1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 59
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Sherry Jones (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Joe T. Allison Jr. (R) by 36.5 points.
Sherry JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%10,690
Joe T. Allison Jr.Republican
31.7%4,968
15,658 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