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1992Final results

1992 election for Tennessee House District 52

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

William P. Purcell III (D) won with 78.5% of the vote, defeating Ronald P. Coles (R) by 57.1 points.

William P. Purcell IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.5%9,567
Ronald P. ColesRepublican
21.5%2,615
12,182 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+57.11992D+47.41994D+17.71996D+21.72002D+22.42004D+44.02020

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