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1988Final results

1988 election for Tennessee House District 71

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Herman Wolfe (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating W. J. Reynolds (D) by 1.3 points.

Herman WolfeRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.6%7,536
49.4%7,346
14,883 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+12.81984R+1.31988R+5.11989 runoffD+5.31990D+15.71994D+17.51996

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