1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 55
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Gary Odom (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Roberts (R) by 27.3 points.
Gary OdomDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%13,430
Jim RobertsRepublican
36.3%7,664
21,094 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