Election 1996 Results
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1996 US House elections in Tennessee
Tennessee elected 9 members of the House in 1996: Democrats won 4 seats and Republicans 5.
The closest was the 6th district, decided by 12.9 points: Bart Gordon (Democrat) beat Steve Gill (Republican), 54.4% to 41.6%, a margin of 12.9 points and 29,247 votes.
In the House vote by county, Republicans led in 53 of the 95 counties and Democrats in 42. The largest, Shelby, cast 309,943 votes and went to the Republican by 2.0 points. The closest was Meigs, where 35 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 | Kay C. Smith | 58,657 (32.3%) | William L. Jenkins | 117,676 (64.8%) | 5,375 | R+32.5 |
| 2 | Stephen Smith | 61,020 (28.6%) | John J. Duncan Jr. | 150,953 (70.7%) | 1,601 | R+42.1 |
| 3 | Charles N. "Chuck" Jolly | 85,714 (42.5%) | Zach Wamp | 113,408 (56.3%) | 2,322 | R+13.8 |
| 4 | Mark Stewart | 73,331 (41.2%) | Van Hilleary | 103,091 (57.9%) | 1,641 | R+16.7 |
| 5 | Bob Clement | 140,264 (72.4%) | Steven L. Edmondson | 46,201 (23.8%) | 7,318 | D+48.5 |
| 6 | Bart Gordon | 123,846 (54.4%) | Steve Gill | 94,599 (41.6%) | 9,126 | D+12.9 |
| 7 | Don Trotter | 64,512 (33.3%) | Ed Bryant | 126,737 (65.4%) | 2,493 | R+32.1 |
| 8 | John S. Tanner | 123,681 (67.3%) | Tom Watson | 55,024 (29.9%) | 5,193 | D+37.3 |
| 9 | Harold E. Ford Jr. | 116,345 (61.1%) | Rod Deberry | 70,951 (37.3%) | 3,118 | D+23.8 |
The House vote in every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 148,750 48.0% | 154,963 50.0% | 6,230 | 309,943 | R+2.0 |
| Davidson | 132,280 71.7% | 44,894 24.3% | 7,199 | 184,373 | D+47.4 |
| Knox | 39,825 29.6% | 93,628 69.7% | 890 | 134,343 | R+40.0 |
| Hamilton | 44,054 40.6% | 63,057 58.1% | 1,487 | 108,598 | R+17.5 |
| Sullivan | 18,121 35.2% | 31,694 61.5% | 1,720 | 51,535 | R+26.3 |
| Rutherford | 28,182 55.9% | 19,931 39.5% | 2,310 | 50,423 | D+16.4 |
| Williamson | 17,846 40.4% | 23,984 54.4% | 2,294 | 44,124 | R+13.9 |
| Sumner | 21,529 53.4% | 17,206 42.7% | 1,559 | 40,294 | D+10.7 |
| Blount | 8,882 25.5% | 25,756 73.8% | 252 | 34,890 | R+48.4 |
| Washington | 11,098 34.3% | 20,527 63.5% | 697 | 32,322 | R+29.2 |
| Madison | 18,903 65.1% | 9,572 33.0% | 557 | 29,032 | D+32.1 |
| Wilson | 15,445 53.8% | 11,629 40.5% | 1,630 | 28,704 | D+13.3 |
| Montgomery | 14,393 50.3% | 13,893 48.5% | 343 | 28,629 | D+1.7 |
| Anderson | 11,627 43.9% | 14,835 56.1% | 3 | 26,465 | R+12.1 |
| Bradley | 7,781 30.3% | 17,547 68.3% | 356 | 25,684 | R+38.0 |
