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1980 Tennessee U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Tennessee U.S. House District 2 Election?

John J. Duncan Sr. won the 1980 Tennessee U.S. House District 2 Election. John J. Duncan Sr. received 147,947 popular votes (76.05%). The main challenger was David H. Dunnaway (23.94%).

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

Sr. +52.1 pts · won by 101,369 votes
John J. Duncan Sr.RepublicanWINNER76.05%
147,947 votes
David H. DunnawayDemocratic23.94%
46,578 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.