1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Tennessee House District 78
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
James Lanier (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Murray Flatt (D) by 39.5 points.
James LanierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%7,181
Murray FlattDemocrat
30.2%3,112
10,293 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET