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1988 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1988 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election?

Don Sundquist won the 1988 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election. Don Sundquist received 142,025 popular votes (80.12%). The main challenger was Kenneth Wayne Bloodworth (19.88%).

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

Sundquist +60.2 pts · won by 106,788 votes
Don SundquistRepublicanWINNER80.12%
142,025 votes
Kenneth Wayne BloodworthDemocratic19.88%
35,237 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.