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1988Final results

1988 election for Tennessee House District 27

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Bill McAfee (R) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Dickerson (D) by 45.9 points.

Bill McAfeeRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.9%15,256
27.1%5,663
20,919 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+0.31974R+24.71976R+45.91988R+26.11992R+17.41996R+25.32000

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