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2020Final results

2020 election for Tennessee House District 96

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Dwayne Thompson (D) won re-election with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Patricia Possel (R) by 18.5 points.

Dwayne ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%19,613
Patricia PosselRepublican
40.8%13,491
33,104 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

The seat's recent races

EvenR+24.02014D+1.32016D+14.82018D+18.52020

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)