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1988 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1988 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election?

Bart Gordon won the 1988 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election. Bart Gordon received 123,652 popular votes (76.48%). The main challenger was Wallace Embry (23.52%).

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

Gordon +53.0 pts · won by 85,619 votes
Bart GordonDemocraticWINNER76.48%
123,652 votes
Wallace EmbryRepublican23.52%
38,033 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.