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1988Final results

1988 election for Tennessee House District 14

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Harley Earnest Bittle Jr. (R) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Carl S. Lovelace (D) by 39.9 points.

Harley Earnest Bittle Jr.Republican · winner
70.0%15,193
30.0%6,523
21,716 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

EvenR+2.41980R+54.51982R+19.31984R+39.91988R+30.31992R+30.92004

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