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2000 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2000 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election?

John S. Tanner won the 2000 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election. John S. Tanner received 143,127 popular votes (72.26%). The main challenger was Billy Yancy (27.73%).

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

Tanner +44.5 pts · won by 88,198 votes
John S. TannerDemocraticWINNER72.26%
143,127 votes
Billy YancyRepublican27.73%
54,929 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.