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1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election?

Harold E. Ford Sr. won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election. Harold E. Ford Sr. received 80,776 popular votes (69.68%). The main challenger was Duncan Ragsdale (29.05%).

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

Sr. +40.6 pts · won by 47,097 votes
Harold E. Ford Sr.DemocraticWINNER69.68%
80,776 votes
Duncan RagsdaleRepublican29.05%
33,679 votes
Richard WhitmoreIndependent1.26%
1,460 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.