1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 1
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Steve M. Godsey (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Chad H. Thompson (D) by 4.0 points.
Steve M. GodseyRepublican · winner
52.0%8,078
Chad H. ThompsonDemocrat
48.0%7,462
15,540 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET