1998Final results
1998 election for Tennessee House District 1
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Steve M. Godsey (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Joe Mike Akard (D) by 11.8 points.
Steve M. GodseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%5,390
Joe Mike AkardDemocrat
43.2%4,230
Vance CarrierIndependent
1.8%176
9,796 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET