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1986Final results

1986 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 55

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Gary Odom (D) won with 43.5% of the vote, defeating Ronie Stein (D) by 1.0 points.

Gary OdomDemocrat · winner
43.5%3,951
Ronie SteinDemocrat
42.4%3,856
Bigjohn FoxDemocrat
12.2%1,109
Don PerryDemocrat
1.9%173
9,089 votes

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

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