1998Final results
1998 election for Tennessee House District 79
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Paul E. Phelan (D) won with 79.8% of the vote, defeating Mark Carlton (Ind) by 59.7 points.
Paul E. PhelanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.8%7,537
Mark CarltonIndependent
20.2%1,904
9,441 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