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1976 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1976 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election?

Robin Beard won the 1976 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election. Robin Beard received 116,905 popular votes (64.45%). The main challenger was Ross Bass (35.54%).

See the full head-to-head between Beard and Bass

Beard +28.9 pts · won by 52,443 votes
Robin BeardRepublicanWINNER64.45%
116,905 votes
Ross BassDemocratic35.54%
64,462 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.