1986Final results
1986 election for Tennessee House District 97
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
William Turner (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating Peggy Sonnenburg (R) by 17.6 points.
William TurnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%6,435
Peggy SonnenburgRepublican
41.2%4,506
10,947 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