1974Final results
1974 election for Tennessee House District 78
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James Lanier (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Bill Acred (R) by 25.4 points.
James LanierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%4,056
Bill AcredRepublican
37.3%2,412
6,468 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET