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1978Final results

1978 election for Tennessee House District 16

Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee

Steve Hall (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Jack Cunningham (D) by 35.2 points.

Steve HallRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%10,321
32.4%4,942
15,263 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+0.51974R+6.11976R+35.21978R+25.11980R+18.71982R+22.01984

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