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2004 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2004 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election?

John S. Tanner won the 2004 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election. John S. Tanner received 173,623 popular votes (74.34%). The main challenger was James L. Hart (25.63%).

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

Tanner +48.7 pts · won by 113,770 votes
John S. TannerDemocraticWINNER74.34%
173,623 votes
James L. HartRepublican25.63%
59,853 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.