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2006 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2006 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election?

John S. Tanner won the 2006 Tennessee U.S. House District 8 Election. John S. Tanner received 129,610 popular votes (73.18%). The main challenger was John Farmer (26.82%).

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

Tanner +46.4 pts · won by 82,118 votes
John S. TannerDemocraticWINNER73.18%
129,610 votes
John FarmerRepublican26.82%
47,492 votes
James L. HartIndependent0%
6 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.