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1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election?

John S. Tanner won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election. John S. Tanner received 123,681 popular votes (67.26%). The main challenger was Tom Watson (29.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Tanner and Watson

Tanner +37.3 pts · won by 68,657 votes
John S. TannerDemocraticWINNER67.26%
123,681 votes
Tom WatsonRepublican29.92%
55,024 votes
Donna MaloneIndependent2.62%
4,816 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.