1990Final results
1990 election for Tennessee House District 39
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Billy Rigsby (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Howard Swafford (R) by 39.9 points.
Billy RigsbyDemocrat · winner
70.0%5,683
Howard SwaffordRepublican
30.0%2,439
8,122 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