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1996Final results

1996 election for Tennessee House District 22

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

J. Chris Newton (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Moore (D) by 19.8 points.

J. Chris NewtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%9,836
Bill MooreDemocrat
40.1%6,581
16,417 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

EvenR+11.31990D+0.41992R+12.11994R+19.81996R+22.61998R+29.72006

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