1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Tennessee's 3rd District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Zach Wamp (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Randy Button (D) by 6.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Zach WampRepublican · winner
52.3%84,583
Randy ButtonDemocrat
45.6%73,839
Thomas Ed MorrellIndependent
1.2%1,929
Richard M. "dick" SimsIndependent
0.9%1,498
161,853 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Randy ButtonZach Wamp
$505.8K
Raised by the campaign
$696.6K
$502.7K
Spent by the campaign
$704.2K
$3.1K
Cash on hand
$2.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994
The candidates
Zach Wamp (R)Randy Button (D)
Also on the ballot: Thomas Ed Morrell (Independent), 1.2%; Richard M. "dick" Sims (Independent), 0.9%