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1988 Republican primary for Tennessee House District 4

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Barton Hawkins (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Newton (R) by 26.2 points.

Barton HawkinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.3%3,094
NewtonRepublican
26.1%1,545
21.5%1,272
5,911 votes

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