1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 86
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Barbara Cooper (D) won with 81.6% of the vote, defeating George T. Edwards III (R) by 63.2 points.
Barbara CooperDemocrat · winner
81.6%11,509
George T. Edwards IIIRepublican
18.4%2,598
14,107 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