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1974Final results

1974 election for Tennessee House District 80

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Robert S. Stallings (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Nelms (R) by 44.6 points.

Robert S. StallingsDemocrat · winner
72.3%6,522
Paul E. NelmsRepublican
27.7%2,496
9,018 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+41.11988R+2.41990R+35.91992D+13.12010D+21.52024D+25.92026

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