1978 Senate elections · Tennessee history
Tennessee U.S. Senate election 1978
Howard Baker REP +15.3 · Class II seat · held 11/7/78
- Votes counted
- 1,157,094
- Margin
- 15.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
General election 11/7/78
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Baker Won | REP | 642,644 | 55.54% | |
| Jane Eskind | DEM | 466,228 | 40.29% | |
| Thomas J. Anderson | IND | 45,908 | 3.97% | |
| Fern Lucius Keasler | IND | 2,243 | 0.19% | |
| Write-in | — | 71 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 1,157,094 | |||
Official source: data
Other Tennessee Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Marsha Blackburn | 29.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Bill Hagerty | 27.0 |
| 2018 | Class I | Marsha Blackburn | 10.8 |
| 2014 | Class II | Lamar Alexander | 30.0 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bob Corker | 34.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Lamar Alexander | 33.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bob Corker | 2.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Lamar Alexander | 9.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Bill Frist | 32.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | Fred Thompson | 24.6 |
| 1994 | Class I | Bill Frist | 14.3 |
| 1994 special | Class II | Fred Thompson | 21.8 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1978 Tennessee Senate race?
Howard Baker (REP) won with 55.5% of the vote, ahead of Jane Eskind (40.3%), a margin of 15.3 points.
Did the Tennessee Senate seat change party in 1978?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1978 Tennessee Senate race?
1,157,094 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.