1990 general · November 6, 1990
1990 Tennessee House of Representatives election results, district by district
Every Tennessee House of Representatives district in the 1990 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 99 seats
After the electionD 57 · R 42
Races99
Changed party13
Unopposed57%56 races
Incumbents defeated9
Every district
D 57 · R 42
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 | Jim Holcomb (R) | 63.8 | |
| HD-2 | Alan R. Hubbard (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-3 | Richard Venable (R) | 4.4 | Flipped |
| HD-4 | Ralph Cole (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-5 | Zane C. Whitson Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 | Ruth Robinson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 | Charles E. Allen Jr. (R) | 20.2 | |
| HD-8 | Tommy G. Haun (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-9 | Ken Givens (D) | 34.0 | |
| HD-10 | Gary R. Johnson (D) | 14.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-11 | Ronnie Davis (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-12 | Larry Huskey (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-13 | Harry J. Tindell (D) | 32.9 | Flipped |
| HD-14 | Harley Earnest Bittle Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-15 | Joseph E. Armstrong (D) | 40.2 | |
| HD-16 | Charles M. Severance (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-17 | Ray Hill (R) | 19.3 | |
| HD-18 | Maria Peroulas (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-19 | Jimmy Kyle Davis (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-20 | W. Townsend Anderson (R) | 30.5 | |
| HD-21 | Douglas E. Gunnels (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-22 | Bob Harrill (R) | 11.3 | |
| HD-23 | Robert McKee (R) | 4.8 | |
| HD-24 | Steve D. Bivens (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-25 | Shirley Duer (R) | 46.4 | |
| HD-26 | Bobby Wood (R) | 40.3 | |
| HD-27 | Bill McAfee (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-28 | Clarence Robinson (D) | 37.0 | |
| HD-29 | Brenda K. Turner (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-30 | David Copeland (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-31 | Kenneth J. Meyer (R) | 6.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-32 | Dennis J. Ferguson (D) | 1.9 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-33 | David L. Coffey (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-34 | Michael Williams (R) | 0.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-35 | Frank S. Niceley (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-36 | Jerry Cross (D) | 10.2 | |
| HD-37 | Shelby Rhinehart (D) | 22.5 | |
| HD-38 | Leslie Winningham (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-39 | Billy Rigsby (D) | 39.9 | |
| HD-40 | Frank Buck (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-41 | John Mark Windle (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-42 | Jere L. Hargrove (D) | 38.9 | Flipped |
| HD-43 | Ivory Hillis Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-44 | Mayo Wix (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-45 | Randall Hugh Stamps (R) | 30.7 | |
| HD-46 | Joe Bell (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-47 | Lane Curlee (D) | 10.6 | |
| HD-48 | John Bragg (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-49 | Mike J. Liles (R) | 6.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-50 | Tim Garrett (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-51 | Charles R. Robinson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-52 | William P. Purcell III (D) | 53.5 | |
| HD-53 | John Arriola (D) | 50.9 | |
| HD-54 | Harold Love (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-55 | Gary Odom (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-56 | Beth Harwellhaltman (R) | 12.2 | |
| HD-57 | John Chiles Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-58 | Mary Pruitt (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-59 | Dick Clark (D) | 9.0 | |
| HD-60 | Ben West Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-61 | Clint Callicott (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-62 | Clarence Phillips (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-63 | Steve McDaniel (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-64 | J. B. Napier (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-65 | Joe Fowlkes (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-66 | Eugene Davidson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-67 | Peggy Knight (D) | 30.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-68 | Tommy Head (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-69 | Doug Jackson (D) | 23.7 | |
| HD-70 | Calvin Moore (D) | 11.2 | |
| HD-71 | Randy Rinks (D) | 5.3 | Flipped |
| HD-72 | Bill Sipes (R) | 16.9 | |
| HD-73 | Matt Kisber (D) | 7.1 | |
| HD-74 | William H. Collier (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-75 | L. Don Ridgeway (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-76 | Roy B. Herron (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-77 | Phillip Pinion (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-78 | Harold Holt (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-79 | Ray Davis (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-80 | Page Walley (R) | 2.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-81 | Jimmy Naifeh (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-82 | Floyd Crain (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-83 | Joe Kent (R) | 24.8 | |
| HD-84 | David A. Shirley (D) | 40.2 | |
| HD-85 | Larry Turner (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-86 | Rufus Jones (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-87 | Roscoe Dixon (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-88 | Edna H. Tullos (R) | 4.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-89 | Carol Chumney (D) | 8.1 | |
| HD-90 | Karen R. Williams (R) | 30.4 | |
| HD-91 | Lois Deberry (D) | 86.6 | |
| HD-92 | Alvin King (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-93 | Michael Kernell (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-94 | Richard H. Nuber (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-95 | Ed Haley (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-96 | Joyce Hassell (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-97 | Tim Joyce (R) | 11.9 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| HD-98 | Ulysses Jones Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-99 | Dan R. Byrd (D) | 13.2 |
Tennessee House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner