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1988Final results

1988 election for Tennessee House District 89

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Pam Gaia (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Kevin Pfannes (R) by 35.3 points.

Pam GaiaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%9,972
Kevin PfannesRepublican
27.6%4,374
Lavern A. GarnerIndependent
9.5%1,514
15,860 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

EvenD+48.51980D+54.71982D+45.21986D+35.31988D+8.11990D+24.81994

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