1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for Tennessee House District 36
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
William D. Baird (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Jerry Cross (D) by 1.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William D. BairdRepublican · winner
50.7%4,638
Jerry CrossDemocrat · incumbent
49.3%4,517
9,155 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