Elections / 1978 · House · TN-05
TN-05 — 1978 U.S. House election
Akashiccongressional district1978 US House electionTN-05 · U.S. HouseBonerD+16.0
How it voted
Share of the 1978 vote
| William Hill Boner ✓Democrat | 51.4% | 68,608 |
|---|---|---|
| William Dean GoodwinRepublican | 35.4% | 47,288 |
| Henry HaileIndependent | 13.2% | 17,674 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 1978 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
TN-05 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 360,714 | |
| 2022 | R | 221,275 | |
| 2020 | D | 252,169 | |
| 2018 | D | 262,248 | |
| 2016 | D | 273,544 | |
| 2014 | D | 154,276 | |
| 2012 | D | 263,095 | |
| 2010 | D | 176,362 | |
| 2008 | D | 275,602 | |
| 2006 | D | 178,142 | |
| 2004 | D | 243,963 | |
| 2002 | D | 170,886 | |
| 2000 | D | 205,933 | |
| 1998 | D | 90,102 | |
| 1996 | D | 193,783 | |
| 1994 | D | 159,304 | |
| 1992 | D | 187,590 | |
| 1990 | D | 76,760 | |
| 1988 | D | 155,140 | |
| 1986 | D | 147,147 | |
| 1984 | D | 138,286 | |
| 1982 | D | 136,349 | |
| 1980 | D | 181,262 | |
| 1978 | D | 133,608 | |
| 1976 | D | 136,151 |
Same ballot, 1978TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.