1996Final results
1996 election for Tennessee House District 90
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John J. Deberry Jr. (D) won with 89.5% of the vote, defeating Orlando Matthews (Ind) by 79.1 points.
John J. Deberry Jr.Democrat · winner
89.5%9,756
Orlando MatthewsIndependent
10.5%1,140
10,896 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