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1976 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1976 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election?

Harold E. Ford Sr. won the 1976 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election. Harold E. Ford Sr. received 100,683 popular votes (60.67%). The main challenger was A. D. Allissandratos (38.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Sr. and Allissandratos

Sr. +22.2 pts · won by 36,864 votes
Harold E. Ford Sr.DemocraticWINNER60.67%
100,683 votes
A. D. AllissandratosRepublican38.46%
63,819 votes
Mark F. FlanaganIndependent0.87%
1,450 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.