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1998Final results

1998 election for Tennessee House District 51

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Charles R. Robinson (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Birdwell (R) by 44.1 points.

Charles R. RobinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.1%6,123
Bob BirdwellRepublican
27.9%2,375
8,498 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+44.11998D+47.62000D+24.32002D+19.92004D+4.72010D+43.72014

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