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1988Final results

1988 election for Tennessee House District 98

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Ulysses Jones Jr. (D) won with 85.3% of the vote, defeating Ben Watts (R) by 70.6 points.

Ulysses Jones Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
85.3%12,259
Ben WattsRepublican
14.7%2,115
14,374 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+65.31986D+70.61988D+47.51992D+62.92002D+47.92024

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