Английская Википедия:1978 United States Senate election in Tennessee
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsTN The 1978 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 7, 1978, to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Tennessee. Two-term popular incumbent Republican U.S. Senator, Howard Baker, who had served as United States Senate Minority Leader since 1977, ran for re-election against first-time candidate and Democratic Party activist Jane Eskind. Baker won re-election in the general election.
Democratic Primary
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:[1]
- 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 Primary
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:[2]
- 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:
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See also
References
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