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1976Final results

1976 election for Tennessee House District 1

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Clarence Blackburn (D) won with 91.4% of the vote, defeating Thomas S. Cuthill (Ind) by 82.7 points.

Clarence BlackburnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
91.4%8,566
8.6%810
9,377 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+42.41974D+27.61978D+9.01980D+13.01982D+17.41984R+14.01986

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