This is the 1978 race. The latest: 2026 →

1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal results

1978 election for Tennessee House District 14

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Bill Nolan (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Tom E. Harris (R) by 9.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Bill NolanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%5,419
Tom E. HarrisRepublican
45.2%4,462
9,882 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenR+29.81974R+16.51976D+9.71978R+2.41980R+54.51982R+19.31984

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