1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee House District 88
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Guy Cain (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Chris T. Ellis (R) by 38.1 points.
Guy CainDemocrat · winner
67.0%5,507
Chris T. EllisRepublican
29.0%2,380
M. T. Tom Music Jr.Independent
3.9%318
8,215 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