1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Tennessee's 4th District
U.S. House · Tennessee
Van Hilleary (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Jeff Whorley (D) by 14.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Van HillearyRepublican · winner
56.6%81,539
Jeff WhorleyDemocrat
42.0%60,489
J. Patrick LyonsIndependent
1.4%1,944
143,976 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.
Jeff WhorleyVan Hilleary
$1M
Raised by the campaign
$643.2K
$964.4K
Spent by the campaign
$636.9K
$40.4K
Cash on hand
$6.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: J. Patrick Lyons $15.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994