Loading AI tools
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1978 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 7, 1978, to elect the U.S. Senator from the state of Tennessee. Two-term popular incumbent Republican U.S. Senator, Howard Baker, who had served as United States Senate Minority Leader since 1977, won reelection over first-time candidate and Democratic Party activist Jane Eskind.
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
County results Baker: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Eskind: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
|
Candidates:
In an open primary on August 3, Eskind defeated eight other candidates:[1]
Candidates:
Baker easily won the August 3 primary:[2]
Baker won with a 15-point margin in the general election, held on November 7:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Howard Baker (incumbent) | 642,644 | 55.54% | |
Democratic | Jane Eskind | 466,228 | 40.30% | |
Independent | Thomas J. Anderson | 45,908 | 3.97% | |
Independent | Fern L. Keasler | 2,243 | 0.19% | |
Republican hold |
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.