1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 87
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Kathryn I. Bowers (D) won with 85.4% of the vote, defeating Clarence B. Johnson (Ind) by 70.8 points.
Kathryn I. BowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.4%11,022
Clarence B. JohnsonIndependent
14.6%1,882
12,904 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