1996Final results

1996 election for Tennessee's 9th District

Name: 1996 election for Tennessee's 9th District
Start: 1996-11-05
Location: Tennessee

U.S. House · Tennessee

Harold Ford (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Rod Deberry (R) by 23.8 points.

Harold FordDemocrat · winner

61.1%116,345

Rod DeberryRepublican

37.3%70,951

Silky SullivanIndependent

0.5%957

Mary D. TaylorIndependent

0.3%498

Anthony BurtonIndependent

0.2%424

Greg VoehringerIndependent

0.2%327

Tom JeannetteIndependent

0.1%222

Del GillIndependent

0.1%199

Bill TaylorIndependent

0.1%179

Johnny KellyIndependent

0.1%156

Don FoxIndependent

0.1%146

190,414 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 1996

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.

Harold FordRod Deberry

$680.2K

Raised by the campaign

$94K

$679.8K

Spent by the campaign

$95.7K

$319

Cash on hand

$309

Other candidates' campaigns: Johnny Kelly $21.2K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996

The candidates

Harold Ford (D)Rod Deberry (R)

Also on the ballot: Silky Sullivan (Independent), 0.5%; Mary D. Taylor (Independent), 0.3%; Anthony Burton (Independent), 0.2%; Greg Voehringer (Independent), 0.2%; Tom Jeannette (Independent), 0.1%; Del Gill (Independent), 0.1%; Bill Taylor (Independent), 0.1%; Johnny Kelly (Independent), 0.1%; Don Fox (Independent), 0.1%