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1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election

Tennessee · 6 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. House race

Who won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election?

Zach Wamp won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election. Zach Wamp received 113,408 popular votes (56.3%). The main challenger was Charles N. Chuck Jolly (42.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Wamp and Jolly

Wamp +13.8 pts · won by 27,694 votes
Zach WampRepublicanWINNER56.3%
113,408 votes
Charles N. Chuck JollyDemocratic42.55%
85,714 votes
William A. ColeIndependent0.5%
1,002 votes
Walt Combat WardIndependent0.36%
718 votes
Thomas Ed MorrellIndependent0.15%
304 votes
Richard M. Dick SimsIndependent0.15%
294 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.