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1986Final results

1986 election for Tennessee House District 30

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

David Copeland (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Lynn C. Roe (D) by 40.0 points.

David CopelandRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%8,352
Lynn C. RoeDemocrat
28.6%3,484
Wesley McDonaldIndependent
2.7%334
12,170 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+25.01974R+43.31976R+48.11984R+40.01986R+31.41992R+38.51994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

David Copeland (R)Lynn C. Roe (D)

Also on the ballot: Wesley McDonald (Independent), 2.7%