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1996Final results

1996 election for Tennessee House District 31

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Arnold A. Stulce (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating C. Wayne Shearer (R) by 7.0 points.

Arnold A. StulceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%10,228
46.5%8,887
19,115 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+6.21990D+1.51992D+2.11994D+7.01996D+3.41998R+8.52000

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