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1992Final results

1992 election for Tennessee House District 81

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Jimmy Naifeh (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Chris Cothran (R) by 21.9 points.

Jimmy NaifehDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%10,650
Chris CothranRepublican
39.0%6,821
17,471 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+55.71978D+21.91992D+6.01994D+13.31996D+36.21998D+17.32000

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