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1982 Tennessee U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1982 Tennessee U.S. House District 9 Election?

Harold E. Ford Sr. won the 1982 Tennessee U.S. House District 9 Election. Harold E. Ford Sr. received 112,143 popular votes (72.43%). The main challenger was Joe Crawford (26.36%).

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

Sr. +46.1 pts · won by 71,331 votes
Harold E. Ford Sr.DemocraticWINNER72.43%
112,143 votes
Joe CrawfordRepublican26.36%
40,812 votes
Isaac RichmondIndependent1.21%
1,874 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.