1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 40
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Frank Buck (D) won with 86.8% of the vote, defeating Lawrence L. Morris (Ind) by 73.6 points.
Frank BuckDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.8%9,954
Lawrence L. MorrisIndependent
13.2%1,517
11,471 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