1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 48
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John Hood (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating James M. Tobitt (R) by 10.8 points.
John HoodDemocrat · winner
54.7%10,322
James M. TobittRepublican
43.9%8,278
Dan BostaphIndependent
1.4%266
18,866 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