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1974Final results

1974 election for Tennessee House District 88

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Elbert Gill (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Al Simpson (Oth) by 35.7 points.

Elbert GillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%5,800
Al SimpsonOther party
30.0%2,650
Geo Glatti IIIIndependent
4.3%379
8,829 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+61.91980D+38.11986R+4.51990D+50.72012D+39.92014D+43.72024

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

The candidates

Elbert Gill (D)Al Simpson (OTH)

Also on the ballot: Geo Glatti III (Independent), 4.3%