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1978 United States Congressional Elections – Tennessee

United States Senate – GOP Hold

Howard Baker (R-inc) – 642,64455.54%

Jane Eskind (D) – 466,22840.29%

Thomas J. Anderson (I) – 45,9083.97%

Fern Lucius Keasler (I) – 2,2430.19%

Write-Ins – 710.01%

Total Votes – 1,157,094100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – GOP Hold

Jimmy Quillen (R-inc) – 92,14364.51%

Gordon Ball (D) – 50,69435.49%

Write-Ins – 40.00%

Total Votes – 142,841100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold

John Duncan, Sr. (R-inc) – 125,08281.84%

Margaret Francis (D) – 27,74518.15%

Write-Ins – 60.00%

Total Votes – 152,833100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

Marilyn Lloyd (D-inc) – 108,28288.87%

Dan Rucker East (I) – 13,53511.11%

Write-Ins – 210.02%

Total Votes – 121,838100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

Al Gore (D-inc) – 108,69599.99%

Write-Ins – 60.01%

Total Votes – 108,701100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

Bill Boner (D) – 68,60851.35%

William Dean Goodwin (R) – 47,28835.39%

Henry Haile (I) – 17,67413.23%

Write-Ins – 380.03%

Total Votes – 133,608100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold

Robin Beard (R-inc) – 114,63074.63%

C. Ronald Arline (D) – 38,95425.36%

Write-Ins – 70.00%

Total Votes – 153,591100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

Ed Jones (D-inc) – 96,86372.90%

Ross Earl Cook (R) – 36,00327.10%

Total Votes – 132,866100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Harold Ford, Sr. (D-inc) – 80,77669.68%

Duncan Ragsdale (R) – 33,67929.05%

Richard Whitmore (I) – 1,4601.26%

Write-Ins – 20.00%

Total Votes – 115,917100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives