1976Final results
1976 election for Tennessee House District 65
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Gene Davidson (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Clay H. New (R) by 16.2 points.
Gene DavidsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.1%7,427
Clay H. NewRepublican
41.9%5,353
12,780 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET