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1976Final results

1976 election for Tennessee House District 19

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Loy Smith (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Virginia R. Adams (D) by 27.8 points.

Loy SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%8,240
36.1%4,651
12,891 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

EvenR+50.11978R+21.11980R+22.31996R+33.32002R+48.42018R+53.12022

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