1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Tennessee House District 31
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Paul Starnes (D) won with 77.8% of the vote, defeating Katherine Bowman (R) by 55.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Paul StarnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.8%6,195
Katherine BowmanRepublican
22.2%1,765
7,960 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET