1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for Tennessee House District 42
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Dwight Henry (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Oplis Walker (D) by 0.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dwight HenryRepublican · winner
50.3%7,682
Oplis WalkerDemocrat
49.7%7,594
15,276 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