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1990 Tennessee U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1990 Tennessee U.S. House District 4 Election?

Jim Cooper won the 1990 Tennessee U.S. House District 4 Election. Jim Cooper received 52,101 popular votes (67.42%). The main challenger was Claiborne Sanders (29.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Cooper and Sanders

Cooper +37.8 pts · won by 29,211 votes
Jim CooperDemocraticWINNER67.42%
52,101 votes
Claiborne SandersRepublican29.62%
22,890 votes
Gene M. BullingtonIndependent2.95%
2,281 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.