1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Tennessee House District 90
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
John W. Spence Jr. (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Henry Craft Jr. (R) by 0.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John W. Spence Jr.Democrat · winner
50.4%5,343
Henry Craft Jr.Republican · incumbent
49.6%5,263
10,606 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