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1974Final results

1974 election for Tennessee House District 56

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Steve Cobb (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Rau (R) by 25.2 points.

Steve CobbDemocrat · winner
62.6%6,434
Jim RauRepublican
37.4%3,846
10,280 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+41.81978D+42.51980D+0.41986R+4.91988R+12.21990R+57.21992

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