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1988 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1988 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election?

John S. Tanner won the 1988 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election. John S. Tanner received 94,571 popular votes (62.44%). The main challenger was Ed Bryant (37.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Tanner and Bryant

Tanner +24.9 pts · won by 37,678 votes
John S. TannerDemocraticWINNER62.44%
94,571 votes
Ed BryantRepublican37.56%
56,893 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.