1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee House District 36
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Jerry Cross (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating James Charles Neely (R) by 12.9 points.
Jerry CrossDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%6,124
James Charles NeelyRepublican
43.5%4,722
10,846 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET