1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee

November 3, 1992 (1992-11-03)
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 County results      Democratic hold      Republican hold Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

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.

Following the 1992 elections, no seats changed hands, leaving the Tennessee delegation at a 6-3 Democratic majority.^[1][2]

1992 Tennessee's 3rd congressional district election

Nominee Marilyn Lloyd Zach Wamp Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 105,693 102,763 Percentage 48.81% 47.46%

County results Lloyd :      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      60–70% Wamp:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Marilyn Lloyd Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Zach Wamp Republican

Tennessee’s 3rd congressional district lied in East Tennessee, anchored by Chattanooga and surrounding communities. It included all of Anderson, Bledsoe, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Morgan, Polk, Roane, Sequatchie, and Van Buren counties, as well as part of Bradley County. The district had been represented by Democrat Marilyn Lloyd, who had served since 1975.

Marilyn Lloyd performed best in a number of the district’s smaller and more rural counties. She won Grundy, Marion, Meigs, Morgan, Polk, Roane, Sequatchie, Van Buren, and Anderson County.^[3]

Republican Zach Wamp’s strength was concentrated in the district’s population centers and most suburban areas. He posted his largest raw vote and margin in Hamilton County, home to Chattanooga, and also carried Bradley County and Bledsoe County. Despite those wins, Wamp’s margins were not large enough to overcome Lloyd’s advantage in the district’s rural and exurban areas.^[4]

1992 Tennessee's 6th congressional district election

Nominee Bart Gordon Marsha Blackburn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 120,177 86,289 Percentage 56.57% 40.62%

County results Gordon:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Blackburn:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bart Gordon Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bart Gordon Democratic

Tennessee’s 6th congressional district lied in Middle Tennessee, including all of Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Marshall, Overton, Putnam, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, Trousdale, Wilson, and Williamson Counties, as well as a small southern portion of Davidson County. It had been represented by Democrat Bart Gordon since 1985.

Bart Gordon won every rural county in the district and ran up particularly large margins in the Upper Cumberland, including Clay, DeKalb, Jackson, Overton, Smith, and Trousdale. He also carried Cannon, Macon, Marshall, Putnam, Rutherford, and Sumner.

The Republican challenger was Marsha Blackburn, who would later become a future Congresswoman representing Tennessee's 7th congressional district. She performed best in the district’s suburban areas, and won the Williamson County–which was her home county–and also carried the suburban precincts in the district’s share of Davidson County. Those margins, however, did not come close to Gordon’s strength in the district’s rural and exurban areas.^[5][6]

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