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1976Final results

1976 election for Tennessee House District 9

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Bruce Hurley (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Clyde Willis (D) by 15.5 points.

Bruce HurleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%7,622
Clyde WillisDemocrat
42.3%5,577
13,199 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+13.81978R+6.21980R+0.41984D+7.51988D+34.01990D+25.31992

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