1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election?

William L. Jenkins won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 1 Election. William L. Jenkins received 117,676 popular votes (64.76%). The main challenger was Kay C. Smith (32.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Jenkins and Smith

Jenkins +32.5 pts · won by 59,019 votes

William L. Jenkins RepublicanWINNER64.76%

117,676 votes

Kay C. Smith Democratic32.28%

58,657 votes

David R. DavisIndependent1.07%

1,947 votes

James B. TaylorIndependent0.6%

1,089 votes

Bill Bull DurhamIndependent0.49%

885 votes

John CurtisIndependent0.34%

621 votes

Mike FugateIndependent0.24%

440 votes

Paul SchmidtIndependent0.2%

367 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.