1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 75
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
L. Don Ridgeway (D) won with 74.3% of the vote, defeating Ruth Kirkland (R) by 48.6 points.
L. Don RidgewayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.3%12,494
Ruth KirklandRepublican
25.7%4,323
16,817 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