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1976 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1976 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election?

James H. Jimmy Quillen won the 1976 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election. James H. Jimmy Quillen received 97,781 popular votes (57.95%). The main challenger was Lloyd H. Blevins (41.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Quillen and Blevins

Quillen +16.8 pts · won by 28,274 votes
James H. Jimmy QuillenRepublicanWINNER57.95%
97,781 votes
Lloyd H. BlevinsDemocratic41.19%
69,507 votes
Robert Joseph BobicIndependent0.57%
967 votes
Mary S. JoynerIndependent0.28%
476 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.