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1986 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1986 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election?

Ed Jones won the 1986 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election. Ed Jones received 101,699 popular votes (80.39%). The main challenger was Dan H. Campbell (19.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Jones and Campbell

Jones +60.8 pts · won by 76,907 votes
Ed JonesDemocraticWINNER80.39%
101,699 votes
Dan H. CampbellRepublican19.6%
24,792 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.