2008Final results
2008 election for Tennessee House District 17
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Frank S. Niceley (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating David L. Seal (Ind) by 36.4 points.
Frank S. NiceleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%16,876
David L. SealIndependent
31.8%7,872
24,748 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET