1988Final results
1988 election for Tennessee House District 52
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
William P. Purcell III (D) won with 91.7% of the vote, defeating Ronald P. Coles (Ind) by 83.5 points.
William P. Purcell IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.7%10,243
Ronald P. ColesIndependent
8.3%923
11,167 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