Ed Bryant

U.S. Representative
Born
September 7, 1948
Current age
77
Home state
Tennessee
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1988–2000
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Bryant548,776
Opponents303,889
5
Elections run

Between 1988 and 2000, Ed Bryant ran in 5 U.S. House elections, winning 4 and losing 1. Bryant's biggest single-election total was 171,056 votes, in the 2000 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 7. Bryant's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Tennessee's District 7, decided by 36,736 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Tennessee's District 7, every U.S. House race in Tennessee's District 8, or all 2000 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Ed Bryant received?

Ed Bryant has received 548,776 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Ed Bryant’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2000U.S. HouseTennesseeWon171,05669.63%Richard M. Dick Sims
Denis Solee
1998U.S. HouseTennesseeWon91,50399.48%
1996U.S. HouseTennesseeWon126,73765.42%Don Trotter
Steven E. Romer
1994U.S. HouseTennesseeWon102,58760.21%Harold Byrd
Tom Jeanette
1988U.S. HouseTennesseeLost56,89337.56%John S. Tanner
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000996) and Wikidata (Q1282293). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ed Bryant: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ed-bryant. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.