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1988Final results

1988 election for Tennessee House District 1

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Jim Holcomb (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Raymond Morrell (D) by 23.1 points.

Jim HolcombRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%9,308
37.0%5,730
2.8%434
15,472 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+13.01982D+17.41984R+14.01986R+23.11988R+19.71992R+27.71994

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

The candidates

Jim Holcomb (R)Raymond Morrell (D)

Also on the ballot: Thomas S. Cuthill (Independent), 2.8%