1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 81
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Jimmy Naifeh (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Theta Kelley Rone (R) by 13.3 points.
Jimmy NaifehDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.7%10,194
Theta Kelley RoneRepublican
43.3%7,795
17,989 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