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1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 9 Election?

Harold E. Ford Jr. won the 1996 Tennessee U.S. House District 9 Election. Harold E. Ford Jr. received 116,345 popular votes (61.1%). The main challenger was Rod DeBerry (37.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and DeBerry

Jr. +23.8 pts · won by 45,394 votes
Harold E. Ford Jr.DemocraticWINNER61.1%
116,345 votes
Rod DeBerryRepublican37.26%
70,951 votes
Silky SullivanIndependent0.5%
957 votes
Mary D. TaylorIndependent0.26%
498 votes
Anthony BurtonIndependent0.22%
424 votes
Greg VoehringerIndependent0.17%
327 votes
Tom JeannetteIndependent0.12%
222 votes
Del GillIndependent0.1%
199 votes
Bill TaylorIndependent0.09%
179 votes
Johnny E. KellyIndependent0.08%
156 votes
Don FoxIndependent0.08%
146 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.