1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

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1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
November 6, 1984 (1984-11-06)
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 Steady Steady
Popular vote 726,462 589,118
Percentage 55.21% 44.77%
Swing Decrease 4.14% Increase 4.83%
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold

The 1984 congressional elections in Tennessee was held on November 6, 1984, to determine who will represent the state of Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives.

Following the 1984 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, 1984[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Democratic 726,462 55.21% 6 —
Republican 589,118 44.77% 3 —
Other 115 0.01% 0 —
Totals 1,315,735 100.00% 9 —
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 55.21%
Republican
 
 44.77%
Other
 
 0.01%
House seats
Democratic
 
 66.67%
Republican
 
 33.33%

By district

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee
District Incumbent This race
Representative Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 Jimmy Quillen Republican 1962 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 2 John Duncan Sr. Republican 1964 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY John Duncan Sr. (Republican) 77.3%
  • ▌John F. Bowen (Democratic) 22.7%
Tennessee 3 Marilyn Lloyd Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Marilyn Lloyd (Democratic) 52.4%
  • ▌John Davis (Republican) 47.6%
Tennessee 4 Jim Cooper Democratic 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Jim Cooper (Democratic) 75.2%
  • ▌James B. Seigneur (Republican) 24.8%
Tennessee 5 Bill Boner Democratic 1978 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 6 Al Gore Democratic 1976 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Bart Gordon (Democratic) 62.8%
  • ▌Joe Simpkins (Republican) 37.2%
Tennessee 7 Don Sundquist Republican 1982 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 8 Ed Jones Democratic 1969 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee 9 Harold Ford Sr. Democratic 1974 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Harold Ford Sr. (Democratic) 71.5%
  • ▌William B. Thompson Jr. (Republican) 28.5%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "1984 House elections" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Congressional". dsl.richmond.edu. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
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