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1988Final results

1988 election for Tennessee House District 57

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

John Chiles Jr. (R) won with 77.9% of the vote, defeating James Galloway (Ind) by 55.8 points.

John Chiles Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
77.9%17,534
James GallowayIndependent
22.1%4,977
22,514 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+0.91976R+41.81978R+3.91994R+22.71996R+29.72000R+25.92002

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