1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Tennessee House District 90
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Karen R. Williams (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating John W. Spence Jr. (D) by 0.5 points.
Karen R. WilliamsRepublican · winner
50.2%6,029
John W. Spence Jr.Democrat · incumbent
49.8%5,972
12,001 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET