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1996Final results

1996 election for Tennessee House District 27

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Bill McAfee (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Frank M. Groves (D) by 17.4 points.

Bill McAfeeRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%11,872
41.3%8,346
20,218 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+24.71976R+45.91988R+26.11992R+17.41996R+25.32000R+12.32006

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