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1996Final results

1996 election for Tennessee House District 9

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Ken Givens (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Tim Tate (R) by 13.8 points.

Ken GivensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%10,020
Tim TateRepublican
43.1%7,588
17,608 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

EvenD+34.01990D+25.31992D+17.91994D+13.81996D+34.31998D+17.72000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET