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1986 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election

Tennessee · 2 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. House race

Who won the 1986 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election?

Don Sundquist won the 1986 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election. Don Sundquist received 93,902 popular votes (72.3%). The main challenger was M. Lloyd Hiler (27.69%).

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

Sundquist +44.6 pts · won by 57,936 votes
Don SundquistRepublicanWINNER72.3%
93,902 votes
M. Lloyd HilerDemocratic27.69%
35,966 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.