1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 89
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Carol Chumney (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Jamieson (R) by 36.8 points.
Carol ChumneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%9,527
Jim JamiesonRepublican
30.3%4,305
Kerry WhiteIndependent
2.0%285
Bill OdomIndependent
0.5%72
14,189 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
The candidates
Carol Chumney (D)Jim Jamieson (R)
Also on the ballot: Kerry White (Independent), 2.0%; Bill Odom (Independent), 0.5%