1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Tennessee House District 15
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Joseph E. Armstrong (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Charles Drew (R) by 10.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph E. ArmstrongDemocrat · winner
55.5%5,167
Charles DrewRepublican · incumbent
44.5%4,150
9,317 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET