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1988Final results

1988 election for Tennessee House District 35

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Frank S. Niceley (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Sam Nicholson (D) by 21.8 points.

Frank S. NiceleyRepublican · winner
60.9%7,548
39.1%4,846
12,394 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+28.81976R+38.11980R+21.81988D+1.51992R+33.71994R+26.12002

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