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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/Tennessee/TN-08
      1996·US House·Tennessee·District profile →

      Tennessee District 8 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      John S Tanner
      67.3%123,681 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Tom Watson
      29.9%55,024 votes
      Margin
      D+37.3
      183,898 total votes
      4 candidates183,898 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John S TannerDEM✓
      		DEM123,68167.3%
      Tom WatsonREP
      		REP55,02429.9%
      Donna MaloneIND
      		IND4,8162.6%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH3770.2%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+41.1
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+3.8
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202428.9%70.0%R+41.1348,532
      202030.6%67.9%R+37.3359,751
      201628.8%67.8%R+39.1312,479
      201232.7%67.3%R+34.6317,998
      200834.4%64.1%R+29.7336,841

      Seat History

      US House in Tennessee

      2024
      David KustoffREP
      R+46.8
      2022
      David KustoffREP
      R+49.7
      Redistricted
      2020
      David KustoffREP
      R+39.0
      2018
      David KustoffREP
      R+37.6
      2016
      David KustoffREP
      R+43.7
      2014
      Stephen Lee FincherREP
      R+46.3
      2012
      Stephen Lee FincherREP
      R+39.9
      Redistricted
      2010
      Stephen Lee FincherREP
      R+20.2
      2008
      John S TannerDEM
      D+100.0
      2006
      John S TannerDEM
      D+46.4
      2004
      John S TannerDEM
      D+48.7
      2002
      John S TannerDEM
      D+42.8
      Redistricted
      2000
      John S TannerDEM
      D+44.5
      1998
      John S TannerDEM
      D+100.0
      View all US House history for Tennessee →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      John S TannerDEM
      Record17W-0L
      Avg MarginD+100.0
      Career1976-2008
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Donna MaloneIND
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →
      Tom WatsonREP
      Record0W-4L
      Avg MarginR+20.5
      Career1996-2020
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in Tennessee, 1996

      President1 contest →US Senate1 contest →
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