1988Final results
1988 election for Tennessee House District 17
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Paul Scruggs (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Hays (D) by 38.7 points.
Paul ScruggsRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%10,617
Bill HaysDemocrat
30.6%4,690
15,307 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