1988Final results
1988 election for Tennessee House District 31
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Paul Starnes (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Helen Hardin (R) by 9.8 points.
Paul StarnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%9,211
Helen HardinRepublican
45.1%7,568
16,779 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