| Putnam | 11,450 57.6% | 8,027 40.4% | 415 | 19,892 | D+17.2 |
| Roane | 8,077 42.9% | 10,608 56.3% | 160 | 18,845 | R+13.4 |
| Sevier | 5,480 29.6% | 12,188 65.7% | 876 | 18,544 | R+36.2 |
| Maury | 7,988 45.7% | 9,188 52.6% | 285 | 17,461 | R+6.9 |
| Hamblen | 5,360 31.4% | 11,549 67.7% | 162 | 17,071 | R+36.3 |
| Greene | 5,107 30.2% | 11,445 67.7% | 356 | 16,908 | R+37.5 |
| Carter | 5,307 32.1% | 10,788 65.3% | 420 | 16,515 | R+33.2 |
| Hawkins | 4,311 27.3% | 11,194 70.8% | 309 | 15,814 | R+43.5 |
| Coffee | 7,137 45.8% | 8,291 53.2% | 164 | 15,592 | R+7.4 |
| Gibson | 12,181 78.4% | 3,113 20.0% | 247 | 15,541 | D+58.3 |
| McMinn | 4,117 28.0% | 10,463 71.0% | 147 | 14,727 | R+43.1 |
| Cumberland | 5,086 34.6% | 9,490 64.5% | 131 | 14,707 | R+29.9 |
| Robertson | 10,325 70.3% | 4,028 27.4% | 335 | 14,688 | D+42.9 |
| Tipton | 8,188 56.2% | 6,064 41.6% | 328 | 14,580 | D+14.6 |
| Loudon | 3,443 27.2% | 9,133 72.1% | 98 | 12,674 | R+44.9 |
| Franklin | 7,548 59.6% | 5,051 39.9% | 70 | 12,669 | D+19.7 |
| Lawrence | 4,834 40.3% | 7,090 59.2% | 58 | 11,982 | R+18.8 |
| Weakley | 8,323 74.8% | 2,570 23.1% | 241 | 11,134 | D+51.7 |
| Dyer | 7,618 70.0% | 3,013 27.7% | 248 | 10,879 | D+42.3 |
| Monroe | 3,516 32.9% | 7,062 66.2% | 94 | 10,672 | R+33.2 |
| Obion | 8,622 84.1% | 1,537 15.0% | 89 | 10,248 | D+69.1 |
| Warren | 5,077 50.2% | 4,926 48.7% | 104 | 10,107 | D+1.5 |
| Bedford | 4,682 46.8% | 5,179 51.8% | 144 | 10,005 | R+5.0 |
| Jefferson | 3,354 33.5% | 6,385 63.9% | 261 | 10,000 | R+30.3 |
| Henry | 7,210 72.9% | 2,515 25.4% | 164 | 9,889 | D+47.5 |
| Dickson | 5,060 52.2% | 4,531 46.8% | 95 | 9,686 | D+5.5 |
| Carroll | 6,719 72.2% | 2,427 26.1% | 163 | 9,309 | D+46.1 |
| Lincoln | 3,673 39.6% | 5,454 58.8% | 150 | 9,277 | R+19.2 |
| Campbell | 4,219 45.9% | 4,849 52.8% | 119 | 9,187 | R+6.9 |
| Marion | 5,007 54.7% | 4,033 44.1% | 112 | 9,152 | D+10.6 |
| Rhea | 2,537 29.9% | 5,890 69.5% | 49 | 8,476 | R+39.6 |
| Fayette | 3,281 40.6% | 4,686 58.0% | 106 | 8,073 | R+17.4 |
| Cheatham | 3,593 46.7% | 3,971 51.6% | 129 | 7,693 | R+4.9 |
| Giles | 3,767 49.0% | 3,865 50.3% | 59 | 7,691 | R+1.3 |
| Hardin | 2,760 36.7% | 4,689 62.3% | 73 | 7,522 | R+25.6 |
| Marshall | 4,849 65.8% | 2,364 32.1% | 159 | 7,372 | D+33.7 |
| Claiborne | 2,830 39.0% | 4,360 60.1% | 61 | 7,251 | R+21.1 |
| Benton | 5,274 74.3% | 1,628 22.9% | 198 | 7,100 | D+51.4 |
| Cocke | 1,879 26.6% | 4,966 70.4% | 212 | 7,057 | R+43.7 |
| Lauderdale | 5,124 74.8% | 1,607 23.5% | 120 | 6,851 | D+51.3 |
| McNairy | 2,448 37.0% | 4,133 62.5% | 30 | 6,611 | R+25.5 |
| White | 2,988 46.6% | 3,337 52.0% | 93 | 6,418 | R+5.4 |
| Henderson | 1,635 26.4% | 4,483 72.4% | 71 | 6,189 | R+46.0 |
| Hardeman | 2,811 46.7% | 3,167 52.7% | 37 | 6,015 | R+5.9 |
| Haywood | 4,149 73.7% | 1,415 25.1% | 68 | 5,632 | D+48.5 |
| Smith | 4,058 72.2% | 1,484 26.4% | 80 | 5,622 | D+45.8 |
| Humphreys | 4,048 72.3% | 1,372 24.5% | 180 | 5,600 | D+47.8 |
| Overton | 4,137 74.2% | 1,346 24.2% | 89 | 5,572 | D+50.1 |
| Hickman | 2,975 56.3% | 2,190 41.5% | 118 | 5,283 | D+14.9 |
| Unicoi | 1,800 35.1% | 3,115 60.8% | 207 | 5,122 | R+25.7 |
| Morgan | 2,498 48.9% | 2,537 49.6% | 75 | 5,110 | R+0.8 |
| Johnson | 1,367 27.3% | 3,390 67.7% | 250 | 5,007 | R+40.4 |
| DeKalb | 3,407 68.7% | 1,469 29.6% | 84 | 4,960 | D+39.1 |
| Macon | 2,799 58.1% | 1,949 40.4% | 73 | 4,821 | D+17.6 |
| Polk | 2,413 50.5% | 2,303 48.2% | 66 | 4,782 | D+2.3 |
| Scott | 1,621 34.8% | 3,009 64.6% | 25 | 4,655 | R+29.8 |
| Grainger | 1,610 34.7% | 2,994 64.5% | 38 | 4,642 | R+29.8 |
| Fentress | 1,636 38.2% | 2,629 61.4% | 19 | 4,284 | R+23.2 |
| Union | 1,688 39.5% | 2,561 59.9% | 29 | 4,278 | R+20.4 |
| Wayne | 1,242 30.4% | 2,820 69.0% | 22 | 4,084 | R+38.6 |
| Crockett | 2,905 71.8% | 1,090 26.9% | 53 | 4,048 | D+44.8 |
| Chester | 1,058 26.3% | 2,940 73.1% | 22 | 4,020 | R+46.8 |
| Cannon | 2,659 66.4% | 1,219 30.4% | 127 | 4,005 | D+36.0 |
| Jackson | 2,984 77.3% | 828 21.5% | 48 | 3,860 | D+55.9 |
| Grundy | 2,321 60.9% | 1,416 37.1% | 76 | 3,813 | D+23.7 |
| Decatur | 1,725 48.5% | 1,784 50.1% | 51 | 3,560 | R+1.7 |
| Bledsoe | 1,540 44.0% | 1,889 54.0% | 70 | 3,499 | R+10.0 |
| Stewart | 2,525 73.9% | 817 23.9% | 74 | 3,416 | D+50.0 |
| Sequatchie | 1,501 45.9% | 1,728 52.9% | 39 | 3,268 | R+6.9 |
| Lewis | 1,604 52.2% | 1,404 45.7% | 64 | 3,072 | D+6.5 |
| Meigs | 1,381 48.9% | 1,416 50.1% | 30 | 2,827 | R+1.2 |
| Clay | 1,694 60.4% | 1,067 38.0% | 45 | 2,806 | D+22.3 |
| Trousdale | 1,685 74.6% | 535 23.7% | 40 | 2,260 | D+50.9 |
| Houston | 1,740 77.7% | 463 20.7% | 37 | 2,240 | D+57.0 |
| Hancock | 386 21.3% | 1,398 77.2% | 26 | 1,810 | R+55.9 |
| Lake | 1,527 85.0% | 259 14.4% | 11 | 1,797 | D+70.6 |
| Moore | 792 45.0% | 950 54.0% | 18 | 1,760 | R+9.0 |
| Pickett | 633 36.7% | 1,087 62.9% | 7 | 1,727 | R+26.3 |
| Perry | 943 55.0% | 759 44.3% | 12 | 1,714 | D+10.7 |
| Van Buren | 809 58.6% | 557 40.4% | 14 | 1,380 | D+18.3 |
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 |