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1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election?

Bart Gordon won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 6 Election. Bart Gordon received 123,846 popular votes (54.42%). The main challenger was Steve Gill (41.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Gordon and Gill

Gordon +12.9 pts · won by 29,247 votes
Bart GordonDemocraticWINNER54.42%
123,846 votes
Steve GillRepublican41.57%
94,599 votes
Jim CofferIndependent4.01%
9,125 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.