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1988 Tennessee U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1988 Tennessee U.S. House District 2 Election?

John J. Duncan Jr. won the 1988 Tennessee U.S. House District 2 Election. John J. Duncan Jr. received 99,631 popular votes (56.23%). The main challenger was Dudley W. Taylor (43.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Taylor

Jr. +12.5 pts · won by 22,091 votes
John J. Duncan Jr.RepublicanWINNER56.23%
99,631 votes
Dudley W. TaylorDemocratic43.76%
77,540 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.