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1996Final results

1996 election for Tennessee House District 56

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Beth Harwellhaltman (R) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating Jack Hicks (D) by 58.9 points.

Beth HarwellhaltmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
79.4%24,258
Jack HicksDemocrat
20.6%6,284
30,542 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+12.21990R+57.21992R+62.91994R+58.91996R+51.32000R+39.42002

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