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1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 2 Election?

John J. Duncan Sr. won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 2 Election. John J. Duncan Sr. received 125,082 popular votes (81.84%). The main challenger was Margaret Francis (18.15%).

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

Sr. +63.7 pts · won by 97,337 votes
John J. Duncan Sr.RepublicanWINNER81.84%
125,082 votes
Margaret FrancisDemocratic18.15%
27,745 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.