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1900 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1900 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election?

Thetus Sims won the 1900 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election. Thetus Sims received 14,509 popular votes (53.07%). The main challenger was Hawkins (44.84%).

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

Sims +8.2 pts · won by 2,251 votes
Thetus SimsDemocraticWINNER53.07%
14,509 votes
HawkinsRepublican44.84%
12,258 votes
Mitchellprohibition1.48%
405 votes
EnloeIndependent0.32%
87 votes
Timberlakeunknown0.28%
76 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.