1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

November 8, 1988 (1988-11-08)
All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 6 3 Seats won 6 3 Seat change Popular vote 844,210 536,480 Percentage 59.90% 38.07% Swing 2.32% 2.55%
Democratic hold      Republican hold Republican   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   80–90%

The 1988 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 8, 1988, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Following the 1988 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 6-3 Democratic majority.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1988
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	844,210	59.90%	6	—
	Republican	536,480	38.07%	3	—
	Independents	28,522	2.02%	0	—
	Write-ins	109	0.01%	0	—
Totals		1,409,321	100.00%	9	—

Popular vote Democratic   59.90% Republican   38.07% Other   2.03%

House seats Democratic   66.67% Republican   33.33%

By district

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Tennessee 1	Jimmy Quillen	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jimmy Quillen (Republican) 80.2% ▌Sidney S. Smith (Democratic) 19.8%
Tennessee 2	John Duncan Sr.	Republican	1964	Incumbent died June 21, 1988. Republican hold. Winner was also elected to finish the current term; see here.	▌Y Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 56.2% ▌Dudley W. Taylor (Democratic) 43.8%
Tennessee 3	Marilyn Lloyd	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Marilyn Lloyd (Democratic) 57.4% ▌Harold L. Coker (Republican) 42.6%
Tennessee 4	Jim Cooper	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jim Cooper (Democratic) Uncontested
Tennessee 5	Bill Boner	Democratic	1978	Incumbent resigned October 5, 1987, to become Mayor of Nashville. New member elected January 19, 1988. Democratic hold. Winner was subsequently re-elected in November; see here.	▌Y Bob Clement (Democratic) Uncontested
Tennessee 6	Bart Gordon	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bart Gordon (Democratic) 76.5% ▌Wallace Embry (Republican) 23.5%
Tennessee 7	Don Sundquist	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Don Sundquist (Republican) 80.1% ▌Ken Bloodworth (Democratic) 19.9%
Tennessee 8	Ed Jones	Democratic	1969	Incumbent retired. Democratic hold.	▌Y John S. Tanner (Democratic) 62.4% ▌Ed Bryant (Republican) 37.6%
Tennessee 9	Harold Ford Sr.	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Harold Ford Sr. (Democratic) 81.6% ▌Isaac Richmond (Independent) 18.4%

See also

• 1988 United States presidential election in Tennessee
• 1988 United States elections