2000Final results
2000 election for Tennessee House District 1
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Steve M. Godsey (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Mike Akard (D) by 14.1 points.
Steve M. GodseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%9,504
Joe Mike AkardDemocrat
42.9%7,151
16,655 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET