1988Final results
1988 election for Tennessee House District 97
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
William Turner (D) won re-election with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Charles Powell (R) by 2.5 points.
William TurnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.3%8,136
Charles PowellRepublican
48.7%7,734
15,870 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)