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1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election?

Ed Bryant won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election. Ed Bryant received 126,737 popular votes (65.42%). The main challenger was Don Trotter (33.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Bryant and Trotter

Bryant +32.1 pts · won by 62,225 votes
Ed BryantRepublicanWINNER65.42%
126,737 votes
Don TrotterDemocratic33.3%
64,512 votes
Steven E. RomerIndependent1.28%
2,483 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.