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1996Final results

1996 election for Tennessee House District 98

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Ulysses Jones Jr. (D) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Theodore King I. (Ind) by 63.9 points.

Ulysses Jones Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
77.3%10,778
Theodore King I.Independent
13.5%1,878
Artie SmithIndependent
9.2%1,282
13,938 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+65.31986D+70.61988D+47.51992D+62.92002D+47.92024

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