1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee House District 52
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
William P. Purcell III (D) won with 89.5% of the vote, defeating Ronald P. Coles (Ind) by 79.0 points.
William P. Purcell IIIDemocrat · winner
89.5%8,454
Ronald P. ColesIndependent
10.5%990
9,445 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