1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Tennessee House District 74
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John C. Tidwell (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating James L. Peach Sr. (R) by 4.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John C. TidwellDemocrat · winner
52.3%10,470
James L. Peach Sr.Republican · incumbent
47.7%9,556
20,026 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