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2000 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2000 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election?

Ed Bryant won the 2000 Tennessee U.S. House District 7 Election. Ed Bryant received 171,056 popular votes (69.63%). The main challenger was Richard M. Dick Sims (29.14%).

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

Bryant +40.5 pts · won by 99,469 votes
Ed BryantRepublicanWINNER69.63%
171,056 votes
Richard M. Dick SimsDemocratic29.14%
71,587 votes
Denis SoleeLibertarian1.2%
2,941 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.