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2004Final results

2004 election for Tennessee House District 81

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Jimmy Naifeh (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Jessee James Cannon Jr. (R) by 15.8 points.

Jimmy NaifehDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%12,642
42.1%9,185
21,827 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+36.21998D+17.32000D+5.62002D+15.82004D+35.82008D+2.92010

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