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      Home/Elections/1986/US House/Tennessee/TN-06
      1986·US House·Tennessee·District profile →

      Tennessee District 6 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Bart Gordon
      76.8%102,180 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Fred Vail
      23.2%30,823 votes
      Margin
      D+53.6
      133,004 total votes
      3 candidates133,004 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Bart GordonDEM✓
      		DEM102,18076.8%
      Fred VailREP
      		REP30,82323.2%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH1---

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+34.9
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+5.7
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202431.9%66.8%R+34.9361,275
      202034.5%63.6%R+29.1348,370
      201631.9%63.7%R+31.8277,491
      201237.8%62.2%R+24.4255,474
      200840.5%57.6%R+17.2276,061

      Seat History

      US House in Tennessee

      2024
      John W RoseREP
      R+36.0
      2022
      John W RoseREP
      R+32.7
      Redistricted
      2020
      John W RoseREP
      R+49.7
      2018
      John W RoseREP
      R+41.2
      2016
      Diane BlackREP
      R+49.3
      2014
      Diane BlackREP
      R+48.1
      2012
      Diane BlackREP
      R+76.4
      Redistricted
      2010
      Diane BlackREP
      R+37.9
      2008
      Bart GordonDEM
      D+74.4
      2006
      Bart GordonDEM
      D+35.7
      2004
      Bart GordonDEM
      D+30.7
      2002
      Bart GordonDEM
      D+33.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      Bart GordonDEM
      D+26.4
      1998
      Bart GordonDEM
      D+9.3
      1996
      Bart GordonDEM
      D+12.8
      View all US House history for Tennessee →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Bart GordonDEM
      Record13W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1984-2008
      US House
      Full profile →
      Fred VailREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1986-1986
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Tennessee, 1986

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