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1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election?

Ed Jones won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election. Ed Jones received 96,863 popular votes (72.9%). The main challenger was Ross Earl Cook (27.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Jones and Cook

Jones +45.8 pts · won by 60,860 votes
Ed JonesDemocraticWINNER72.9%
96,863 votes
Ross Earl CookRepublican27.1%
36,003 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.