1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Tennessee election results
Every race on Tennessee's ballot in the 1978 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races126
Changed party15
Unopposed45%57 races
Incumbents defeated7
U.S. Senate
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | Howard H. Baker (R) | 15.2 |
Governors
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | Lamar Alexander (R) | 11.7 |
U.S. House
D 5 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN-1 | James Quillen (R) | 29.0 | |
| TN-2 | John J. Duncan, Jr. (R) | 63.7 | |
| TN-3 | Marilyn Lloyd (D) | 77.8 | |
| TN-4 | Albert Gore (D) | Unopposed | |
| TN-5 | Bill Boner (D) | 16.0 | |
| TN-6 | Robin Beard (R) | 49.3 | |
| TN-7 | Ed Jones (D) | 45.8 | |
| TN-8 | Harold Ford (D) | 40.6 |
Tennessee State Senate
D 8 · R 8 · Other 1 · 3 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Robert O. Burleson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Thomas J. Garland (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | James Elkins (R) | 20.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-7 | Victor Ashe (R) | 57.1 | |
| SD-9 | Ben Longley (R) | 16.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-11 | Ray Albright (R) | 21.3 | |
| SD-13 | Tommy Burks (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | T. Tommy Cutrer (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Edward C. Blank (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Avon Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | Douglas Henry Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Johnny Crow (R) | 2.8 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-25 | Lowell Thomas (D) | 28.9 | |
| SD-27 | William J. Davis (IND) | 15.0 | |
| SD-29 | John Ford (D) | 93.5 | |
| SD-31 | Curtis Person Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Edward Davis (D) | 28.4 |
Tennessee House of Representatives
D 60 · R 38 · Other 1 · 12 changed party
Tennessee
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse); Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab