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1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 4 Election?

Van Hilleary won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 4 Election. Van Hilleary received 103,091 popular votes (57.9%). The main challenger was Mark Stewart (41.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Hilleary and Stewart

Hilleary +16.7 pts · won by 29,760 votes
Van HillearyRepublicanWINNER57.9%
103,091 votes
Mark StewartDemocratic41.18%
73,331 votes
J. Patrick LyonsIndependent0.6%
1,075 votes
Preston T. SpauldingIndependent0.32%
561 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.