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1982 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1982 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election?

Don Sundquist won the 1982 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election. Don Sundquist received 73,835 popular votes (50.5%). The main challenger was Bob Clement (49.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Sundquist and Clement

Sundquist +1.0 pts · won by 1,476 votes
Don SundquistRepublicanWINNER50.5%
73,835 votes
Bob ClementDemocratic49.49%
72,359 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.