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1998 Tennessee U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1998 Tennessee U.S. House District 9 Election?

Harold E. Ford Jr. won the 1998 Tennessee U.S. House District 9 Election. Harold E. Ford Jr. received 75,428 popular votes (78.75%). The main challenger was Claude Burdikoff (18.87%).

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

Jr. +59.9 pts · won by 57,350 votes
Harold E. Ford Jr.DemocraticWINNER78.75%
75,428 votes
Claude BurdikoffRepublican18.87%
18,078 votes
Gwendolyn L. MooreIndependent0.97%
932 votes
Johnny E. KellyIndependent0.81%
775 votes
Greg VoehringerIndependent0.59%
567 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.