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1998Final results

1998 election for Tennessee House District 8

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Joe McCord (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Mae S. Owenby (D) by 21.4 points.

Joe McCordRepublican · winner
60.7%6,808
39.3%4,404
11,212 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+4.91992R+11.41994R+37.81996R+21.41998R+63.02010R+44.32018

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