1998Final results
1998 election for Tennessee House District 47
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Doyle Butch Lewis Jr. (D) won with 77.5% of the vote, defeating Will Smith (R) by 55.1 points.
Doyle Butch Lewis Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
77.5%7,965
Will SmithRepublican
22.5%2,308
10,273 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