1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 15
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Sharon Bell (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Margaret Ervin (D) by 0.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sharon BellRepublican · winner
50.3%3,323
Margaret ErvinDemocrat
49.7%3,289
6,612 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET