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2000Final results

2000 election for Tennessee House District 43

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Charles Curtiss (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating J. Steve Mathias (R) by 40.8 points.

Charles CurtissDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.4%12,301
27.6%4,965
4.1%729
17,995 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

EvenD+40.82000D+3.32012D+0.42014R+6.82016R+43.22018R+55.42022

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

The candidates

Charles Curtiss (D)J. Steve Mathias (R)

Also on the ballot: Richard G. Sharpe (Libertarian), 4.1%