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1976Final results

1976 election for Tennessee House District 90

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

John W. Spence Jr. (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Carolyn T. Lawson (R) by 23.4 points.

John W. Spence Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%6,861
38.3%4,261
11,123 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+23.41976D+8.01978D+1.71980R+0.51982R+8.21984R+32.61986

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