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1986Final results

1986 election for Tennessee House District 73

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Matt Kisber (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Elizabeth T. Smith (R) by 23.2 points.

Matt KisberDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%8,497
37.9%5,269
1.0%145
13,911 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+8.21978R+5.71980D+8.11982D+23.21986D+7.11990D+6.91992

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

The candidates

Matt Kisber (D)Elizabeth T. Smith (R)

Also on the ballot: Rickey N. McCurry (Independent), 1.0%