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United States Senate election in Tennessee, 1978

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← 1972
  
November 7, 1978

55.54%
  
40.30%

642,644
  
466,228

Start date
  
November 7, 1978

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Winner
  
Howard Baker

United States Senate election in Tennessee, 1978 took place on November 7, as a part of the Senate class 2 election.

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Situation

Two-term popular incumbent Howard Baker, who had served as United States Senate Minority Leader since 1977, ran for reelection against first-time candidate and Democratic Party activist Jane Eskind.

Democratic nomination

Candidates:

  • Jame Boyd
  • Walter Bradley
  • Former State Senate Majority Leader Bill Bruce
  • Jane Eskind
  • James Foster
  • Douglas L. Heinsohn
  • J. D. Lee
  • Virginia Nyabongo
  • Charles Gordon Vick

    • In the primary, held on August 3, Eskind won in an open primary against eight other candidates:

  • Eskind - 196,156 (34.52%)
  • Bruce - 170,795 (30.06%)
  • Lee - 89,939 (15.83%)
  • Boyd - 48,458 (8.53%)
  • Bradley - 22,130 (3.90%)
  • Heinsohn - 17,787 (3.13%)
  • Foster - 10,671 (1.88%)
  • Nyabongo - 7,682 (1.35%)
  • Vick - 4,414 (0.78%)
  • Write-in - 147 (0.03%)

    • Republican nomination

    Candidates:

  • Incumbent United States Senator and Senate Minority Leader Howard Baker
  • J. Durelle Boles
  • Harvey Howard
  • Hubert David Patty
  • Dayton Seiler
  • Francis Trapp

    • In the primary, held on August 3, Baker easily emerged as the winner:

  • Baker - 205,680 (83.44%)
  • Howard - 21,154 (8.58%)
  • Boles - 8,899 (3.61%)
  • Patty - 3,941 (1.60%)
  • Seiler - 3,831 (1.55%)
  • Trapp - 2,994 (1.22%)

    • General election

    Baker won with a 15-point margin in the general election, held on November 7:

    References

    United States Senate election in Tennessee, 1978 Wikipedia
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