1980Final results
1980 election for Tennessee House District 96
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Joe Kent (R) won with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Allen E. Williams (D) by 57.3 points.
Joe KentRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.6%10,496
Allen E. WilliamsDemocrat
21.4%2,852
13,348 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET