 1,926 | D+44.1 |
| Haywood | 1,890 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,890 | D+100.0 | |
| Morgan | 1,344 72.5% | 459 24.7% | 52 | 1,855 | D+47.7 |
| Benton | 1,848 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,848 | D+100.0 | |
| DeKalb | 1,221 69.9% | 460 26.3% | 65 | 1,746 | D+43.6 |
| Unicoi | 0 0.0% | 1,620 100.0% | 1,620 | R+100.0 | |
| Union | 937 57.8% | 640 39.5% | 43 | 1,620 | D+18.3 |
| Decatur | 759 46.9% | 860 53.1% | 1,619 | R+6.2 | |
| Grundy | 1,204 75.0% | 368 22.9% | 34 | 1,606 | D+52.1 |
| Grainger | 852 54.6% | 657 42.1% | 51 | 1,560 | D+12.5 |
| Wayne | 536 35.1% | 992 64.9% | 1,528 | R+29.8 | |
| Sequatchie | 925 62.0% | 525 35.2% | 43 | 1,493 | D+26.8 |
| Meigs | 789 53.1% | 659 44.4% | 37 | 1,485 | D+8.8 |
| Scott | 1,013 68.5% | 426 28.8% | 39 | 1,478 | D+39.7 |
| Crockett | 1,463 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,463 | D+100.0 | |
| Jackson | 1,162 80.5% | 240 16.6% | 42 | 1,444 | D+63.9 |
| Macon | 941 66.9% | 435 30.9% | 31 | 1,407 | D+36.0 |
| Cannon | 955 72.2% | 302 22.8% | 66 | 1,323 | D+49.4 |
| Johnson | 0 0.0% | 1,267 100.0% | 1,267 | R+100.0 | |
| Polk | 0 0.0% | 1,003 82.4% | 214 | 1,217 | R+82.4 |
| Stewart | 1,195 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,195 | D+100.0 | |
| Houston | 591 54.0% | 503 46.0% | 1,094 | D+8.0 | |
| Clay | 677 71.3% | 251 26.4% | 22 | 950 | D+44.8 |
| Perry | 456 51.6% | 427 48.4% | 883 | D+3.3 | |
| Hancock | 574 66.2% | 280 32.3% | 13 | 867 | D+33.9 |
| Van Buren | 653 79.2% | 150 18.2% | 21 | 824 | D+61.0 |
| Pickett | 457 59.7% | 290 37.9% | 18 | 765 | D+21.8 |
| Moore | 457 74.4% | 146 23.8% | 11 | 614 | D+50.7 |
| Lake | 543 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 543 | D+100.0 |
Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Tennessee in every House election we hold
| Year | Seats | House vote |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D 1, R 8 | R+31.0 |
| 2022 | D 1, R 8 | R+30.3 |
| 2020 | D 2, R 7 | R+20.4 |
| 2018 | D 2, R 7 | R+20.1 |
| 2016 | D 2, R 7 | R+28.4 |
| 2014 | D 2, R 7 | R+29.2 |
| 2012 | D 2, R 7 | R+25.1 |
| 2010 | D 2, R 7 | R+26.5 |
| 2008 | D 5, R 4 | D+9.5 |
| 2006 | D 5, R 4 | D+3.6 |
| 2004 | D 5, R 4 | R+5.8 |
| 2002 | D 5, R 4 | R+4.1 |
| 2000 | D 4, R 5 | R+9.3 |
| 1998 | D 4, R 5 | R+6.3 |
| 1996 | D 4, R 5 | R+1.8 |
| 1994 | D 4, R 5 | R+11.4 |
| 1992 | D 6, R 3 | D+8.4 |
| 1990 | D 6, R 3 | D+11.3 |