1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 7
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Robert D. Patton (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Kevin B. McKinney (D) by 3.8 points.
Robert D. PattonRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.9%8,310
Kevin B. McKinneyDemocrat
48.1%7,699
16,009 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