1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Tennessee House District 97
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
William Turner (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Edward J. Bousson Jr. (R) by 0.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William TurnerDemocrat · winner
50.1%5,514
Edward J. Bousson Jr.Republican · incumbent
49.9%5,501
11,015 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET