1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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The 1990 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 6, 1990, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

← 1988 November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06) 1992 →
All 9 Tennessee seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party Third party   Party Democratic Republican Independent Last election 6 3 0 Seats won 6 3 0 Seat change Popular vote 369,294 288,633 58,778 Percentage 51.51% 40.26% 8.20% Swing 8.39% 2.19% 6.18%
Party gains District results County results      Democratic hold      Republican hold Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100%

Following the 1990 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 6-3 Democratic majority.^[1][2]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1990[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	369,294	51.51%	6	—
	Republican	288,633	40.26%	3	—
	Independents	58,778	8.20%	0	—
	Write-ins	167	0.02%	0	—
Totals		716,872	100.00%	9	—

Popular vote Democratic   51.51% Republican   40.26% Other   8.22%

House seats Democratic   66.67% Republican   33.33%

By district

District	Incumbent			This race
	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Tennessee 1	Jimmy Quillen	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jimmy Quillen (Republican) 99.9%
Tennessee 2	Jimmy Duncan	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 80.6% ▌Peter Hebert (Independent) 19.4%
Tennessee 3	Marilyn Lloyd	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Marilyn Lloyd (Democratic) 53.0% ▌Grady L. Rhoden (Republican) 39.3% ▌Peter T. Melcher (Independent) 6.0% ▌George E. Googe (Independent) 1.7%
Tennessee 4	Jim Cooper	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jim Cooper (Democratic) 67.4% ▌Claiborne Sanders (Republican) 29.6% ▌Gene M. Bullington (Independent) 3.0%
Tennessee 5	Bob Clement	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bob Clement (Democratic) 72.4% ▌Tom Stone (Independent) 17.7% ▌Al Borgman (Independent) 7.0% ▌Maurice Kuttab (Independent) 2.9%
Tennessee 6	Bart Gordon	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bart Gordon (Democratic) 66.7% ▌Gregory Cochran (Republican) 29.1% ▌Ken Brown (Independent) 4.2%
Tennessee 7	Don Sundquist	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Don Sundquist (Republican) 62.0% ▌Ken Bloodworth (Democratic) 38.0%
Tennessee 8	John S. Tanner	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John S. Tanner (Democratic) Uncontested
Tennessee 9	Harold Ford Sr.	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Harold Ford Sr. (Democratic) 58.1% ▌Aaron C. Davis (Republican) 30.8% ▌Thomas M. Davidson (Independent) 8.7% ▌Isaac Richmond (Independent) 2.4%

See also

• 1990 United States Senate election in Tennessee
• 1990 Tennessee gubernatorial election
• 1990 United States elections