1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 36
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Jerry Cross (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Dennis Powers (R) by 8.4 points.
Jerry CrossDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%7,767
Dennis PowersRepublican
45.8%6,557
14,324 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