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1896 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election

Tennessee · 5 candidates · See every 1896 U.S. House race

Who won the 1896 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election?

Thetus Sims won the 1896 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election. Thetus Sims received 16,568 popular votes (53.44%). The main challenger was John McCall (42.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Sims and McCall

Sims +10.8 pts · won by 3,349 votes
Thetus SimsDemocraticWINNER53.44%
16,568 votes
John McCallRepublican42.64%
13,219 votes
J S Leachpopulist3.64%
1,128 votes
W L Nowellunknown0.26%
82 votes
James Herryunknown0.02%
6 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.