1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Tennessee House District 97
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Tim Joyce (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating William Turner (D) by 11.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Tim JoyceRepublican · winner
53.7%4,952
William TurnerDemocrat · incumbent
41.8%3,852
Jesse E. NeelyIndependent
4.5%412
9,216 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