1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

For related races, see 1992 United States House of Representatives elections.

The 1992 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 3, 1992, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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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 882,973 737,690 Percentage 51.17% 42.75% Swing 0.34% 2.49%
Party gains District results      Democratic hold      Republican hold Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   80–90% Republican   60–70%   70–80%

Following the 1992 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, 1992[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	882,973	51.17%	6	—
	Republican	737,690	42.75%	3	—
	Independents	104,921	6.08%	0	—
	Write-ins	90	0.01%	0	—
Totals		1,725,674	100.00%	9	—

Popular vote Democratic   51.17% Republican   42.17% Other   6.09%

House seats Democratic   66.67% Republican   33.33%

By district

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Tennessee 1	Jimmy Quillen	Republican	1962	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jimmy Quillen (Republican) 67.5% ▌Jack Christian (Democratic) 28.1% ▌Don Fox (Independent) 2.4% ▌Fred A. Hartley (Independent) 2.0%
Tennessee 2	Jimmy Duncan	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 72.2% ▌Troy Goodale (Democratic) 25.7% ▌Randon J. Krieg (Independent) 2.1%
Tennessee 3	Marilyn Lloyd	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Marilyn Lloyd (Democratic) 48.8% ▌Zach Wamp (Republican) 47.5% ▌Carol Hagan (Independent) 2.1% Others ▌Pete Melcher (Independent) 0.9% ▌Marjorie M. Martin (Independent) 0.7%
Tennessee 4	Jim Cooper	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jim Cooper (Democratic) 64.1% ▌Dale Johnson (Republican) 32.6% ▌Ginnia C. Fox (Independent) 2.6% ▌Kieven Parks (Independent) 0.8%
Tennessee 5	Bob Clement	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bob Clement (Democratic) 66.8% ▌Tom Stone (Republican) 26.3% ▌Steven L. Edmondson (Independent) 3.6% ▌Richard H. Wyatt (Independent) 1.9% Others ▌John D. Haury (Independent) 0.9% ▌Ben Tomeo (Independent) 0.5%
Tennessee 6	Bart Gordon	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bart Gordon (Democratic) 56.6% ▌Marsha Blackburn (Republican) 40.6% ▌H. Scott Benson (Independent) 2.8%
Tennessee 7	Don Sundquist	Republican	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Don Sundquist (Republican) 61.7% ▌David R. Davis (Democratic) 35.5% ▌Rickey Boyette (Independent) 1.1% Others ▌Jim Osburn (Independent) 0.9% ▌Francis Frederick Tapp (Independent) 0.8%
Tennessee 8	John Tanner	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Tanner (Democratic) 83.7% ▌Lawrence J. Barnes (Independent) 5.9% ▌David L. Ward (Independent) 4.2% ▌John E. Vinson (Independent) 3.3% ▌Millard J. McKissack (Independent) 2.8%
Tennessee 9	Harold Ford Sr.	Democratic	1982	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Harold Ford Sr. (Democratic) 57.9% ▌Charles L. Black (Republican) 28.5% ▌Richard Liptock (Independent) 6.6% ▌James Vandergriff (Independent) 5.8% ▌William Rolen (Independent) 1.2%

District 1

See also: Tennessee's 1st congressional district

Tennessee's 1st congressional district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Quillen (inc.)	114,797	67.46%
	Democratic	Jack Christian	47,809	28.10%
	Independent	Don Fox	4,126	2.42%
	Independent	Fred A. Hartley	3,416	2.01%
	Write-In	Write-ins	10	0.01%
Total votes			170,158	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Tennessee's 2nd congressional district

Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Duncan (inc.)	148,377	72.24%
	Democratic	Troy Goodale	52,887	25.75%
	Independent	Randon J. Krieg	4,134	2.01%
	Write-In	Write-ins	3	0.00%
Total votes			205,401	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: Tennessee's 3rd congressional district

Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marilyn Lloyd (inc.)	105,693	48.81%
	Republican	Zach Wamp	102,763	47.46%
	Independent	Carol Hagan	4,433	2.05%
	Independent	Pete Melcher	2,048	0.95%
	Independent	Marjorie M. Martin	1,593	0.74%
	Write-In	Write-ins	3	0.00%
Total votes			216,533	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Tennessee's 4th congressional district

Tennessee's 4th congressional district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Cooper (inc.)	98,984	64.06%
	Republican	Dale Johnson	50,340	32.58%
	Independent	Ginnia C. Fox	3,970	2.57%
	Independent	Kieven Parks	1,210	0.78%
	Write-In	Write-ins	7	0.00%
Total votes			154,511	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 5

See also: Tennessee's 5th congressional district

Tennessee's 5th congressional district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Clement (inc.)	125,233	66.76%
	Republican	Tom Stone	49,417	26.34%
	Independent	Steven L. Edmondson	6,724	3.58%
	Independent	Richard H. Wyatt	3,507	1.87%
	Independent	John D. Haury	1,685	0.90%
	Independent	Ben Tomeo	1,002	0.53%
	Write-In	Write-ins	22	0.01%
Total votes			187,590	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 6

See also: Tennessee's 6th congressional district

Tennessee's 6th congressional district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bart Gordon (inc.)	120,177	56.57%
	Republican	Marsha Blackburn	86,289	40.62%
	Independent	H. Scott Benson	5,952	2.80%
	Write-In	Write-ins	10	0.00%
Total votes			212,428	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 7

See also: Tennessee's 7th congressional district

Tennessee's 7th congressional district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Sundquist (inc.)	125,101	61.67%
	Democratic	David R. Davis	72,062	35.52%
	Independent	Rickey Boyette	2,290	1.13%
	Independent	Jim Osburn	1,831	0.90%
	Independent	Francis Frederick Tapp	1,573	0.78%
	Write-In	Write-ins	9	0.00%
Total votes			202,866	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Tennessee's 8th congressional district

Tennessee's 8th congressional district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Tanner (inc.)	136,852	83.74%
	Independent	Lawrence J. Barnes	9,605	5.88%
	Independent	David L. Ward	6,930	4.24%
	Independent	John E. Vinson	5,435	3.33%
	Independent	Millard J. McKissack	4,600	2.81%
	Write-In	Write-ins	10	0.01%
Total votes			163,432	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 9

See also: Tennessee's 9th congressional district

Tennessee's 9th congressional district election, 1992

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold Ford Sr. (inc.)	123,276	57.94%
	Republican	Charles L. Black	60,606	28.49%
	Independent	Richard Liptock	14,075	6.62%
	Independent	James Vandergriff	12,265	5.76%
	Independent	William Rolen	2,517	1.18%
	Write-In	Write-ins	16	0.01%
Total votes			212,755	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1992 United States presidential election in Tennessee
• 1992 United States elections