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.

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.
Tennessee 2 Jimmy Duncan Republican 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jimmy Duncan (Republican) 80.6%
  • ▌Peter Hebert (Independent) 19.4%
Tennessee 3 Marilyn Lloyd Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY 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.
  • ▌Green tickY 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.
  • ▌Green tickY 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.
  • ▌Green tickY Bart Gordon (Democratic) 66.7%
  • ▌Gregory Cochran (Republican) 29.1%
  • ▌Ken Brown (Independent) 4.2%
Tennessee 7 Don Sundquist Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Don Sundquist (Republican) 62.0%
  • ▌Ken Bloodworth (Democratic) 38.0%
Tennessee 8 John S. Tanner Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Harold Ford Sr. Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY 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

References

  1. 1 2 "1990 House elections" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Congressional". dsl.richmond.edu. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Tennessee