1998Final results
1998 election for Tennessee House District 81
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Jimmy Naifeh (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Johnson (R) by 36.2 points.
Jimmy NaifehDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%6,366
Joe JohnsonRepublican
31.9%2,981
9,347 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