1978Final results
1978 election for Tennessee House District 17
Tennessee House of Representatives · Tennessee
Paul Scruggs (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Harold Winston (D) by 34.6 points.
Paul ScruggsRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%10,302
Harold WinstonDemocrat
32.7%5,008
15,310 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