1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 83
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Joe Kent (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Rikki Boyce (D) by 36.9 points.
Joe KentRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.2%13,928
Rikki BoyceDemocrat
29.2%6,157
Kathey BrownIndependent
4.6%968
21,053 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