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1986Final results

1986 election for Tennessee House District 55

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Gary Odom (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Connie Sue Gibson (R) by 28.7 points.

Gary OdomDemocrat · winner
64.3%8,917
35.7%4,944
13,861 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

EvenD+29.11978D+15.81980D+47.01982D+28.71986D+17.21992D+10.41994

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