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1986 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1986 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election?

William Hill Boner won the 1986 Tennessee U.S. House District 5 Election. William Hill Boner received 85,126 popular votes (57.85%). The main challenger was Terry Holcomb (39.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Boner and Holcomb

Boner +18.0 pts · won by 26,425 votes
William Hill BonerDemocraticWINNER57.85%
85,126 votes
Terry HolcombRepublican39.89%
58,701 votes
Charlie DanielsIndependent1.38%
2,033 votes
Russell HancockIndependent0.45%
658 votes
Kenneth Wayne BloodworthIndependent0.41%
609 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.