Elections / 1978 · Senate · TN
Tennessee — 1978 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1978 · U.S. SenateTennessee · U.S. SenateHoward H. BakerR+15.2
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1978 Senate returns.
- Howard H. Baker✓Republican642,64455.5%
- Jane EskindDemocrat466,22840.3%
- Thomas J. AndersonIndependent45,9084.0%
- Fern Lucius KeaslerIndependent2,2430.2%
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+13.0Senate 1978R+15.2vs. baselineR+28.2
Tennessee's 1978 Senate race ran 28.2 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Tennessee's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | −15.2% |
| 1982 | +23.9% |
| 1984 | +26.9% |
| 1988 | +30.6% |
| 1990 | +37.9% |
| 1994 | −14.3% |
| 1996 | −24.5% |
| 2000 | −32.9% |
| 2002 | −9.9% |
| 2006 | −2.7% |
| 2008 | −33.5% |
| 2012 | −34.5% |
| 2014 | −30.0% |
| 2018 | −10.8% |
| 2020 | −27.0% |
| 2024 | −29.6% |
Same ballot, 1978TN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.