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1984 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1984 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election?

Bart Gordon won the 1984 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election. Bart Gordon received 103,989 popular votes (62.81%). The main challenger was Joe Simpkins (37.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Gordon and Simpkins

Gordon +25.6 pts · won by 42,430 votes
Bart GordonDemocraticWINNER62.81%
103,989 votes
Joe SimpkinsRepublican37.18%
61,559 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.