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1974Final results

1974 election for Tennessee House District 2

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

John Chiles Jr. (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating J. A. Stout (D) by 5.1 points.

John Chiles Jr.Republican · winner
52.5%4,969
J. A. StoutDemocrat
47.5%4,489
9,460 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+6.61976D+9.71978R+29.61980R+26.81988R+3.81992R+50.21994

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