1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 71
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Randy Rinks (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Gary N. Creasy (R) by 17.5 points.
Randy RinksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%10,848
Gary N. CreasyRepublican
41.3%7,621
18,469 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