1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Tennessee House District 31
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Kenneth J. Meyer (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Paul Starnes (D) by 6.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kenneth J. MeyerRepublican · winner
53.1%5,484
Paul StarnesDemocrat · incumbent
46.9%4,848
10,332 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET