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1998Final results

1998 election for Tennessee House District 37

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Shelby Rhinehart (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Mark Swafford (R) by 14.2 points.

Shelby RhinehartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%6,955
Mark SwaffordRepublican
42.9%5,222
12,177 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

EvenD+32.11978D+22.51990D+27.31992D+14.21998D+10.12000D+33.42002

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