1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

For related races, see 1994 United States House of Representatives elections.

The 1994 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 8, 1994, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

1994 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 Republican Democratic Last election 3 6 Seats won 5 4 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 775,843 614,512 Percentage 54.77% 43.38% Swing 12.02% 7.79%
Party gains District results      Republican hold      Republican gain      Democratic hold Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   >90% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%

Following the 1994 elections, Republicans gained 2 seats, putting the Tennessee delegation at a 5-4 Republican majority.^[1][2] The last time Republicans won a majority in the House delegation was in 1972.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 1994[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	775,843	54.77%	5	2
	Democratic	614,512	43.38%	4	2
	Independents	26,069	1.84%	0	—
	Write-ins	78	0.01%	0	—
Totals		1,416,502	100.00%	9	—

Popular vote Republican   54.77% Democratic   43.38% Other   1.85%

House seats Republican   55.56% Democratic   44.44%

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) 72.9% ▌J. Carr Christian (Democratic) 24.6% ▌George Mauer (Independent) 2.5%
Tennessee 2	Jimmy Duncan	Republican	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 90.5% ▌Randon J. Krieg (Independent) 4.8% ▌Greg Samples (Independent) 4.7%
Tennessee 3	Marilyn Lloyd	Democratic	1974	Incumbent retired. Republican gain.	▌Y Zach Wamp (Republican) 52.3% ▌Randy Button (Democratic) 45.6% ▌Thomas Ed Morrrell (Independent) 1.2% ▌Richard M. Sims (Independent) 0.9%
Tennessee 4	Jim Cooper	Democratic	1982	Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator. Republican gain.	▌Y Van Hilleary (Republican) 56.6% ▌Jeff Whorley (Democratic) 42.0% ▌J. Patrick Lyons (Independent) 1.4%
Tennessee 5	Bob Clement	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bob Clement (Democratic) 60.2% ▌John Osborne (Republican) 38.7% Others ▌Lloyd Botway (Independent) 0.6% ▌Chuck Lokey (Independent) 0.4%
Tennessee 6	Bart Gordon	Democratic	1984	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Bart Gordon (Democratic) 50.6% ▌Steve Gill (Republican) 49.4%
Tennessee 7	Don Sundquist	Republican	1982	Incumbent retired to run for Governor of Tennessee. Republican hold.	▌Y Ed Bryant (Republican) 60.2% ▌Harold Byrd (Democratic) 38.6% ▌Tom Jeanette (Independent) 1.1%
Tennessee 8	John Tanner	Democratic	1988	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Tanner (Democratic) 63.8% ▌Neal R. Morris (Republican) 36.2%
Tennessee 9	Harold Ford Sr.	Democratic	1974	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Harold Ford Sr. (Democratic) 57.8% ▌Roderick DeBerry (Republican) 42.2%

District 1

See also: Tennessee's 1st congressional district

Tennessee's 1st congressional district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Quillen (inc.)	102,947	72.89%
	Democratic	J. Carr Christian	34,691	24.56%
	Independent	George Mauer	3,576	2.53%
	Write-In	Write-ins	13	0.01%
Total votes			141,227	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Tennessee's 2nd congressional district

Tennessee's 2nd congressional district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Duncan (inc.)	128,937	90.49%
	Independent	Randon J. Krieg	6,854	4.81%
	Independent	Greg Samples	6,682	4.69%
	Write-In	Write-ins	9	0.01%
Total votes			142,482	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: Tennessee's 3rd congressional district

Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Zach Wamp	84,583	52.26%
	Democratic	Randy Button	73,839	45.62%
	Independent	Thomas Ed Morrrell	1,929	1.19%
	Independent	Richard M. Sims	1,498	0.93%
	Write-In	Write-ins	4	0.00%
Total votes			161,853	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

See also: Tennessee's 4th congressional district

Tennessee's 4th congressional district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Van Hilleary	81,539	56.63%
	Democratic	Jeff Whorley	60,489	42.01%
	Independent	J. Patrick Lyons	1,944	1.35%
	Write-In	Write-ins	4	0.00%
Total votes			143,976	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 5

See also: Tennessee's 5th congressional district

Tennessee's 5th congressional district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Clement (inc.)	95,953	60.23%
	Republican	John Osborne	61,692	38.73%
	Independent	Lloyd Botway	978	0.61%
	Independent	Chuck Lokey	664	0.42%
	Write-In	Write-ins	17	0.01%
Total votes			159,304	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 6

See also: Tennessee's 6th congressional district

Tennessee's 6th congressional district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bart Gordon (inc.)	90,933	50.60%
	Republican	Steve Gill	88,759	49.39%
	Write-In	Write-ins	7	0.00%
Total votes			179,699	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 7

See also: Tennessee's 7th congressional district

Tennessee's 7th congressional district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Bryant	102,587	60.21%
	Democratic	Harold Byrd	65,851	38.65%
	Independent	Tom Jeanette	1,944	1.14%
	Write-In	Write-ins	1	0.00%
Total votes			170,383	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Tennessee's 8th congressional district

Tennessee's 8th congressional district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Tanner (inc.)	97,951	63.80%
	Republican	Neal R. Morris	55,573	36.19%
	Write-In	Write-ins	14	0.01%
Total votes			153,538	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 9

See also: Tennessee's 9th congressional district

Tennessee's 9th congressional district election, 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold Ford Sr. (inc.)	94,805	57.79%
	Republican	Roderick DeBerry	69,226	42.20%
	Write-In	Write-ins	9	0.01%
Total votes			164,040	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1994 United States Senate election in Tennessee
• 1994 United States Senate special election in Tennessee
• 1994 Tennessee gubernatorial election
• 1994 United States elections