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2000Final results

2000 election for Tennessee House District 60

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Ben West Jr. (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Dave Backs (R) by 45.6 points.

Ben West Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%15,095
Dave BacksRepublican
27.2%5,644
20,739 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+12.11984D+27.81992D+22.11994D+45.62000D+42.82002D+34.12006

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