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1978 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election

Tennessee · 4 candidates · See every 1978 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election?

Howard H. Baker won the 1978 Tennessee U.S. Senate Election. Howard H. Baker received 642,644 popular votes (55.54%). The main challenger was Jane Eskind (40.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Baker and Eskind

Baker +15.3 pts · won by 176,416 votes
Howard H. BakerRepublicanWINNER55.54%
642,644 votes
Jane EskindDemocratic40.29%
466,228 votes
Thomas J. AndersonIndependent3.97%
45,908 votes
Fern Lucius KeaslerIndependent0.19%
2,243 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.