1998Final results
1998 election for Tennessee House District 5
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Zane C. Whitson Jr. (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Waggoner (Ind) by 34.4 points.
Zane C. Whitson Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
67.2%5,534
Joe WaggonerIndependent
32.8%2,703
8,237 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