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
Mae S. OwenbyDemocrat
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET